News
11 August 2022
Somalia’s farmers and pastoralists are at the frontlines of global climate change. Khadijo Abdi Tigaa, who lives in the rural town of Beletweyne in southern Somalia, has experienced living through erratic weather due to climate change, such as floods and droughts, which have increased in recent years. A riverine farmer,...
Somalia’s farmers and pastoralists are at the frontlines of global climate change. Khadijo Abdi Tigaa, who lives in the rural town of Beletweyne in southern Somalia, has experienced living through erratic weather due to climate change, such as floods and droughts, which have increased in recent years. A riverine farmer,...
02 August 2022
300 households in Buulagud and Luglow, received cash in exchange for 300 male animals in an intervention to help protect the livelihoods of rural families who are severely affected by the ongoing drought. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia in partnership with Southwest Livestock Professionals Association...
300 households in Buulagud and Luglow, received cash in exchange for 300 male animals in an intervention to help protect the livelihoods of rural families who are severely affected by the ongoing drought. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia in partnership with Southwest Livestock Professionals Association...
19 July 2022
Garabis, Somaliland - At her family farm on the outskirts of Garabis, Deka Osman keeps a careful watch over one of her malnourished animals. She feeds it the few stalks that remain from previous season’s failed harvest to coax it back to health from drought related diseases. The rains have largely failed...
Garabis, Somaliland - At her family farm on the outskirts of Garabis, Deka Osman keeps a careful watch over one of her malnourished animals. She feeds it the few stalks that remain from previous season’s failed harvest to coax it back to health from drought related diseases. The rains have largely failed...
28 June 2022
Mogadishu – Community members, including women and youth groups, met in Marka for the “Promoting Inclusive Action in Peacebuilding” (PIAP) project which aims at fostering social cohesion and reducing conflict over natural resources among targeted communities. The groups discussed the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the...
Mogadishu – Community members, including women and youth groups, met in Marka for the “Promoting Inclusive Action in Peacebuilding” (PIAP) project which aims at fostering social cohesion and reducing conflict over natural resources among targeted communities. The groups discussed the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the...
06 June 2022
Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have resulted in a 160 percent increase in people facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity, starvation and disease in Somalia. With no end in sight for the devastating drought affecting the country, the risk of...
Mogadishu – A historic fourth consecutive failed rainy season, skyrocketing prices and an underfunded humanitarian response have resulted in a 160 percent increase in people facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity, starvation and disease in Somalia. With no end in sight for the devastating drought affecting the country, the risk of...