Nearly one million people in Ethiopia , Kenya and Somalia are dangerously hungry , with a high risk of a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the worst drought in living memory , Oxfam has warned . It added the UK must act now to reduce global warming , pointing to fears of a crisis . “ 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 UN for £ 1.5bn of aid .
Nearly 11 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dangerously hungry, with a high risk of a humanitarian catastrophe caused by the worst drought in living memory, Oxfam 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 UN for £1.5bn of aid.