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The Food and Agriculture Organisation says the drought situation in the Horn of Africa is now sitting on the brink of catastrophe.

is now sitting on the brink of catastrophe, while a narrow window remains open to avoid a worst-case scenario. That’s the view of a senior official with the Food and Agriculture Organisation with as many as 14 million people in Kenya, Somalia and EthiopiaThe region is experiencing its driest conditions recorded since 1981 that has had a devastating impact on farming while forecasts for rain in the weeks and months ahead remain below average.

The FAO says it needs $130 million to fund operations in the region through June, stressing that the mistakes made in response to the Somali drought of 2011 that claimed up to 260 000 lives, could not be repeated. Paulsen called for right set of actions to be implemented as they seek funding to provide cash for people to buy food, for keeping livestock alive while providing drought-resistant seeds in order to allow farmers a better chance to secure harvests moving forward.

 

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