Somalia Unites Experts to Confront Drought and Extreme Heat Threats in 2025 Gu Season
Somalia has taken a crucial step toward tackling the looming threat of drought and extreme heat by hosting its Sixth National Climate Outlook Forum (NCOF6) in Mogadishu on March 4–5. The gathering brought together climate experts, government officials, and humanitarian agencies to assess the anticipated climate conditions for the Gu season (March-May 2025) and devise urgent mitigation strategies to protect communities from severe environmental challenges.
The forum, organized by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), delivered a stark warning about the s...