By the traditional division of labour, women look after sheep and goats, while men look after the camels. If women lose their flock to drought (which happens not infrequently) they effectively lose their right to graze the tribal lands and are often forced into exile to the capital Hargeisa. Then almost the only option is to labour in the markets. In the city, life is brutally tough, money is hard to come by, and home is usually a displaced persons’ camp or a shanty town.
A. Guterres anakumbusha, mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa yanahusiana na watu kung’olewa mastakimu, mapigano na uhamaji Vile vile tukizungumzia matukio kwenye Mkutano wa COP15 unaofanyika Copenhagen, Antonio Guterres, Kamishna Mkuu wa UM juu ya Huduma za Wahamiaji, aliwaambia wajumbe wa kimataifa Ijumatano kwamba zipo fungamano halisi kati ya watu kuhamahama makwao, kung’olewa makazi na taathira za mabadiliko ya hali ya hewa.