MOGADISHU — More than 25 people have been killed and at least 468,000 more impacted, with 247,000 displaced by flash flooding in Somalia since March, the UN humanitarian agency said Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said moderate to heavy rains have been reported in …
Read More »Launching a joint campaign to protect environment and tackle climate change in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Somalia, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the United Nations on Monday launched a joint campaign to protect the environment and reduce the effects of climate change. The campaign, which was launched to mark World Environment Day, aims to boost biodiversity and climate resilience and …
Read More »UNDP and Somali youth champion a plastic-free future on World Environment Day
MOGADISHU — Plastic pollution poses a major global problem, with 400 million tons of plastic produced annually. Each day, over 2,000 garbage trucks deposit plastic waste into our oceans, rivers, and lakes, yet only a third of it undergoes recycling. In Somalia, the issue of plastic pollution is particularly pressing …
Read More »UN, partners launch Somalia flood response plan
MOGADISHU — Following devastating rains in Somalia, UN humanitarians said on Monday they are launching a national flood preparedness and response plan with the authorities. “According to early estimates by our partners, more than 460,000 people have been affected, including nearly 219,000 people who have been displaced,” the UN Office …
Read More »UN reports extensive flooding damage in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Floods caused by the annual rains have left “a trail of destruction“ across Somalia, a United Nations spokesman said, citing inundated homes and farmland as well as the shutdown of health facilities. “According to early estimates by our partners, more than 460,000 people have been impacted, including nearly …
Read More »UNICEF executive director visits Kenya to meet children affected by the HoA drought
NAIROBI/NEW YORK — UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell travelled to eastern Kenya yesterday to meet families and refugees struggling to recover from the worst climate-induced drought to hit the region in 40 years. After five poor or failed rainy seasons in the last three years in the Horn of Africa, many …
Read More »New study .. Climate change increased drought in HoA
MOGADISHU — The drought affecting millions of people in the Horn of Africa(HoA) has been made worse by human-induced climate change, a new study said on Thursday. The study published by World Weather Attribution, an academic collaboration studying extreme meteorological events, found that the southern part of the Horn of Africa, …
Read More »Somali journalists launch network to enhance role in environmental conservation
MOGADISHU — Somali journalists launched a new network of environmental journalists in Somalia on Monday, intending to increase reporting on environmental challenges and opportunities in the country. Environmental Journalists for Somalia (EJS) aims to bring together media professionals to enhance media focus on environmental issues in the country, which suffers …
Read More »Qatar’s environment minister meets with his Somali counterpart in Doha
DOHA — The Qatari Environment and Climate Change Minister HE Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al-Thani met today with HE Minister of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi and her accompanying delegation, who is visiting the country. The meeting discussed ways …
Read More »Finland and Somalia to strengthen cooperation on climate change
HELSINKI — The first Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi visits Finland on 31 January–3 February 2023. The visit is on the invitation of the Finnish Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo. The purpose of the visit …
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