A few kilometers from Burao, in Somaliland, in the far north of the Federal Republic of Somalia, there are several makeshift camps. Settled there, not migrants from elsewhere, but Somalilanders forced to abandon their land which had become unusable. We call them climate displaced people.
Farah Yusuf Ahmed landed in the Barwaqo camp, a few kilometers from Burao, seven years ago. A former breeder, he lost almost his entire herd after a year particularly marked by extreme drought, and the inability for his animals to survive in this hostile environment.
Now aged 38, he has since lived in this camp with his wife and five children, alongside other climate displaced people like him.
At least 90 climate displaced camps
Although very far from offering them the life they had before being forced to leave, these camps provide the displaced with sufficient water resources thanks to the installation of stations managed by several NGOs, including Oxfam And Unicef. On the other hand, hunger remains very present.
Today, there are estimated to be just over 90 camps for displaced people, mostly climatic, throughout Somaliland. And while the Somali territory has 3.5 million inhabitants, at least 1.5 million of them are in need of humanitarian assistance.
HAS 20 minutes, we traveled to meet these families who are victims of climate change and the extreme droughts that have hit the region every year for at least a decade. Discover our report in the video placed at the very top of this article.