ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTERS

NAIROBI — The Somali federal government attended a meeting between governments and the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya, on the issue of stopping the export of charcoal. The Somali embassy in Kenya hosted the conference, and were attended by Gulf States, East African and United Nations development and environmental agencies. …

HARGEISA — The United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation. He highlighted the need for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in the area. During the two-day visit, Mr. Abdelmoula toured the drought-affected area of …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development has hailed the inauguration of IGAD’s Centre for Climate Adaption and Environmental Protection (CAEP) in Somalia. The centre was officially launched in Mogadishu on Thursday, 23 December 2021 by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’, accompanied by the Intergovernmental Authority on …

BAIDOA — Somalia’s climate crisis is a problem created by industrialized nations, Somali presidential spokesman Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi told Anadolu Agency on Friday. “Frequent catastrophes caused by droughts and floods are caused by climate change which is also leading to a widespread gradual destruction in the country’s environment,” he said. …

MOGADISHU —  Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year. The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and analyze and disseminate new information on climate change …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmaajo “ donates his Nov and Dec salaries to the relief effort in aid of drought victims. “The funds shall be used to cater for our beloved citizens widely affected by the severe droughts across our Republic,” In a Villa Somalia said in statement. …

MOGADISHU — A global humanitarian organization on Wednesday called for urgent help for Somali people as nearly a quarter of the Horn of Africa nation is “struggling to feed itself due to an ongoing drought.” “Hundreds of water sources have dried up, and countless animals and crops have died as …

MOGADISHU – Decades of war and civil unrest have taken their toll on Somalia’s environment, with attention firmly focused on the country’s humanitarian needs for a long time. That focus has spread somewhat over recent years, with growing recognition of the importance of its environmental well-being to its long-term development. …

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia, has launched a new cycle of radio programmes. The programmes, which will focus on Climate-Smart Agriculture, will be an extension of the radio training modules, which FAO launched here last year to adapt to COVID-19 constraints. Climate Smart Agriculture is …

MOGADISHU — The sheep died first, then the goats. When her only camel perished, Yurub Abdi Jama knew that her life as a herder was over, and joined the exodus from her village to the city. Her people in northern Somalia had been herding for generations, born on arid land …