Somalia

The impacts of climate change, including erratic rainfall patterns, rising temperatures and prolonged dry spells and droughts stress existing vulnerabilities and put an additional strain on livelihoods in Somalia. Building the evidence base on the link

This publication discusses how Somalia as a nation, continues to face multiple challenges and obstacles to finding durable solutions to forced displacement. Protracted displacement issues that undermine peacebuilding and state reconstruction, are drivers

This report provides an overview of the project, its achievements and key lessons learned. It also describes further issues that the ongoing project should address in the next months. Extreme weather conditions have been increasing in Somalia, including

This paper analyses the extreme rainfall in East Africa between October 2019 and January 2020 and contextualises it with future climate change. The 2019 October–December rains over East Africa were one of the wettest seasons on record, with many locations

This report assesses the attribution of extreme events as it is a challenging science and one that is currently undergoing considerable evolution. In this paper are 19 analyses by 18 different research groups, often using quite different methodologies, of

Only 28% of the rural population in Somalia has access to basic water services, resulting in water and livelihoods insecurity and high vulnerability to climate variability and recurrent droughts. Existing literature and practitioner experience indicates

In the recent years, Somalia witnessed a heightened frequency of droughts and conflicts. This article explores the experiences of Somalis during the 2011 and 2016 crises, examining the link between vulnerability and resilience, and the role played by

Beledweyne, the largest city of Hishabelle State of Somalia, has constantly suffered from devastating floods. Over the past decade, floods have increased in magnitude and recurrence, reaching alarming levels by 2019, where 68% of the city was flooded