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Sequential seasons of reduced rainfall, drying up of strategic water
sources, and dying livestock exposed millions across Somalia to the risk of
famine. The current drought conditions have affected about 6.1 million
people and displaced 759,000 people from their homes in search of water,
food, and pasture. Women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the crisis.
The impact of the drought and the resulting crisis overwhelmed national
response capacities in Somalia. Currently, up to 80 percent of the water
sources across the country are drying up, including the Shabelle and Juba
rivers whose water levels are below historic minimum levels.

As of 23 April 2022, an estimated 4.2 million people are facing acute water shortages with
over 159 strategic communal boreholes in need of urgent upgrading to
restore their functionality. Despite the onset of Gu rains in late March in
In some areas of Somalia, large parts of the country are yet to see 2022
Gu rains.

As a result, only minimal improvements are expected during this
season and in some areas further deterioration in water access and food
security is possible.