Severe drought leaves more than 96,000 people facing food and water shortages in Janamora

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A severe drought in Janamora woreda, Amhara region, Ethiopia, is causing acute food and water shortages affecting over 96,000 people across 18 kebeles. The prolonged lack of rainfall and El Niño effects threaten agricultural productivity and community livelihoods.

A severe drought in Janamora woreda, in North Gondar Zone of the Amhara region, is causing a major humanitarian crisis, with communities facing worsening water shortages due to prolonged rainfall deficits and the effects of El Niño. Residents are facing worsening water shortages, while the drought poses a recurring threat to livelihoods and agricultural production. Of the 38 kebeles in the woreda, 18 have been affected by drought, leaving more than 96,000 people facing severe shortages of food and water, according to Salih Hassan, head of the woreda’s agriculture office, who spoke to Tikvah Ethiopia website. The official said the… The post Severe drought leaves more than 96,000 people facing food and water shortages in Janamora appeared first on Ethiopia Observer.