Overall Green alert Drought for Somalia-2023
in Somalia

Event summary

The drought has lasted for 3 months. Drought indicators suggest anomalies typical of mild to severe events.

GDACS ID DR 1016410
Name: Somalia-2023
Countries: Somalia
Start Date: End of May 2023
Duration: 128 days
Impact: Minor impact for agricultural drought in 133454 km2
More info: Global Drought Observatory

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Detailed event map. European Union, 2023. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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UNHCR SEEKS TO PROTECT DISPLACED POPULATIONS FROM CLIMATE SHOCKS2023-09-06T09:07+0200.

NAIROBI, Sept 6 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The UN refugee agency on Tuesday committed to climate action in Africa as part of efforts to address displacement and provide protection to vulnerable populations in Africa. UNHCR's Assistant High Commiss
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East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region: UNHCR Drought Sit ... 2023-09-04T10:02+0200.

Situation Overview. The Horn of Africa region continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis, with millions of people in need of assistance due to a combination of factors including drought, flooding, conflict, economic crisis and inability
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The Star » Kenyan children most at risk of poverty, climate change2023-09-03T22:55+0200.

At least 67 per cent of children in Kenya are affected, followed by Ethiopia (66 per cent) and Somalia (45 per cent), Save the Children said, as African leaders meet today in Nairobi to discuss mitigating the climate crisis. The figures com
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Kenyan children most at risk of poverty, climate change calamities2023-09-03T22:02+0200.

At least 67 per cent of children in Kenya are affected, followed by Ethiopia (66 per cent) and Somalia (45 per cent), Save the Children said, as African leaders meet today in Nairobi to discuss mitigating the climate crisis. The figures com
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (36), INFORM (2),