Drought
and Famine: CILSS
Main
Idea:
The
Interstates Committee to Fight Drought in The Sahel
has made predictions that after the good harvests of 1985 and 1986, the harvest
in 1987 will be poor. The lack of
rain and poor distribution of agriculture are responsible for the poor quality
harvest.
Summary:
This
article describes the drought conditions present in several Ethiopian
states.
The
people in the central and northern regions have shown cases of undernutrition with diarrhea. Harvests in this region are reported to
be more than 30% down from last year.
The sparse rainfall here is a reason for the drop in
harvest.
Rainfall
here has also been low and sparse.
It is still too early to make a conclusion, but the food shortages in the
north, north-west and southern regions are the first signs of reported famine in
the area.
This
year is the most rainfall they have seen in 20 years. The people hope the good rainfall will
lead to a good harvest.
Generally
rain is evenly distributed in this region.
Rainfall count is up in September but is still not as great as the
average from 1930-1960. If the
rains continue normally
FAO
Appeal for
The
UN in September called for massive food donations for