The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says cases of severe malnutrition have risen in northeast Nigeria due to the effects of conflict and climate change on food production.
The International Committee of the Red Cross says cases of severe malnutrition have risen in north-east Nigeria due to the effects of conflict and climate change on food production.
“The upward trend is a worrying sign that families in the Lake Chad region increasingly struggle to put food on the table,” the report reads. According to humanitarian agencies` estimates, 6.1 million people in the Lake Chad region will experience food shortages in the coming months due to conflict and the effects of climate change — the highest number in four years.
“The region’s heavy reliance on subsistence farming made it vulnerable to the effects of climate change, like irregular rainfall, which also considerably hampers food production.”
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