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Somalia: Somaliland's Quest to Defuse a Climate Timebomb
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 10 September 2019
When Hawo Mohamed woke one morning to find about a dozen of her goats dead, she knew her life as a herder was coming to an end. Read more »
Climate Change Threatens Somaliland With Disaster
The self-declared republic of Somaliland is one of the world's most vulnerable places to climate change. Poor and drought-hit, and without legal status as a country, it is struggling to adapt for the future. Researchers say that average daily maximum temperatures have risen by about a degree over the last 30 or so years, to about 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit). There has been a marked increase in the number of dry seasons and that has hit crops and the herds of goats, camel, sheep and cattle that are the backbone of Somaliland's economy.
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10 September 2019
Somaliland - A Climate Timebomb
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Somaliland, a self-declared republic of 4 million people in the Horn of Africa, is one of the world's most vulnerable places to climate change. Poor ... see more »
Hawo Mohamed, a former pastoralist affected by climate change and her daughter Yasmin are pictured in their plot in Berbera, Somaliland, on July 3, 2019.
Hamse Sulub, uses a computer in the HarHub, a space in Hargeisa where unprivileged youngsters can learn IT skills on July 2, 2019.
Minister for the Environment and Rural Development Shukri Ismail Bandare in her office in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on July 2, 2019.
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East Africa: EU to Give $55.9m to Drought-Hit Horn of Africa
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