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Climate and Food Crisis in East & West Africa
The Horn, East, Central and West Africa are facing a profoundly alarming hunger crisis. More than 57 million people are facing hunger as climate extremes have caused widespread food and water shortages.Redam is on the ground responding but we urgently need your help to save more lives.
A combination of climate extremes, Covid-19 and conflict
A rapidly changing climate characterized by erratic rains in the Horn, East, Central Africa has prolonged a serious drought since 2021, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation caused by conflicts, COVID-19, and the worst plague of locusts in 70 years.
Many harvests have failed and millions of livestock – which pastoralist families rely upon for sustenance and livelihoods – are emaciated or dead. Over 13 million people have been displaced in search of water and pasture, while millions of others had to flee their farmlands and homes because of conflicts.
More than 44 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan and over 28 million people are facing severe levels of hunger.
The impact of the war in Ukraine on global food systems, energy prices and the global economy could drive these numbers even higher.
REDAM RESPONSE
Redam Association and its partners are currently helping millions of people with life-saving support in Kenya, Somalia, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, Central African Republic and soon in Ethiopia. We aim to reach over 2.2 million people with emergency food, clean water, sanitation, protection and rapid flexible cash assistance. We are also helping communities to be more resilient to the changing climate, working on rehabilitation programs and providing sustainable and durable solutions for the future.
Africa cannot wait. The climate-fueled hunger and drought crisis is worsening with a potential for catastrophic loss of life. The number of people at risk of extreme hunger is expected to dramatically increase in coming months especially if the next rainy season fails again.