Nearly US$900 million needed for 2017 Ethiopia drought response

ESAT News (December 13, 2016)

Nearly 900 million dollars is needed for 2017 Ethiopia drought response.

Relief web said in its weekly humanitarian update that the global need has reached record 22.2 billion dollars.

Drought exacerbated by El Niño, combined with extensive flooding, disease outbreaks and the disruption of basic public services, continue to have a negative impact on the lives and livelihoods of 9.7 million Ethiopians.

Relief web said urgent funding gaps for the response remain across multiple sectors to the end of 2016, notably for response to Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD), for interventions in animal health and food assistance.

It said major funding requirements are already anticipated for early 2017, as there are concerning indications that the current negative Indian Ocean Dipole, may affect water availability, livestock body condition and Meher harvest performance in parts of southern and eastern Ethiopia.