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Climate emergency will soon be measured in ‘billions’ of deaths
Somalis who have been displaced settle at a camp on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2022.

THE climate emergency will soon be measured in billions of deaths, according to a leading climate activist, as the Horn of Africa faces severe drought and famine. 

Almost two million children in the region need urgent treatment for life-threatening severe acute malnutrition, Unicef has estimated.

Northern Kenya is facing its worst drought in 40 years, causing livestock and crops to die and many children to starve.

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