Emergency & Humanitarian28 December 2019

Joining the campaign against desert locusts in Dollo Ado

Wa-PYDO’s emergency response team took part in a collective campaign to control locust swarms in Dollo Ado on 28 December 2019.

A dense swarm of desert locusts over farmland near Dollo Ado, December 2019. Photo: Wa-PYDO.

When 28 December 2019
Where Dollo Ado Woreda
Team Wa-PYDO emergency response team

On 28 December 2019, Wa-PYDO’s emergency response team took part in a locust control campaign in Dollo Ado, as swarms of desert locusts moved through the area.

It was a collective effort, in which the woreda administration and many local groups took part. Wa-PYDO thanks the officials of the Dollo Ado Woreda Administration for their leadership. Read more about our emergency and humanitarian response.

In pictures

A member of the Wa-PYDO emergency group in a high-visibility vest during the locust campaign

Desert locust control campaign in Dollo Ado, 28 December 2019

First shared on Wa-PYDO’s Facebook page.

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