"Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to Kenya
For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding.
On the outskirts of Baidoa, southern Somalia, 38-year-old pastoralist Asha Hassan walks several kilometres each morning to find water for the few goats she has left.
Two years ago, she owned nearly 60 – now just 11 remain.
'The drought does not kill everything at once,' she says. 'It takes a little today, a little tomorrow, until you realise your whole herd has disappeared.'
In large parts of Somalia, drought grips communities that have faced years of failed rains. Wells are shrinking, grazing land has turned brittle and many families rely on aid deliveries.
But a few hundred kilometres to the south, a different kind of disaster is unfolding. In Kenya, heavy rains have triggered floods that have swept through villages, submerged roads and killed residents in low-lying areas. While one country prays for rain, its neighbour prays for it to stop."
RFI
Under the same sky, climate change brings drought to Somalia and floods to KenyaFor east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding.
