Somalia

At a Glance

Funding & Country Climate Context


USAID Climate Change Funding (2020)

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Stories from the Area

To track water availability for livestock and agriculture across Africa, scientists with FEWS NET developed a Water Point Viewer that monitors 338 rangeland ponds. 
Boy sitting in cart pulled by donkey's on pond shore
USAID Responds to Drought Warnings in Eastern Horn of Africa
A woman in Somalia washes clothes with scarce water.
During 2020 and 2021, a multiyear La Niña event, strengthened by climate change, has helped produce an exceptional three-season drought. As the region enters a long dry season, temperatures of the land’s surface are well-above normal and vegetation is desiccated.
A mother elephant stands behind her young calf in a savanna landscape.