Somalia Forced Migration, Vulnerability to Climate Change and Famine Detailed Examples/Case Studies

how has climate change affected weather (2)

increased irregular rainfall with extreme drought, 5 failed rainy seasons in 2 years

what are effects of drought/high temperatures (3)

losses to crops and livestock, worst locust plague in 25 years in 2020, dust and sand storms which damage crops, cause respiratory issues, and block roads

why can somalia not do much about climate change

only emit 0.03 metric tonnes of GGs per year

how does al shabaab worsen climate change

burn trees for charcoal to sell to wealthy saudis to use in hookah bars

why does al shababb make it harder to manage climate change (2)

block aid, hold more power than the government which makes policies they implement ineffective

what are the effects of drought on people (statistics) (3)

1\.6M displaced, 4.3M facing food shortage, 6.4M facing water insecurity

top-down aid has been generally ineffective. give examples of successful aid (2)

red cross provides drought-resistant sorghum and maize, red cross organises cooperatives so farmers can share profits

what is money earned from aid used for; what is a caveat to this (2)

buying beekeeping supplies which provides 20USD per kg of honey, rising temperatures could kill bees

what does the somali government say

so much money is going into emergency food supplies that long-term resilience is not being built

how much money does the UN estimate that somalia will need to cope

45\.8M USD

how many people flee each year due to food/water insecurity

10,000

many fleeing people end up in camps. what are issues associated with this (3)

more starvation as camps are overwhelmed, camps receive 60 households per day, migrants from ethiopia and somalia end up in camps

why do people constantly have to migrate

people fleeing from famine/water insecurity/terrorism may face the same problems elsewhere

how many children are at risk of starvation

500,000

how many children have died of starvation so far

20,000

…% of the population is at risk of starvation

50

how many deaths due to famine so far

260,000

how many people died of starvation in 2022

43,000

why does the media worsen the situation, according to the somali government

present somalia as hopeless and in need which changes the aid it receives