{"id":4690,"date":"2024-09-24T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:32:11","slug":"sodma-fao-and-unicef-launch-la-nina-preparedness-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/sodma-fao-and-unicef-launch-la-nina-preparedness-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"SoDMA, FAO, and UNICEF Launch La Ni\u00f1a Preparedness Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nairobi, Kenya \u2013 24 September 2024: The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is calling for urgent measures to help communities prepare for and adapt to the anticipated reduced rainfall season in Somalia. The call was made during the launch of the plan, titled, “La Ni\u00f1a: A Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response Plan,” held in Nairobi, Kenya aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from the anticipated impacts of drought.<\/p>\n

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Nairobi, Kenya \u2013 24 September 2024<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is calling for urgent measures to help communities prepare for and adapt to the anticipated reduced rainfall season in Somalia. The call was made during the launch of the plan, titled, “La Ni\u00f1a: A Mitigation, Preparedness, and Response Plan,” held in Nairobi, Kenya aimed at protecting vulnerable communities from the anticipated impacts of drought.<\/p>\n

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This initiative responds to FAO Somalia Water and Land Information Management Project (SWALIM) forecasts prediction of a 70 percent probability of La Ni\u00f1a conditions, which are typically associated with below-average rainfall and higher temperatures across Somalia.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the projections of below-normal Deyr<\/em> rainfall and above-normal temperatures, we must act decisively to mitigate the risk of escalating food insecurity.\u201d said H.E.\u00a0Jabril\u00a0Ibrahim\u00a0Abdulle<\/em>, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Kenya. <\/strong>\u201cAnticipatory action is crucial to empower communities and enhance their resilience against potential drought impacts\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Projections indicate a likelihood of below-normal Deyr rainfall and above-normal temperatures, which could lead to severe soil moisture loss. These conditions are expected to result in poor crop and fodder productivity, and worsening food insecurity across vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>This initiative represents a critical shift from reactive to proactive disaster management,” said SODMA Commissioner Mahamuud Moallim. <\/em><\/strong>“Anticipatory action can significantly reduce the human and economic costs associated with drought, potentially saving lives and livelihoods.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With a funding requirement of USD 30 million, the plan focuses on early intervention to mitigate the effects of drought, reducing the need for large-scale humanitarian assistance down the road. The initiative prioritizes timely action to save lives and safeguard livelihoods.<\/p>\n

Etienne Peterschmitt, FAO Somalia Representative <\/em><\/strong>weighed in, saying that \u201cInvesting in preparedness is not just cost-effective; it is essential to safeguarding lives and livelihoods.\u00a0 We urge the international community to support this critical initiative, ensuring that Somali communities are resilient and better equipped to face future challenges\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This initiative is especially urgent considering the severe drought conditions anticipated to follow on from the devastating floods of late 2023. The importance of anticipatory action is underscored by past experiences, such as the delayed response during the 2021-2022 drought, which resulted in the displacement of 1.4 million people and 43 000 deaths.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe predicted below average rainfall is worrying us greatly because of the negative impact it is likely to have on communities who are yet to recover from previous droughts and floods,\u201d said UNICEF Representative Wafaa Saeed<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cBy joining hands with SODMA and FAO now, we are taking early and preparatory action to mitigate suffering before the crisis fully unfolds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please Download the Press release in this link:\u00a0 Press Release La Nina 24 Sept 2024<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nairobi, Kenya \u2013 24 September 2024: The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is calling for urgent measures to help communities prepare for and adapt to the anticipated reduced rainfall season in Somalia. The call was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drr","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4709,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4690\/revisions\/4709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sodma.gov.so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}