by NAPAD | May 26, 2023 | Agroforestry, Climate change, Drought, Food Security, Livelihoods
Qurdubey village, Gedo region, Jubaland state is home to Mama Dahabo Abdi. For many years, the village had thrived on the practice of agropastoralism, blending agriculture and livestock rearing. But a combination of natural and human factors has resulted in the...
by NAPAD | Mar 30, 2023 | clean energy, Climate change, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Nutrition, solarenergy
Close to the River Jubba in Dollow district, Gedo region in Jubaland lies the Qurdubey village. The village is mainly inhabited by agro pastoralists, who practice irrigation agriculture along the river banks. This subsistence agriculture was characterized by the use...
by NAPAD | Jan 31, 2023 | Climate change, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, Mandera County, solarenergy
The current drought in Northern Kenya is unprecedented in its scale and duration, leading to critical food insecurity and rising malnutrition rates among people in the 29 counties classified as ASAL communities. According to an October drought report by the ASAL...
by NAPAD | Oct 29, 2022 | Drought, Food Security, Livelihoods, Nutrition, Somalia
Keyf Hussein harvesting capsicum from her kitchen garden in Dalsan Village Most regions of Somalia have been affected by the persistent drought which has resulted in increased food insecurity, acute water scarcity, and severe malnutrition, particularly among children...
by NAPAD | Jul 27, 2022 | Emergency, Livelihoods, Livestock, Somalia
The demand for water in our daily living is undebatable. A report by the UNOCHA states that more than 3.9 million people cannot access enough safe water for domestic use in Somalia. Water scarcity in Somalia because of the protracted drought has severely affected...
by NAPAD | Jul 18, 2022 | Animal health, Emergency, Livelihoods, Livestock
According to a report by the UNOCHA, 3 million livestock in Somalia have already died due to hunger and dehydration. Families are taking desperate measures to survive, leaving their homes in search of food, pasture, water and alternative livelihoods, increasing the...
