Namibia: Drought

For the past decade, Namibia has faced a prolonged drought, which has been further exacerbated by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. The El Niño conditions have resulted in most of the country experiencing below-normal rainfall from October 2023 to April 2024, leading to more than 1.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity. This has left them in urgent need of assistance to address food shortages and to protect their livelihoods.