In Somalia, communities still recovering from years of severe drought are now facing El Niño floods. Ground hardened by drought cannot absorb heavy rain. Rivers overflow, homes and farmland are washed away, and people who already lost their livestock are displaced again. Disease spreads, food prices rise and schooling stops, so the costs pile up long after the waters recede. This panel, led by the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, looks at the real human impact of these back-to-back shocks. It then turns to what is needed for resilience: early warning, anticipatory action, recovery support, and access to adaptation and loss and damage finance.
Organized by: Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC)
Date: 14 November 2026 · 14:30 – 15:30 (TRT)
Venue: Somalia Pavilion, Stand B175
