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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 …

MOGADISHU — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that a new project to strengthen the climate resilience of Somali and Kenyan border communities has been launched. The IOM said the project, namely Enhancing Resilience in Border Communities: Climate-Adapted Water Management and Feeder Roads (Daris Wacan), marks a …

MOGADISHU — Today, the Second Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdisalan Abdi Ali, has launched the Somalia Climate Education Initiative aimed at building climate literacy among communities, educators, and youth and empowering them with knowledge and skills to drive sustainable solutions to climate change. “The launch of the Somalia Climate …

KISMAYO — Jubbaland’s First Vice President (VP), Mahmoud Sayid Adan, met with an international delegation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and IGAD in the Dolow district of the Gedo region on Monday to discuss humanitarian aid, community development, and the movement of cross-border communities. The meeting, attended by …

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 …