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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the following FAO/GIEWS Special Alert.



GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 337
20 December 2016
East Africa

Alarming food insecurity in several areas of East Africa
due to severe drought



HIGHLIGHTS


?  Widespread drought severely affects crops and rangelands in East Africa and food insecurity is expected to significantly deteriorate by early 2017



?  Major areas of concern are central and southern Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, northern and eastern Kenya, northern and eastern United Republic of Tanzania and southeastern Uganda



?  Sharply increasing prices of cereals and livestock products constrain food access for large numbers of households



?  Recurrent climatic shocks have undermined household resilience and urgent support to agriculture is needed



[web_GIEWS Special Alert 337 East Africa first page.png]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6688e.pdf>

[cid:image003.gif@01D25ADF.73E351D0]  Go to GIEWS Special Alert<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6688e.pdf>
[cid:image003.gif@01D25ADF.73E351D0]  Go to other GIEWS Special Alerts<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/special-alerts/en/>




Enquiries may be directed to:
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/>
Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
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