Pastoralist communities in Kenya’s drylands interact with events such as drought and floods, which are an integral part of their ecosystem. These pressures shape everyday life, but they can disrupt wellbeing and the health systems of pastoral communities. This is...
The duality of conflict and climate in Somalia has been debated for several years. Increasingly frequent drought and flooding kills pasture, crops and livestock and drives hunger and migration, and hardship is a tinder box for insurgency. We’ve seen this on a loop for...
As Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid regions enter a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, there’s no doubt the drought is a driving factor in 4.5 million Kenyans needing urgent humanitarian relief. Unfortunately, the worst drought in 40 years has received minimal national...
While international news crews are busy filing shocking reports on the devastating drought in Northern Kenya, the silence in local Kenyan media is deafening. We’re on election countdown, so national papers are trailing the political elite, predicting outcomes and...
