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Ruy Llera Blanes, Associate Professor in Social Anthropology, University of Gothenburg

How not to respond to drought: lessons from Angola

Breakdown in local canal that led to micro-drought situation in Humpata (Huíla). Ruy Blanes

Three years after a severe drought in southwestern Angola, people in the area continue to suffer. Hunger remains pervasive and they are still losing livestock.

In a recent report we looked at fallout from the extreme drought in the region in 2019. There was almost no rain for 10 years. This led to a humanitarian and environmental disaster. According to data published by Unicef in June 2019, around 2.3 million people experienced food insecurity as a result of the drought, and hundreds of thousands became malnourished.

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