Ever you heard the story of Desert Locusts invaded East Africa!?
They ate everything across their way. It is the worst loscust outbreak some countries there have seen in 70 years. Researchers say they pose an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world's most vulnerable countries. Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are the worst affected, and Uganda is bracing for an invasion too. Authorities have advised citizens to stock up on food as the insects approach the border with Kenya, says experts.East African nations have been battling with swarms of desert locusts since the beginning of 2020. In what is being called the worst outbreak the region has seen in decades, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations warns that rising numbers of desert locusts present an extremely alarming threat to food security and livelihoods in the Horn of Africa.
According to the organization’s recent update on the desert locust upsurge, the current situation may be further worsened by new breeding that will produce more locust infestations in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and possibly further afield, (Richard Munang - UNEP expert in Africa, Feb 2020).
The issue of climate change has got proportional relationship with the outbreak of Desert Locusts. FAO has insisted about food security across the regions of horn of Africa.
What we can do is to try our best level to plant trees, to reduce carbon emission, to find plastics alternative so as we can overcome climatic change threat.
