Monday, February 24, 2020
Management of the locust plague affecting East Africa.
The worst desert locust infestation in decades currently threatens crops across several countries of East Africa, severely stretching regional response capacities. Prevention systems have failed and an international emergency response has been slow to mobilise. Without urgent international cooperative action at all levels, the situation could yet deteriorate further. Moreover, without serious efforts to strengthen preventive management systems, similar crises may recur.