In Somali region, WFP is intervening before the next crisis hits to protect the livelihoods of people such as Duniya, her eight grown-up children and six grandchildren. A flood-protection and diverting embankment in Burkoyar village, Somali region, as part of a multi-pronged WFP project. Photo: WFP/Claire NevillDigging semi-circles aids water retention in a WFP-backed regreening project in Elan village, in Ethiopia’s Somali region. In the Somali region, WFP operates the following three anticipatory actions: 1. Building embankments, canals and soil bunds are among rehabilitation activities that will support 45,000 people in Somali region and increase fodder production for their animals.

Source: Ethiopian News November 14, 2022 22:01 UTC