Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries

STORY: Concrete actions urged to tackle climate crisis facing African countries DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of severe drought in the Horn of Africa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Local resident in Somalia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JUERG EGLIN, Head of Int'l Committee of the Red Cross in Somalia 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 5. various of COP27 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SELWIN HART, Special adviser to the secretary-general and assistant secretary-general of the UN climate action team STORYLINE: In the Horn of Africa, some 22 million people are suffering from food insecurity due to drought. According to data from the World Food Program, in 2022, at least 9.2 million livestock deaths occurred in the drought-affected areas of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Climate woes destroy livestock, leave many displaced in Horn of Africa

STORY: Climate woes destroy livestock, leave many displaced in Horn of Africa DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:50 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of the drought 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Somali): HALWA OSMAN JAMAC, Market seller in Somalia 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JUERG EGLIN, Head of the ICRC, Somalia 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Somali): DUBEY IBRAHIM WERAR, Resident in Garissa, Kenya STORYLINE: The Horn of Africa is facing a severe threat of drought due to climate change, which has destroyed livestock and left many people displaced. Somalia has suffered from an erratic cycle of droughts and floods in recent years, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation further complicated by three decades of armed conflict. According to Kaha Ahmed, a herder living in Somalia, she has lost a third of her livestock due to the lingering drought. SOUNDBITE 1 (Somali): KAHA AHMED, Herder in Somalia "It has not rained in three years in this pl

Niki Lauda, Juerg Dubler, Herrman Unold, Grand Prix Brno, Formula 3

Niki Lauda, Juerg Dubler, Herrman Unold, Grand Prix Brno, Formula 3

(L-R) Second placed Niki Lauda of Austria, winner Juerg Dubler of Switzerland and third placed Herrman Unold of Germany pose after the race of formula 3 at the Grand Prix Brno, Czechoslovakia, May 24, 1970. (CTK Photo/Zdenek Havelka)

Niki Lauda, Juerg Dubler, Herrman Unold, Grand Prix Brno, Formula 3

Niki Lauda, Juerg Dubler, Herrman Unold, Grand Prix Brno, Formula 3

(L-R) Second placed Niki Lauda of Austria, winner Juerg Dubler of Switzerland and third placed Herrman Unold of Germany pose after the race of formula 3 at the Grand Prix Brno, Czechoslovakia, May 24, 1970. (CTK Photo/Zdenek Havelka)