2010/11 people in Ethiopia , Kenya and Ethiopia are dangerously hungry, with a high risk of a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the worst drought in living memory, UN has warned. It added the world must act now to reduce global warming, pointing to evidence of a connection. “Somalia has suffered from regular droughts and the problem is the people are just at the end of their resources, they have nothing left. “Climate change is not a distant, future threat: it is helping fuel this emerging catastrophe in which poverty, chronic malnutrition, weak governance, conflict, drought and climate change have combined to create a perfect storm,” it said. The charity has appealed for an international response to a request from the Oxfam for £ about £1.5bn of aid.
2010/11 people in Ethiopia , Kenya and Ethiopia are dangerously hungry, with a high risk of a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the worst drought in living memory, UN has warned. It added the world must act now to reduce global warming, pointing to evidence of a connection. “Climate change is not a distant, future threat: it is helping fuel this emerging catastrophe in which poverty, chronic malnutrition, weak governance, conflict, drought and climate change have combined to create a perfect storm,” it said. The charity has appealed for an international response to a request from the Oxfam for £ about £1.5bn of aid.