Djibouti

This map illustrates the likelihood that any cell in the grid will sustain a drought in any given year.

Eastern and western Ethiopia and western Kenya are the regions of the HOA most frequently affected by severe drought (Figure 1). Based on historical

This map illustrates the Horn of Africa's risk of drought.

Based on exposure measured as a function of the density of agricultural production per square kilometer, the risks associated with drought are greatest in southwestern Ethiopia and western Kenya

The Horn of Africa (HOA), composed of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, suffers frequent natural disasters that commonly result in losses of life, destruction of infrastructure, and reduction of agricultural production. Formulating

This map illustrates the likelihood that a given region will sustain any flood within any given year.

On average, the Shabeelle floods once a year and the Juba and Tana flood once every two years. Worst effects of flooding include human deaths (typically

This map illustrates the Horn of Africa's risk of floods for the population, which is concentrated around the Shabeelle, Juba, Awash and Tana Rivers.

The map, biased by the fact that it only considers population density as a measure of exposure, shows

This map illustrates the Horn of Africa's risk of locust infestation.

Due to the limited geographic extent of this hazard, the distribution of risk is very similar to the distribution of annual probability. The impact on agricultural output of locust

This map illustrates the likelihood that a given region will sustain any locust infestation within any given year.

Locust infestations occur periodically and are endemic to a broad band covering northern Africa that extends east to the margins of the Red

This map illustrates the population of the Horn of Africa's exposure to flooding. It is one of the layers used to create a flood risk map for the region.