Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO

STORY: Drought to continue in Horn of Africa: WMO DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of a village ravaged by drought in northern Kenya 2. various of children ferrying water 3. various of camels 4. various of locals migrating 5. various of the meeting 6. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry STORYLINE: Catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. SOUNDBITE (English): SOIPAN TUYA, Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry "The need for enhancement of our early warning systems cannot be over-emphasized. We are in the middle of a drought that has not been witnessed in the last 40 years in this country, and that among many things speaks to the need to up our game in terms of the early warning (system). We have our metrologic