Abdirashid Elmi^1,, Abdisalaam Elmi²

Somalia exemplifies the destructive synergy between climate, conflict, and resource shortages, which severely impede economic and social progress. This manuscript examines key weather events, trends, and humanitarian interventions. The temporal pattern of drought occurrence in Somalia has undergone a significantly alarming shift over recent decades. The recurrence interval has contracted from an historical average of once per decade to approximately two to four episodes per decade, progressively diminishing the adaptive capacity of agro-pastoral communities to withstand consecutive environmental shocks. Similarly, frequency and intensity of floods have increased, and due to increased population density in flood-prone areas and land degradation (deforestation, soil erosion), large number of people have become internally displaced. This paper concludes that recurrent disasters have ravaged the very foundations of Somali livelihoods, obliterating crops, inundating farmlands, and decimating livestock, which are essential for both sustenance and economic survival.

Conflict, Drought, Floods, Food security, Human mobility