Horn of Africa Drought: Climate change and future impacts on food security
Published: 3 August 2011
East Africa is facing the worst food crisis of the 21st Century. Across Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, 12 million people are in dire need of food, clean water, and basic sanitation. Loss of life on a massive scale is a very real risk, and the crisis is set to worsen over the coming months, particularly for pastoralist communities.
The impact of this crisis will be devastating for these people whose livelihood is dependent on grazing livestock. Even more devastating will be the eventual lack of drinking water and diseases from contaminated drinking water.
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