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Why Somali Canadians are footing more of the bill for the climate crisis in Africa
By Kieran Green As Somalia's worst drought in decades increases economic turmoil, the diaspora is sending more money People in Somalia have long relied on money from family members abroad to build hope for the future. These contributions — also known as remittances — have been essential during the last three decades of civil conflict in the east African country. Just…
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Rural Somaliland families suffer tragedy and loss in flash flooding
Tragedy struck pastoralist Ahmed Hamud Diriye’s family in a remote hilly part of Somaliland’s Sahil region when torrential rains in April caused fast-flowing floods that drowned his three daughters. Ahmed, whose family lives in Hadid-dallay, lost his daughters aged 21, 10 and 2 years on 18 April. He had travelled…
Humanitarian cash transfer programme brings hope to displaced families
Sahra Ahmed Abokor, a mother of six, migrated from Eeel Ade village more than a hundred kilometres from the township of Garadag. Abokor’s situation typifies that of tens of thousands of families living in the vast, arid regions of Togdheer, Sool and Sanag who were displaced by the severe drought…
IGAD warns of heavy rains in Horn of Africa until March
The greater part of the Horn of Africa is expected to receive heavy rains between January and March 2024, with the weather pattern following recent El Nino rains, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) said on Friday. The institution, based in the Kenyan capital of…
UNHCR calls for urgent global action at COP28, highlighting climate change’s impact on the displacement crisis
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for immediate and collective action to confront the unparalleled impact of climate change and its profound effects on displaced populations and their host communities at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. Throughout the world, the ripple effects of climate…
First the drought, then flood: Climate crisis compounds woes for Somalis
At a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Baidoa city in southwest Somalia, Halima Abdi, 57, walks through the flooded compound to access her makeshift house. It is partly submerged in the water, which had forced her to leave the previous day. Most of her neighbours have…
50 dead so far in Somalia flooding
According to the Somalia Disaster Management Agency, at least 50 people are dead and 700,000 are now homeless as a result of the severe rain and flooding in Somalia. Authorities say they expect more rain on Tuesday. The UN humanitarian organization (OCHA) reported on Saturday, November 18, that a nearly…