The worst drought in 40 years to hit the Horn of Africa is expected to continue as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today that forecasts for the October-December period show drier than normal conditions.
The latest forecasts confirm the fears of humanitarian organizations, which have been warning for months about the effects of drought in Ethiopia, Somalia and parts of Kenya, as well as the risk of famine in Somalia
“Unfortunately, our models show with a high degree of certainty that we are entering the fifth consecutive poor rainy season in the Horn of Africa,” said Gulaid Artan, director of ICPAC’s regional climate center for eastern Africa.
“In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia we are on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster,” he added.
The drought coincides with rising global food and fuel prices, driven up by the war in Ukraine, which has particularly affected Africa.
The World Bank had announced in June that nearly 66.4 million people in the Horn of Africa would face food stress or food crisis, emergency or famine by July.
“The WHO is very concerned about this situation. It will lead many families to take extreme measures to survive,” said Carla Drysdale, spokeswoman for the World Health Organization.
Source: RES-MPE
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