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Date of publication
29 October 2024

Drought and people’s livelihood in the Horn of Africa

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½)
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Key messages

  • Communication, awareness and outreach/ use available platforms and means for information dissemination to have a wider reach- localised consistent and common messaging, non-alarmist, factual and updated on regular basis;
  • Coordinated early action and government leadership is imperative;
  • Early warning that triggers early action saves loss of human life and economic damage;
  • Investing more in risk management and response;
  • Learning lessons from successful innovative community adaptation actions can cause multiplier effect amongst local stakeholders.

This case study is a contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021.

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Country and region Africa
Hazards Drought
Themes Disaster risk management

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