Name: 正在發生的悲劇：肯亞北部乾旱與物資中斷引發生存危機（A crisis compounding: drought and dwindling aid in northern Kenya | DW News）
Uploaded: 2026-03-30T17:01:15.000Z
Duration: 5 min 39 s

Sofia Alouadan's first order of business is water.

Sofia Alouadan 的首要任務是找水。

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It is blisteringly hot, and the race to find even a drop is relentless.

天氣熱得要命，尋找一滴水的競爭也永無止境。

This is life in Wajir, one of the most heat-stressed regions on Earth.

這就是 Wajir 的生活，這裡是地球上最受高溫壓力影響的地區之一。

We've not had any rain, and we're facing a very severe drought.

我們一點雨都沒下，正經歷著非常嚴重的乾旱。

It's now been almost 7 months since we last saw rainfall.

自從上次下雨到現在，已經將近七個月了。

What little rain that came was not enough.

即使有下雨，也少得可憐，根本不夠。

The pasture dried out, and Sofia's animals started to die.

草場乾枯了，Sofia 的動物開始死亡。

Now, the mother of 7 is alone to care for her children as her husband searches for what the drought stripped away: grazing land.

現在，這位七個孩子的母親，在丈夫尋找乾旱奪走的牧草地時，獨自照顧著孩子們。

My husband went with the remaining animals, but he would not have gone if things were okay.

我老公帶著剩下的動物走了，但如果情況好的話，他不會走的。

Signs that things have not been okay are everywhere we look: dried water pans, holes dug into riverbeds by people searching deeper for water.

到處都看得到情況不對勁的跡象：乾涸的水盆，人們在河床挖洞尋找更深處的水源。

Scientists say this region, in the Horn of Africa, is drying out faster than at any point in the last 2,000 years.

科學家說，這個位於宏觀非洲的地區，正在以過去兩千年來最快的速度乾旱。

The IPC, who measure and communicate food crises, report 3.3 million people in northern Kenya cannot reliably feed themselves—52% more than last year.

負責衡量與傳達糧食危機的IPC報告指出，肯亞北部有三百三十萬人無法穩定地餵飽自己，比去年增加了百分之五十二。

Some of Sofia's children are malnourished and are being supported by an NGO-funded nutrition program.

Sofia 的一些孩子營養不良，正接受由非政府組織資助的營養計畫的幫助。

With her husband gone, the few remaining animals provide milk for the family.

由於丈夫不在，僅存的幾隻動物提供了家人所需的牛奶。

But Sofia cannot be sure when her husband will return, so she prioritizes getting water.

但 Sofia 無法確定丈夫何時會回來，所以她優先處理取水的事。

With her children in tow, she begins a 20-minute walk to a nearby bohol.

她帶著孩子們，開始了前往附近 bohol 的二十分鐘路程。

Hidden under her scarf is a 30-day-old baby.

她的頭巾下藏著一個三十天大的嬰兒。

At the bohol, the clamor for water never lets up.

在 bohol，對水的需求聲從未停歇。

Only then are the large plastic containers filled for human use.

接著，大型塑膠容器才能裝水供人使用。

The last time there was any significant rainfall in this area was 2 years ago,

這個地區上一次有顯著降雨是兩年前，

These cycles of floods into droughts have left this community unable to stay resilient, leaving most of them dependent on not very sustainable forms of water.

這種洪水和乾旱的循環，讓這個社區無法維持韌性，大多數人都依賴著不太永續的水源。

Deko, a resident here, tells me at least 100 families depend on this one bohol.

這裡的居民 Deko 告訴我，至少有 100 個家庭依賴這個 bohol。

But this water is neither free nor reliable.

你們有看到這些乾淨的水塔嗎？

For the last maybe 2 to 3 years, it's not functioning.

大概兩到三年來，它都沒辦法用了。

Deko wants the government to do more for his community,

Deko 希望政府能為他的社區做更多事，

but the local administrator says government is doing enough and that more help should come from outside.

但當地行政官員說政府已經做得夠多了，應該有更多援助來自外部。

This reliance on external donors becomes apparent as residents approach us repeatedly, mistaking us for NGOs to ask if we've brought food.

這種依賴外部捐助的情況，在居民們一再前來詢問我們是否帶來食物，把我們誤認為非政府組織時，就顯而易見了。

Further north, Suleiman Sane is used to these questions.

再往北邊一點，Suleiman Sane 對這些問題已經習以為常了。

He was born here, but the villagers know him as a Red Cross guy who brings food.

他在這裡出生，但村民們認識他是一位會帶來食物的紅十字會人員。

International aid to the region has dropped sharply after funding cuts by major donors.

在主要捐助者削減資金後，國際社會對該地區的援助已大幅下降。

Very few organizations are having programs that are supporting this emergency drought response.

很少有組織有在推動支持這次緊急乾旱應對的計畫。

As time moves and as time goes, you'll find that it's going to get worse and worse.

隨著時間的推移，你會發現情況會越來越糟。

With now also the climate change is not getting better.

It's getting worse, and then the donor value is shrinking.

情況越來越糟，捐助者的價值也在縮水。

but the good thing is that the communities are now trying to adapt.

但好消息是，社區現在正努力適應。

Training communities on how to change is part of Suleiman's job.

培訓社區如何改變，是蘇萊曼工作的一部分。

Some of the suggestions he makes today include storing hay for use during the rainy season, keeping fewer healthy animals,

他今天提出的一些建議包括，在雨季儲存乾草，飼養較少健康的牲畜，

Because of now the aspect of being predominantly Muslim area, that we leave everything to God,

因為這裡主要是穆斯林地區，我們凡事都交給上帝，

and the rains will come, and when they come, we are better off.

雨水會來的，當雨水來臨時，我們就會更好。

如果沒有來，那就是上帝的決定。

So the aspect of preparedness is a challenge most times.

所以準備這方面，大多數時候都是一個挑戰。

The government's answer to that challenge is a national drought management authority created for a single task: to end drought emergencies in Kenya.

政府對這個挑戰的回應是成立一個國家乾旱管理機構，專門負責一項任務：終結肯亞的乾旱危機。

In some areas, that work has already started.

在某些地區，這項工作已經開始了。

We find emergency animal feed ready for distribution by the drought management authority to herders with absolutely no pasture.

我們發現緊急動物飼料已經由乾旱管理機構準備好，要分發給沒有牧草的牧民。

Sofia is not part of the distribution list, but at least she now has water.

Sofia 不在這次的發放名單上，但至少她現在有水了。

If God gives us rain tomorrow, then we'll be grateful.

如果上帝明天賜予我們雨水，那我們就會感激。

Because if it rains, life would get better again.

因為如果下雨了，生活就會再次變得更好。

For 13 euro cents, she's bought just enough for their daily use.

她花了 13 個歐分，買了足夠他們日常使用的量。

Without animals to sell, money is hard to come by,

沒有牲畜可以賣，錢很難賺到，

and Sofia doesn't know how she'll buy more tomorrow.

而 Sofia 不知道明天她要怎麼再買。

But right now, she lets her youngest enjoy the first sips.

但此刻，她讓最小的孩子享受第一口。