Turkana Kapetadie Village, Kenya 2022 (IMAGE)

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Turkana Kapetadie Village, Kenya 2022

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Five consecutive rainfall season failures in the Horn of Africa caused the region’s worst drought in 40 years (with Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia particularly hard hit), contributing to reduced agricultural productivity, food insecurity and high food prices (WMO, 2023)

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