The drought is caused by the El Niño weather pattern, which has left more than 100 million people in southern Africa, Asia and Latin America without food. 
Ukame huo umesababishwa na El Niño inayotokana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi iliyowaacha zaidi ya watu milioni 100 kusini mwa bara la Afrika, Asia na Amerika Kusini bila chakula.