SODMA and FAO Call for Immediate Preparedness Measures as Somalia Faces Severe Climate Challenges
23/01/2025
Mogadishu, Somalia: Immediate preparedness measures are essential to safeguard Somali communities from the anticipated below-normal rainfall forecast for the March-April-May 2025 (Gu) season. This urgent call was made by the...
The track to a better life, against all odds!
21/01/2025
The story of Ubah, and livelihoods restoration after displacement in Somalia.
Ubah, a 48-year-old mother of two girls and three boys, strides purposefully through her lush green field in Qansaxley, located...
Swedish Ambassador to Somalia in joint mission with FAO and WFP
29/11/2024
Mission in Beletweyne, Somalia, spotlights climate resilience project
MOGADISHU – The Swedish Ambassador to Somalia visited Beletweyne town in the Hirshabelle region to engage with communities benefiting from the Swedish-funded Supporting Resilient Small
FAO and partners convene on USD160 Million Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme to Boost Climate Resilience and Water Management in Somalia
31/10/2024
The programme will benefit more than 1.65 million people in Somalia.
Mogadishu, Somalia | October 30, 2024: Partners gathered in Mogadishu today for the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP) Forum, marking...
FAO and Somalia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Attend Green Climate Fund 40th Board Session
23/10/2024
The session approved 79.7M for the Climate Resilient Agriculture project in Somalia.
Songdo, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Somalia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change...
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, FAO Somalia and WFP Somalia in joint World Food Day Commemorations.
16/10/2024
Mogadishu - The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, in partnership with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Somalia (FAO) and the World Food Programme in Somalia held...
HUNGER SET TO WORSEN IN SOMALIA AS LA NINA DROUGHT LOOMS
26/09/2024
MOGADISHU – Millions of Somalis are at risk of falling deeper into hunger - as below-average rainfall between October and December 2024 linked to the La Nina weather phenomenon threatens to...
SoDMA, FAO, and UNICEF Launch La Niña Preparedness Plan
24/09/2024
Plan urges proactive measures to safeguard Somali communities against possible drought
Nairobi, Kenya – 24 September 2024: The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization...
FAO and Italy Launch New Initiative to Enhance Watershed Management in Somalia
24/06/2024
Mogadishu, Somalia – A new project to enhance the overall Somalia water and land resource information management within government institutions was launched today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
FAO, USAID Officially Sign the TRANSFORM Project.
23/06/2024
The initiative is part of the multi-partner JOSP funded by the British Embassy in Mogadishu and the UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF)
Mogadishu, Somalia - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and USAID...
A Way of Life – The Story of An Enduring Bond Between a Somali Camel Herder and His Camels
22/06/2024
Abdillahi Abdi Wayrah, 64 years, from Boodhley village, has spent his entire life herding camels. His deep bond with these animals shows the enduring traditions of the Somali way of...
How Big Could these Insects Be?
19/06/2024
Aden Omar's story of survival amid devastating floods in Beledweyne.
Aden Omar, a 45-year-old farmer in Beledweyne, recounts a famous Somali tale of an elephant who was warned of an impending...
Forging Partnerships for a Sustainable Future: FAO, Government and UN partners launch the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP).
09/06/2024
With financing from the British Embassy in Mogadishu, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF) and planned contributions from USAID and the Somalia Joint Fund (SJF), the programme aims to build resilience...
Somalia Government, FAO, and WFP in joint resilience initiative
05/06/2024
Stakeholders hold a learning workshop for a concluded joint Resilience Programme supported with funding from Sweden.
Mogadishu, Somalia - Sustainable food systems must be the focus of government actions to achieve a...
FAO’s Somalia celebrates World Press Freedom Day Highlights the Role of Information in Environmental Crisis and Disaster Risk Reduction
03/05/2024
Mogadishu, Somalia–In celebration of World Press Freedom Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Somalia puts a spotlight on its digital initiatives, including radio, and the...
USAID-funded Reducing Communities’ Vulnerability to External Shocks (RECOVER) Project
24/04/2024
Looking to the horizon: USAID and FAO’s work with fishing cooperatives in Kismayo
The climate crisis in Somalia continues to impact impoverished communities already vulnerable to recurrent droughts and floods often...
FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative Multi-stakeholder Inception Workshop and Handshake events held in Mogadishu in March 2024
20/03/2024
Mogadishu Somalia – March 5 & 9, 2024 - The Somalia Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), , officially...
On the Move: The story of flood survivors
14/03/2024
Amid raging water levels that threatened to submerge his home, and sweep away his family and belongings, Abdullahi Ahmed Wasuge, from Beledweyne, was fast running out of options. He knew...
FAO and Federal Government of Somalia partner to strengthen resilience of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists
07/02/2024
Mogadishu - On Monday, the Minister of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia signed the third addendum of the contract between the Ministry of Finance and the Food and...
Enabling Resilience: FAO’s Transitional and Livelihood Programme Empowering Rural Communities to Combat Food Insecurity.
15/01/2024
Somalia continues to face more frequent climate related crises like droughts and floods linked to climate change, leaving a large part of its population vulnerable. Communities struggle to grow food...