For example, before this drought begun, we had disastrous flooding. Lives were lost, property was damaged, infrastructure was destroyed, and farmlands were ruined. The drought came immediately after the flood season, and we haven't had adequate rainfall since mid-last year. We normally have the short rains season from September to December and the long rains season from March to June. Both rain seasons failed, as meteorologists had warned.

Our water reservoirs are at a record low, and as  a result of this, we've been having our water rationed for about 6 months now. The schedule has gotten tighter and tighter and there are people who have literally had no access to tap water in the last 6 months. More and more boreholes have been dug, but even that cannot sustain the population. Currently, there have been reports of recent sporadic rains in the rural areas, but still not enough as needed. This drought, combined the floods preceding it, has really affected our water security as well as our food security. 

It is clear that we need to move away from reactive measures and into preventative measures. We need to trap and store flood water. We need to desalinize sea water for it to be used for domestic and other purposes. We need to learn to use water and other resources sparingly, and to reuse and recycle them more. We need to renovate our infrastructures to make sure they can withstand floods. We need to look for floodproof farming methods and we need to invest in different irrigation methods. More importantly, we need to sensitize the public on the harsh reality ahead and how to deal with it. We also need to sort out wealth inequality because poor people are doubly disadvantaged in situations such as these. 

I have been holding discussions with people from different walks of life in a bid to create awareness on the situation at hand, and I am planning on working with the various online campaigns, as well as offline ones, that are already ongoing to the same end.