New drought risks in Ethiopia put recovery at risk
FAO targets pastoralists in southern regions facing failed rains on heels of a calamitous El Niño
New drought across swathes of southern Ethiopia may jeopardize the East African nation's restoration of food security after the worst agricultural seasons in decades unless urgent efforts are made to shore up vulnerable households in rural areas, FAO warned today.
While an impressive government-led humanitarian effort has sharply reduced the number of hungry during the worst drought in 50 years, the legacy of last year's El Niño along with low rainfall during a critical season pose renewed risks now, especially for pastoral communities facing forage shortfalls and water scarcity in southern regions.
Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Année: 2017
Pays: Ethiopia
Couverture géographique: Afrique
Type: Article de blog
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/463081/icode/
Langue: English