NAIROBI — The Horn of Africa is expected to be warmer than usual between March and May, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, reported on Monday. The weather agency said in its latest forecast that warmer-than-usual conditions are expected …
Read More »Somalia, UN agencies appeal for sustained funding to avert hunger
MOGADISHU — Somalia and United Nations agencies on Wednesday appealed for adequate funding, warning that drought, conflict, and high food prices could push 4.4 million people into hunger. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Office for the Coordination …
Read More »Report: over 67 mln people food insecure in HoA as climate shocks, conflict rise
NAIROBI — About 67.4 million people in the Horn of Africa (HoA) are food insecure, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said in a joint report released Friday. This is a rise from 64.8 million …
Read More »DMA, FAO call for increased investment to tackle looming climate-driven challenges
MOGADISHU — Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday called for increased investment in anticipatory action to mitigate the anticipated adverse climate impacts on the 2025 Gu (rainy) season. The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) and the FAO said in a statement issued …
Read More »Somalia and FAO scale up operations against desert locusts
MOGADISHU — Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said they have stepped up the fight against desert locusts. The FAO warned on Friday that large populations of desert locusts in Somalia have moved toward southern parts of the country while widespread hatching and hopper …
Read More »FAO steps up efforts to contain desert locusts in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Tuesday it has intensified efforts to contain the spread of the desert locusts in Somalia that pose a huge threat to food security. In its desert locust situation update, FAO said an increasing number of hopper bands are forming in central …
Read More »UN issues alert on new wave of desert locusts in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has issued an alert on the fresh desert locust invasions in Somalia that pose a huge threat to food security. In its desert locust situation update, FAO said more swarms will in the next days or weeks be …
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