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Ecological assessment of the coastal plain on North Western Somalia (Somaliland)

The objective of this study was to make an ecological assesment of the North Western Coastal plains of Somaliland. This would provide some preliminary information on vegetation use and trends, wildlife and livestock numbers and the use of the area by herders and their livestock.

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Sommerlatte, M., IUCN, Umar, A, IUCN

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The World Conservation Union

Perspectives on freshwater: Issues and recomendations of NGO's

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Morley D. (Editor), UNED forum

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Drought assesment in Southern Africa using river flow data

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Tate, E., McCartney, M., Prudhomme, C., Meigh, J.

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Institute of Hydrology, Department for International Development

Irrigation Information Systems for Somalia

The aim of the work is to set up a comprehensive countrywide Information System for Irrigation. The system combines the existing and available information on Somalia, focusing its attention on the two river plains that are the most significant agricultural areas. In spite of the lack of some detailed data, the present Information Irrigation System can be consider a first effort to build up a useful tool to control, plan, manage and monitor the land. In this prospect, the main tasks of the work were:ul licollect all the existing/available information of Somalia/li licritically evaluate the usefulness of this information in the context of the future System/li; licreate a dynamic system that can be updated./li

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Rosati , I.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome (Italy)

Coping mechanisms and their efficancy in disaster prone pastoral systems of greater horn of Africa: Effects of the 1995-97 drought and 1997-98 El-Nino Rains and the response of pastoralists and livestock

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Ndikumana J., Kamindi, R., Marambii, R., International Livestock Research Institute, Stunth, J., Hamlett, P., Global Livestock-Collaborative Research Support Program Livestock Early Warning System (GL-CRSPLEWS), Ossiya, S, National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) , Uganda

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Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa, Global Livestock-Collaborative Research Support Program Livestock Early Warning System, Texas, USA, International Livestock Research Institute

Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 5/2

Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites in the study areas

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Resource Management and Research

Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 2

Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites in the study areas

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Summarized physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites volume 1 part 5/2

Summarised physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites

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Assesment review of the Jowhar water supply system

In October 1995, it became clear that some of the problems faced by the population of Jowhar town, including the occurrence of cholera and other water borne related diseases, were due to lack of adequate clean and potable water supply. Thus in July 1996, Implementation of the rehabilitation of the Jowhar town water supply system started and was completed in September 1997. Since August 1997, about 23,256 persons of Jowhar town have had unlimited access to safe and potable water supply, thus reducing the incidences of water borne diseases such as cholera, thus contributing in Improving the heath of the communities. Furthermore, there has been reduction in the time spent by women and girls In search of clean water and the provision of employment opportunities for community members. Most Importantly for the first time in local history, rival clans were brought together to work for the sole benefit of their communities. It is against this background that UNICEF Somalia has decided to learn from the successes and constraints of the Jowhar town water supply system by conducting an assessment review that will incorporate the following: br Engineering works done on the rehabilitation of the system by UNICEF,br Existing and operating management set up of the FARJANO Company, br Any system expansions done by FARJANO and costs involved,br

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