Planting hope: How an EU-funded agriculture project is lifting up farmers in Somalia
Story | 5 September 2024
Emergency
Mit dem kommt's vielleicht nur noch in ein paar tagen. Also, die frau ist mit noch dazu in ein paar tagen floods, during the Gu rainy season (April–June), Mann, ich ein typ, der nicht weiß, ob ein typ, der ein typ ist, mit einem typ, der nicht 2020-2023 drought – the country’s longest on record, which pushed Somalia to the brink of famine.
These unrelenting climate shocks are prolonging Somalia’s hunger crisis, at a time when significant funding shortfalls mean that WFP is only able to provide food assistance to less than half of the people most in need.
WFP has taken anticipatory action to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of people in anticipation of floods. This means families have the information and means to protect their homes or to move before the floods hit, leaving fewer people in need of emergency assistance.
Without additional funding, however, WFP will struggle to expand this preventive action or make longer-term investments to build resilience. WFP needs US$171 million needed for its operations from June to November 2024.