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Conflict and the climate crisis are fuelling extreme hunger
Photo: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam
Food supplies
In the Afar region of Ethiopia, severe drought and conflict has left thousands of people displaced and facing hunger. Extreme weather has fuelled relentless price increases, with food inflation reaching 22.7% in 2024. Oxfam is working with local partner Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) to bring food supplies to people who urgently need them, and train health extension workers like Fatuma to tackle malnutrition in her community.
Livelihoods
In the region, pastoralist communities, who herd livestock, are amongst those most at threat. They have been able to move around freely for generations but their nomadic way of life is increasingly under threat due to climate change. In the long-term, APDA is helping pastoralist communities find new livelihoods like horticulture, as herding livestock is becoming more and more difficult due to drought and flash floods. But right now, Fatuma says that more rations are needed.
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If we could get more assistance here, with good rations, it would help many people. We need more food.”
Fatuma Humad, Ethiopia
Photo: Micheck Kamau/Oxfam
Women adapting to the climate crisis
Over the past few years, people in Kenya have faced extreme price rises. Now, in Marsabit County, climate change is adding even more strain. As rains become unpredictable, both droughts and flooding are making crop failure more common, leaving farming communities uncertain about their future.
In response to these issues, women in the area, like Masu (pictured), formed the Manyata Council Women Group. Together, they set up an association that allows members to contribute and borrow money, and a social fund to support members during emergencies.
Sustainable future
After reaching out for support from Pastoralist Community Initiative and Development Assistance (PACIDA), an Oxfam partner organisation, the women received training on financial management. They also received practical support digging an irrigation pond, creating a more reliable water supply. These changes will help make sure climate driven droughts don’t impact their crops as much.
As part of the Uye women group, Masu also learned how to turn excess produce from her farm into jam so she has something to sell during the dry periods when harvests are low.