AGP Executive Report

Floods and Land Recovery: Somaliland’s agro-pastoralists face both prolonged drought and intense downpours that wash away soil, damage cropland and degrade rangelands. A new report explores how floodwater could be harnessed to help restore land with grasses, turning a growing climate threat into an opportunity. Food-System Resilience: An IGAD-linked regional program offers a practical example from Ethiopia: a farmer using vermicompost saw his maize harvest rise 67% in one season. Soil-restoration methods like composting could help strengthen livelihoods across the wider Horn.

Regional Land Restoration: IGAD’s Food Systems Resilience Program is promoting soil-restoring practices such as composting to improve harvests and livelihoods, with a regional effort aimed at strengthening food systems. Floods and Rangelands: Somaliland’s increasingly erratic rains bring damaging bursts of water after drought. A proposed approach would use floodwaters to establish grasses and re-green degraded land, supporting farmers and pastoralists as they adapt.

Land Restoration: IGAD’s Food Systems Resilience Program promotes soil recovery and stronger livelihoods across the region. In Ethiopia, one farmer’s maize yield rose 67% after he adopted vermicomposting. Floods and Rangelands: Somaliland’s erratic rains bring both drought and intense downpours that erode farmland and grazing areas. A new feature explores using floodwater to establish grasses and re-green degraded land, helping agro-pastoralists adapt.

Regional Food Resilience: IGAD’s World Bank-backed program promotes soil restoration and stronger livelihoods, including composting and earthworm-based fertilizer that helped one Ethiopian farmer raise maize yields by 67%. Floods and Land Recovery: Somaliland’s increasingly erratic rains bring both drought and intense downpours that wash away soil and damage farms and rangelands. A proposed approach would capture floodwater to grow grasses, helping restore degraded land and support agro-pastoral livelihoods.

Regional Land Recovery: IGAD’s Food Systems Resilience Program is backing soil restoration and farming livelihoods across a food-insecure region. In Ethiopia, one farmer reported a 67% maize-yield increase after using vermicompost, offering a practical lesson for Somaliland’s degraded soils. Floods and Rangelands: Somaliland farmers face increasingly erratic rain: intense downpours erode cropland and grazing land, while drought leaves little grass for livestock. A proposed approach would capture floodwater to establish grasses and help re-green arid areas, strengthening local livelihoods and food security.

Floods and Land Restoration: Somaliland’s short, intense downpours are washing away soil instead of replenishing crops and rangelands, worsening the strain on farming and pastoral communities. A new approach aims to harness floodwater to grow grasses and help restore degraded land as drought and food insecurity persist.

Floods and Rangeland Recovery: Somaliland farmers are exploring how to turn intense floodwater into an asset by growing grasses to restore degraded rangelands. Since 2020, reliable seasonal rains have been absent, while heavier downpours often run off quickly and erode farmland. The pressure is worsening food insecurity for agro-pastoral communities already struggling with drought and shrinking pasture.

Floods and Land Restoration: Somaliland has not received its usual two rainy seasons since 2020, while drought and intense downpours are eroding farmland and rangeland. The latest article explores harnessing floodwater to grow grasses and re-green degraded areas, as agro-pastoralists face worsening food insecurity and pressure to sell livestock and farm tools to buy food.

Climate Resilience: A reporter visiting Somaliland is documenting how communities are adapting to years of drought and flooding. Concern is supporting drought-resistant seeds, dams, rainwater harvesting and gully repairs, while helping farmers prepare for possible El Niño-related floods.

Climate Resilience: An Irish radio reporter has travelled to Somaliland to cover how communities are preparing for drought and flooding. Concern is supporting drought-resistant crops, rainwater harvesting, dam building and gully repairs, while helping protect farmland ahead of possible El Niño-related floods.

Climate Resilience: A radio project has sent a reporter to Somaliland to document how communities are adapting to recurring drought and floods. Efforts include drought-resistant seeds, dam building, gully repairs, rainwater harvesting and protecting farmland ahead of El Niño-related flooding. Drought and Humanitarian Needs: In Tigray, renewed conflict is compounding an ongoing drought, with aid delivery already difficult and millions in urgent need of assistance.

Drought and Flood Preparedness: A reporter visiting Somaliland is documenting how communities are adapting to intensifying climate pressures. Work includes distributing drought-resistant seeds, building dams, repairing gullies and harvesting rainwater, while Concern helps protect farmland ahead of possible El Niño-driven floods.

Climate Resilience: Irish radio stations sent reporter Lynsey Dolan to Somaliland to cover the impacts of recurring drought and flooding. Concern says its work with communities includes drought-resistant seeds, rainwater harvesting, dam-building and protecting farmland from floods ahead of El Niño.

Climate and Migration: A Djibouti study says climate change is worsening pressures that drive migration across the Horn, while border controls do little to address the root causes. Drought and Flood Resilience: Reporting from Somaliland is highlighting community efforts to cope with repeated droughts and flooding, including drought-resistant seeds, dam construction, gully repairs and rainwater harvesting, with preparations under way to protect farmland from potential El Niño-related floods.

Drought and Conflict: Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region risks worsening an already severe humanitarian crisis, with drought threatening food supplies and aid access for millions. Climate and Migration: A study of Djibouti’s migration policies notes that conflict and climate change are adding to displacement across the Horn, while border controls do little to address its root causes. Somaliland Resilience: A visiting reporter is documenting local efforts to prepare for drought and floods, including rainwater harvesting, drought-resistant seeds, dam building and gully repairs ahead of possible El Niño impacts.

Climate Resilience: A visit to Somaliland by Irish reporter Lynsey Dolan is set to spotlight how communities are preparing for worsening drought and flood risks. Work includes distributing drought-resistant seeds, building dams, repairing gullies and harvesting rainwater, while aid groups are helping protect farmland ahead of possible El Niño-driven floods.