We look at the devastating effects of climate change and global inequity in East Africa, and how many countries face drought and a looming famine, with guests in Mogadishu, Somalia, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. “The current unprecedented drought, that is a result of four consecutive failed rainy seasons, with the fifth and the sixth projected to also be below average, is causing a huge food insecurity,” says Adam Abdelmoula, the U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator for Somalia. “I think the agenda for Africa now is food sovereignty,” adds Million Belay, coordinator at the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa.
This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.
Democracy Now! | Radio Free (2022-09-08T12:32:59+00:00) Famine by October? Somalia & East Africa Face Humanitarian Crisis Amid Climate Change, Ukraine War. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2022/09/08/famine-by-october-somalia-east-africa-face-humanitarian-crisis-amid-climate-change-ukraine-war/
Please log in to upload a file.
There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.