By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Somalia, a country characterized by its fragile ecosystem and susceptibility to natural disasters, faces a recurring threat from flooding and heavy rains. In recent years, the frequency and intensity of these weather events have escalated, exacerbating the vulnerability of communities reliant on agriculture and pastoralism for their livelihoods. The repercussions of...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Somalia has a history of recurring droughts that have had severe consequences for the country’s population, particularly for pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. Droughts in Somalia are often linked to climate variability, including the El Niño and La Niña phenomena, and they are exacerbated by factors such as deforestation, land degradation, and...
Latest move comes days after Hirshabele state President Hussien fired Hiran Governor Osman, who was seen as face of fight against al-Shabaab terrorist group Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia sacked Army Chief Major General Odawaa Yusuf Rageh on Monday, amid political tensions in the country’s central Hiran region, which is also the epicenter of fighting against...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf In its First Assessment Report in 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that the gravest effects of climate change may be those on adaptation or coping with the adverse impacts. Over the last decade, some progress has been made within both the academic and the humanitarian policy community...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf It is well known fact that there are Somalis living in every corner of the world. These Somalis who have emigrated for some reason or another make short visits back to their homeland at some point. Some make the trip regularly while others make occasionally or some never do it. There...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf The recent Fifth Assessment Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has indicated that climate change is real and the IGAD Sub region in the Greater Horn of Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world due to the high degree of vulnerability of the society and...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Growing up as a primary and intermediate school student in just few Kilometers away from the Border with Somaliland in the eastern part of Ethiopia, I was able to hear good stories about Somalia from teachers in our School who were mostly educated and worked in Somalia in the good old...
By Hussien Mohamed The IGAD region is one of the most food-insecure regions in the world. Prolonged and widespread drought is a recurrent feature of the arid and semi-arid lands that is exacerbated by climate change, advancing desertification and ecological degradation. These harsh ecological circumstances contribute to severe hardships among the affected communities including dislocation,...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Somali Region is the Second Largest Region in Ethiopia. The Somali Regional state is prone to natural and human-made hazards. The key ones are hydro-meteorological hazards manifested in the form of drought and flood and the human-made hazards are Natural Resources Depletion and eco-system degradation. However, drought is the most frequent...
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Facebook Warlordism is in the raise in the Somali Regional State for the Simple reason that so many pseudo Politicians and Diaspora drop outs are fighting for personal and clan interests, which has already created confusion among the development loving and needy majority sections of the Somali regional State citizens. If...