Somalia: call for bids for UK Climate Diplomacy Fund
26 January 2021 Somalia is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The negative effects of climate change are already being felt across the country and are expected to get worse in the future. In the past 30 years, Somalia has suffered 8 major droughts that have caused huge human and economic losses. The Drought Impact Needs Assessment (DINA) in 2018, conducted by the Somali government, found more than USD 3 billion damages or losses, equivalent to 50% of Somalia’s GDP. These impacts have been particularly felt by the poorest and most vulnerable. It is therefore...
Source: gov.uk