Climate & Environment

ADDIS ABABA | The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has presented an opportunity for African countries to pursue climate policies, a senior United Nations Economic Commission for Africa…

As world leaders gather at COP28, the UN climate conference, nearly 1.6 million people throughout the Horn of Africa have been displaced by severe climate-induced floods. After years of drought…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | MOGADISHU: The National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has issued warnings of heavy rainfall to be experienced in various regions of the country over the next seven days.…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | NAIROBI: Kenya on Tuesday announced the formation of a command center for flood emergency response as the number of people killed by raging floods reached 120. Speaking…

MOGADISHU: Devastating floods in Somalia are worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis in many parts of the country. The flooding is part of a regional deluge linked to ongoing weather…

GOOBJOOG NEWS|KISMAYO: Prime Minister Hamze Barre flew to Kismayo Sunday where he will be following the unfolding humanitarian situation and overseeing emergency relief efforts following heavy flooding that has killed…

Somalia is periodically affected by various forms of natural and manmade hazards. Notably, floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards in the country, causing tremendous loss of lives…

 GOOBJOOG NEWS | GEDO REGION: The Federal Government of Somalia has put in place adequate measures to address humanitarian situations caused by floods due to the ongoing heavy downpour in…

GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: A policy brief from a Mogadishu-based thinktank, Laasfort Consulting Group, has brought Somalia’s dire climate situation into the global spotlight. The 2023 report, titled Somalia’s Climate Agenda, not…