The country is fighting high malnutrition, low immunization coverage, cholera outbreaks, desert locust invasions and an insufficient water supply.
Ethiopia is struggling with a multilayered crisis characterized by sociopolitical tensions in the Amhara and Somali regions as well as climate disasters, with 20 million people dependent of humanitarian aid. The country is fighting high malnutrition, low immunization coverage, cholera outbreaks, desert locust invasions and an insufficient water supply. The south and east are experiencing the worst drought in 40 years, while irregular rains disrupt agricultural production and strain water resources in other regions. Nearly 4.4 million people were forced to flee their homes and are now internally displaced. The expected impacts from El Niño include increased risk of flooding, which threatens infrastructure, agriculture and livestock while also increasing the likelihood of waterborne diseases such as cholera and malaria.