Climate Finance for Climate-Resilient Livestock Systems in Somalia: Protecting Pastoral Livelihoods and Restoring Rangelands Amid Drought and Climate Shocks
In Somalia, pastoral families depend on livestock for food, income and security, and drought and climate shocks are putting those livelihoods at risk. Failed rains reduce water and pasture, weaken herds and force families to leave their land. Degraded rangelands recover more slowly, leaving communities more exposed to the next shock.
About 60 percent of Somalis rely on pastoralism, and livestock exports reached US$1.07 billion in 2023. Drought caused 92 percent of displacement in the first quarter of 2026, and about 36.9 percent of Somalia’s land was degraded in 2019. Somalia’s NDC 3.0 allocates 32 percent of its adaptation budget, or US$1.9 billion, to agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
This high-level panel and stakeholder dialogue looks at how climate finance can reach climate-resilient livestock systems in Somalia. It explores ways to protect pastoral livelihoods, restore rangelands and strengthen resilience to drought and climate shocks.
Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range, Federal Government of Somalia.
