Geneva, 21 Feb. The Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) alerted you to the fact that the sequía en los países del Cuerno de África, that ha cause hambrunas in Somalia, could persist in the próxima temporada rainy to tercer año consecutivo, acentuando the urgent necessities of the inhabitants of The area.
Las forecasts de la organization con sede en Ginebra indicates that there is a “reasonable possibility” of que el agua que caiga entre los meses de marzo y mayo no sea suficiente para frenar la large sequía a la que se enfrentan Somalia, Etiopía y Kenia, entre other countries.
The WMO warns that this extreme situation, caused in part by a long cycle of the weather phenomenon known as La Niña, is increasing death rates in the Horn of Africa, especially among children.
At the end of January, between 22.5 and 23.4 million people were at very high risk of food insecurity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The current drought started between October and December 2020, since then the rains in this part of East Africa are becoming increasingly scarce and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
The organization recognized that even if the effects of La Niña are halted or mitigated, this climatic and humanitarian disaster will continue to severely affect the Horn of Africa for years to come.
Especially to herders who have lost all their herds and who had not yet recovered from the previous drought and to farmers who will have to invest all their resources in recovering currently useless cultivation areas.