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FILE - A woman walks along a path in a drought-stricken field in Zvimba, rural Zimbabwe, Saturday, June, 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

FILE - A woman walks along a path in a drought-stricken field in Zvimba, rural Zimbabwe, Saturday, June, 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

File — Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli/File)

File — Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli/File)

Baobab trees stand in Chirundu, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Baobab trees stand in Chirundu, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

File — A man stands in a sun-baked dried up watering hole in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. .(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/File)

File — A man stands in a sun-baked dried up watering hole in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. .(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/File)

File — Villagers pump water at a borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli/File)

File — Villagers pump water at a borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli/File)

File — A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

File — A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

File — A women scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

File — A women scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe/File)

File — Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)

File — Villagers fetch water from a makeshift borehole in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. as the United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa, triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon, has had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)