IDPs, agropastoral populations, and the urban poor will be the IN IMMEDIATE RISK people affected at the beginning of the year (OCHA 31/10/2022). [...] High risk ANTICIPATED SCOPE AND SCALE • Rising death rates in many areas of the country, the size of the affected population, the type and scale of needs, the expected duration of dry OF SE VERE MALNUTRITION • Somalia has two yearly rainy seasons that normally last from October– weather conditions, and the compounding nature of aggravating factors January and from April–July. [...] The timely scaling up of funds and aid could significantly help reduce the The search for food, water, pasture, and basic services forces people to leave their impact of drought and prevent famine (WEF 01/11/2022). [...] Such precarious access to safe water and sanitation threatens family livelihoods separations, the exclusion of people with minority-clan affiliations, and hindered access to and heightens the risk of harmful health outcomes, such as the spread of infectious diseases. [...] Comparison between the three events reveals similarities in the nature of the droughts, as well as in the affected regions and population groups.
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