Will the fundraising campaign succeed in saving wildlife from drought in Kenya?
A fundraising campaign to dig a water well and save thousands of animals threatened by drought.
Written by: Mohammed Omran
Wildlife in Kenya's Tsavo West National Park is facing a worsening crisis due to waves drought Which has turned into a severe drought in recent years, leading to a decrease in water sources and the appearance of signs of emaciation and stress on many animals, amidst fierce competition for what remains of the water.
Drought threatens wildlife in Kenya: Urgent campaign to save Tsavo West animals from thirst
Those leading a humanitarian campaign to support wildlife warned that if the current situation continues without urgent intervention, more animals may die, given the rising temperatures and continued water scarcity within the park.
A fundraising campaign to dig a water well and save thousands of animals threatened by drought.
The campaign launched a fundraising initiative to dig a new water well, to provide a sustainable source of water that will help save thousands of animals, including elephants, giraffes and zebras, that are struggling to survive.
Campaign organizers stressed that every contribution, no matter how small, represents direct support for wildlife rescue efforts in one of Africa’s most important nature reserves, and helps to mitigate the effects of drought that threatens biodiversity in the region.
5 years of drought... Has the region entered a danger zone?
In a separate context, a report issued by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, entitled “Drought in East Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia”, published on May 20, 2026, revealed that the period between 2021 and 2025 witnessed the highest temperatures since data records began in 1981, which exacerbated droughts and lack of rainfall, reduced soil moisture, and increased pressure on water resources, which directly impacted food security and fragile agricultural systems in those regions.
Exceptional and continuous climate sequence
The report clarified that the most affected regions included the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia, southeastern Ethiopia, and eastern Kenya, as well as a number of regions in the Middle East and Central Asia, including northern Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
He pointed out that these areas have been exposed to successive periods of prolonged drought, coinciding with irregular rainfall, without achieving a sustainable restoration of the water balance.
The report pointed out that natural climate phenomena, chief among them ENSO and the Indian Ocean Dipole, played a major role in affecting rainfall patterns. However, it also confirmed an increasing structural trend towards drought, consistent with the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report issued in 2023, which warned of escalating extreme weather events in semi-arid regions.
