Tag Archives: Drought
“What Can I Give Her?” Desperate Mothers Forced to Flee in Search of Food in Somalia
Photo: Ahmed Issak Hussein for Action Against Hunger, Somalia Mumina Afyarow has no milk left to breastfeed her youngest daughter, just five months old. “What can I give her?” asks the 29-year-old mother of three children under six. In Southwest Somalia, severe drought and extremely limited access to clean water and health services have left […]
In Madagascar, A Humanitarian Crisis Driven By Drought
Vorisoa tending his land. Drought conditions in Madagascar have destroyed consecutive harvests. Photo: Stéphane Rakotomalala for Action Against Hunger In the southern districts of Madagascar, climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of droughts, posing a serious threat to lives and livelihoods. Shortages of water, particularly drinking water, are common in the southern districts, […]
Drought Threatens Communities Where Cows Are Currency
Each day, Garbicha and his oldest son walk with their cows for hours to find food and water. Photo by Lys Arango for Action Against Hunger. As Ethiopia suffers its second severe drought in the last three years, 3.5 million of the country’s children suffer from life-threatening malnutrition. Action Against Hunger is working with herding […]
SENEGAL: THIRD DROUGHT IN SIX YEARS LEAVES 245,000 PEOPLE FOOD INSECURE
Senegal is experiencing the third severe drought period in six years, after 2011 and 2014, leaving nearly a quarter of a million people with food insecurity as the ‘hunger season’ begins. “As early as October 2017, we began to warn of the impending food crisis caused by the rainfall deficit recorded that year. […]
Drought in Guatemala Raises Hunger Threat
Three years of erratic rainfall followed by a drought during the planting season in 2014 has put the food security of nearly 1.5 million people in danger in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala. In rural areas, where over 50% of the population lives, families have exhausted their options. Action Against Hunger is leading a consortium of […]