01 November 2021, Kilifi, Kenya - A woman carrying a jerrycan filled with water as she leaves a water kiosk.
Background information
The combined effects of crop and pasture losses caused by desert locust, COVID-19 related mitigation measures, and consecutive below-average rainy seasons have placed communities in the arid and semi-arid lands of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia at risk of severe food insecurity and loss of livelihood.