Horn of Africa: Drought and famine crisis 2011

Based on two hundred and nineteen interviews and qualitative methodologies conducted in July 2019 in the Somali region of Ethiopia, this study examines the drivers of displacement in pastoralist communities of the arid and semi-arid lowland areas of

This research study captures the enormous change ongoing in the arid lands in the aftermath of the drought and famine of 2011. It takes a snapshot of changes affecting people’s lives in Shinile and Jijiga (Ethiopia), Togdheer (Somaliland) and Turkana

This document presents the European Commission's Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO)'s implementation plan for humanitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Uganda) in order to

Drought, floods and sea level rise are some of the natural hazards affecting food prices. Around 9.95 million people are still food insecure after drought hit the Horn in 2011, according to the World Bank. There are about 16 million people facing various levels of food insecurity in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, and Uganda, said FEWS NET...

A year on from the Horn of Africa disaster and two good rainy seasons have helped to relieve the pressure and aid recovery in the region, reports RTCC. With the potential of another dry spell always just around the corner, the efforts of NGOs and Aid Agencies is moving away from emergency relief to building resilience in the region...

'We can't prevent drought but we can prevent a repeat of the food crisis it caused here last year. Our new aid decision contributes to this goal,' Kristalina Georgieva, the European Union's Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response underlined...

'Now we are starting the next phase of our drought intervention in East Africa', explains Ingo Radtke, Malteser International’s Secretary General. 'Herders will learn how to collect rainwater for drinking, and so make do with the little natural resources they have – when the next drought comes, they will be better prepared'...

'Governments, donors, the UN and NGOs need to change their approach to chronic drought situations by managing the risks, not the crisis,' writes the Belfast Telegraph on the East African famine...

The Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Catherine Bragg, highlighted the need to build national and local capacity, invest in disaster risk reduction, and improve humanitarian coordination and collaboration in order to promote resilience and sustainable livelihoods in the Horn...

Building resilience means doing things differently from how they have been done in the past with an increased focus on the prevention side. Democracy is fundamental to development because a strong legitimate government helps a country to withstand the shocks brought on by natural disasters and other crises...