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Trading livestock for water: A nightmare for pastoralists in Somalia as drought hits hard

Abdikhayr Mohamed Hussein, Bertha Fellow 2022 Somalia is facing the worst drought in decades following the failure of three consecutive rainy seasons since October 2020. The worsening drought has exacerbated water shortage, particularly for the rural communities that make up 60% of the country’s 15.8 million people. The persistent reduction of fresh water and repeated […]