Somalia IDP Crisis Grows Amid Drought and Floods
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- Zeynab Ibrahim fled her drought‑stricken village near Burhakaba with six children and now lives in a makeshift hut in the Kahda IDP camp in Mogadishu.
- Adan Roble lost his crops to years of drought, then to flood‑damaged farmland near Janale, and now resides in an IDP camp after fleeing ongoing conflict with al-Shabaab.
- Somalia has over 6.5 million people facing severe hunger, nearly one‑third of its population, with internally displaced people living in overcrowded sites lacking water, sanitation, health and hygiene services.
- International humanitarian aid cuts have reduced assistance to IDP camps, worsening living conditions for displaced families.
- Floods and drought have created a cycle of displacement, as rains on parched earth cause flooding that destroys remaining crops and infrastructure, forcing more families to flee.
Why it matters: Over 6.5 million Somalis, especially IDP families, lose access to food and health services, while aid agencies grapple with funding cuts, amplifying famine risk and disease outbreaks.
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