Theme: Prospects of food security, Draughts and Climate Change Research Cafe in Somalia
Where: Bay University Central Center
When: June 5, 2023
From the climate crisis and the global pandemic to food insecurity, humanity faces unprecedented challenges that require resilient and sustainable solutions. Somalia, a country where conflict and instability meet the hazards of natural disasters caused by a rapidly changing climate, is on the frontline of climate change.
Deforestation Rates Status
In 2010, Somalia had 146kha of tree cover, extending over 0.23% of its land area. In 2021, it lost 169ha of tree cover, equivalent to 33.1kt of CO₂ emissions. From 2001 to 2021, Somalia lost 4.29kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 4.9% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 840kt of CO₂e emissions. ’01 ’03 ’05 ’07 ’09 ’11 ’13 ’15 ’17 ’21 0 95 190 290 380ha.
SOMESHAA is organizing this zoom and virdual event at Southwest regional state incooperation with Bay University and the Federation of Somalia Universities (FESU).
