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East Africa expects drier-than-usual conditions from January to March 2025

Patrick Verkooijen, Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) global CEO when he visited the Ngai Ndethya sand dam in Kibwezi East. The Dam has been built with community collaboration and the CEO is advocating for community-led climate-resilient actions. The organization is mobilizing resources for Africa in the fight against climate change.[FILE,Standard]

The East Africa region will experience drier-than-usual conditions between January and March 2025, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Monday.

The center said in a forecast that the drier conditions will affect mainly Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, and Tanzania.

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