An additional 2. FAO, 18 Mar An estimated 3. Furthermore, a long-term decline in rainfall performance and preliminary climatological research suggest an elevated likelihood of below-average rainfall in the March to May season. Two consecutive poor seasons would likely result in rapidly worsening acute food insecurity in In late , the population facing food consumption gaps indicative of Crisis IPC Phase 3 or worse outcomes is likely to reach 2.
In early to mid, the acutely food insecure population is likely to rise over 2. Sustained humanitarian food assistance is required to prevent Crisis IPC Phase 3 or worse outcomes and protect livelihoods. Many parts of Somalia are currently experiencing drought conditions, triggered by below average Deyr October-December season rainfall which was characterized by depressed rains with poor spatial and temporal distributions and harsh conditions during the typically dry Jiaall January-March season.
The worst affected regions include Lower Juba, Middle Juba, Gedo, Mudug, Nuugal, Bari, Toghdheer and Sool which are currently experiencing severe water shortage for domestic use, water for livestock as well as agricultural production. FAO, 25 Mar The already dire humanitarian situation in will likely be exacerbated by another drought. Already in , more than 80 per cent of the country is experiencing drought conditions.
Although the Gu rains started in some parts of the country, forecasts indicate below-average rainfall. At least 3. OCHA, 26 Apr Nearly 40, people are facing mild to moderate drought conditions, as well as moderate to severe water shortages in Puntland, Galmudug, South West, Jubaland states and Banadir region, according to local authorities and partners.
The situation resulted from the failure of the October-December rainy season, a harsh January - March season and a poorly distributed March-April-June season. Preliminary indications are that mild to moderate drought conditions may persist in many parts of Somalia until early OCHA, 9 Sep Food insecurity is dire in the country as nearly 3. An estimated 1. WFP, 18 Oct The immediate phase entailed life-saving support through food security and provision of emergency livelihoods to improve coping mechanisms, while the latter phase entailed investments in more sustainable recovery interventions such as boosting agro-pastoral production and water resource management.
Its design provided an integrated, holistic and sustainable solution by combining interventions across food security, agriculture, livelihoods, irrigation, water resource management and disaster risk management sectors. During project implementation May to December , the Somalia Emergency Drought Response and Recovery Project SEDRP helped avert the risk of famine—as evidenced by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification IPC ratings improving from levels three and four corresponding to acute food and livelihood crisis, and humanitarian emergency , to levels one and two corresponding to generally food secure and borderline food insecure across regions being targeted by the project—and supported the livelihoods of the Somali population through interventions which included, most notably:.
SEDRP achieved several key outcomes. These improvements stemmed in part from improved outcomes for agro-pastoralist activities. The FAO reported improved crop yields for sorghum 1. Finally, the FAO carried out Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming and early warning trainings in Somalia to provide vulnerable communities with opportunities to develop their skills, knowledge and behaviors in response to natural disaster events.
The trainings enabled participants to put in place contingency plans in the event of future floods and droughts in their regions, which are to be expected given the frequency of extreme weather event linked to climate change. At the end of the trainings, the participants were able to apply the acquired skills at a local level, thereby reducing potential risks. This was launched in January and included the first ever comprehensive damages, losses, and needs assessment in the country.
It establishes a collective vision and strategy for enabling recovery and resilience building and breaking out of the cycle of vulnerability and humanitarian crises. Using evidence-based analysis and a bottom-up consensus building methodology, it identifies recovery and resilience building priorities and proposes a financing approach and institutional arrangements by which these can be acted on by the government and its partners.
Imagine the pain of those doctors, who must watch their patients perish for lack of resources. As a human family, these stories shock us. We ask: how is this happening again? After all, the world has enough food. And yes, economic times are hard. Yet since time immemorial, amid even the worst austerity, the compassionate impulse to help our fellow human beings has never wavered. So far, international donors have given only half that amount. To turn the tide, to offer hope in the name of our common humanity, we must mobilize worldwide.
This means everyone. I appeal to all nations — both those who fund our work year-in and year-out, and those who do not traditionally give through the multinational system — to step up to the challenge. On July 25, in Rome, UN agencies gather to coordinate our emergency response and raise funds for immediate assistance.
Meanwhile, we must all ask ourselves, as individual citizens, how we can help. This might mean private donations, as in previous humanitarian emergencies in Indonesia after the tsunami or Haiti after the earthquake, or it could mean pushing elected representatives toward a more robust response. Even in the best of circumstances, this may not be enough. There is a real danger we can not meet all the needs. The situation is particularly difficult in Somalia.
There, ongoing conflict complicates any relief effort. The number of families being displaced by drought and hunger are steadily increasing. When the water has come, most of it races off the dry earth rather than soaking into the ground. But once again, for the seventh straight season, their hopes would be dashed by more meager rainfall. Some preparations were in place: boreholes drilled in places where there were ground reserves, and catchments to save water that would otherwise run away.
Concern also began trucking water from boreholes to lined earth pits that, in better times, catch water for remote communities. But the prolonged absence of adequate rainfall meant that families were still missing meals or eating less in a bid to stretch what they have in an area underserved by public services like education and healthcare.
When the rains fail, young men often head to towns and cities in search of jobs. Many leave behind households where a single woman looks after children and older relatives. Concern staff members Hawa Wehliye and Ibrahim Ambar sit in front of goods donated by other Concern team members. The money was sent by mobile phone transfers to families in urgent need.
Half a million people were at immediate risk for starvation. By this point, the drought in Somalia had also brought with it outbreaks of cholera and diarrhea, as well as the worst measles outbreak in years — infecting some 16, Under normal circumstances, deaths from these illnesses can be prevented. Dehydration and hunger left many too weak to reach medical centers or fight off infections.
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