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Somalia Accuses Ethiopia Of ‘Deliberately Releasing Water’ To Cause Flooding
October 4th, 2024
Via The Addis Standard, an article on Somalia’s president’s accusations that Ethiopia is ‘deliberately releasing water’ to cause flooding: Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Ethiopia of “deliberately releasing water from reservoirs at dams upstream” to cause flooding in Somalia, escalating tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations. In an interview with The Economist on […]
Read more »Access to Groundwater To Unlock Sustainable Solutions for the Horn of Africa
May 7th, 2024
Via UNDP, an announcement of a new initiative related to groundwater in the Horn of Africa: A new initiative called the Africa Groundwater Access Facility (GaFa) has been launched today to address water scarcity affecting millions in the Horn of Africa. The Horn of Africa is a region characterized by significant water scarcity, resulting from […]
Read more »Climate Change and Drought Fuels Fresh Community Clashes in Somalia
September 2nd, 2023
Via The Africa Report, a look at the central Somali state of Galmudug which is at the epicentre of climate-induced upheaval in the Horn of Africa where water scarcity threatens herders and villages: The pastoral community of central Somalia’s Galmudug state is getting pulled ever deeper into a complex web of conflict as a result […]
Read more »Drought In East Africa Was Caused by Climate Change
April 30th, 2023
Via Inside Climate News, an article on recent studies that show that East Africa’s current drought was caused by climate change: A group of scientists have concluded that a devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, where tens of millions of people and animals have been pushed into starvation, would not have happened without the influence of […]
Read more »Forgotten Droughts: Five Regions That Could Soon Face Conflict Over Water
September 14th, 2022
Via EuroNews, a look at five regions of the world which could soon face conflict over water: Millions of people in ‘neglected’ regions could soon face violent conflict over water, according to an early warning tool developed by the Water Peace and Security partnership. News cameras turned to Europe this summer as the continent sweltered through […]
Read more »Is Eastern Africa’s Drought The Worst in Recent History? Are Worse Yet To Come?
June 26th, 2022
Via The Conversation, an article on the drought in eastern Africa: Large areas of Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are currently in the grip of a severe drought. An estimated 16.7 million people face acute food insecurity. That’s more than the combined populations of Austria and Switzerland. Four consecutive rainy seasons have now failed since late 2020, a […]
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