Somalia drought and violence
Families in Somalia are taking desperate measures to survive drought and violence across the country. Learn how ShelterBox is helping.
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Thousands of people in Somalia have been forced from their homes.
Conflict, climate disasters and disease outbreaks are leaving people with no choice but to flee.
We’re supporting 75,000 vulnerable people in Somalia who have been affected by disasters and conflicts.
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Where is Somalia?
Somalia is on the eastern coast of Africa, as part of the Horn of Africa. It shares borders in the west with Dijibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya. The coast looks over the Arabian sea.
The climate in Somalia is typically hot, with periodic Monsoon winds and rain. Somalia is classified as the second most at risk country to climate change in the world. Changes in weather patterns have seen increasing droughts, periods of flooding and locust swarms.
