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Gu 2015 Rainfall Outlook
The Somalia rainfall forecast for Gu 2015 rainy season is calling for normal rains in most parts of the country with few areas expected to receive enhanced rains. Despite the normal rains and due to the weak river embankments in the Juba and Shabelle rivers, there is risk of flooding owing to the topography of the area, uncontrolled irrigation activities and poor river basin management due to collapse of pre-war flood control infrastructure.
As part of flood preparedness and contingency planning SWALIM, using satellite images, has mapped the river breakages in the middle and lower parts of the two rivers which are most vulnerable. The breakages database produced and shared with you earlier has been updated to include recent data for the January and February 2015 period. Three types of breakages have been identified namely; open, potential and closed. The open breakages are those that were still open during the period of investigation. The potential breakages represent points that have very weak river embankment or have experienced several breakages in the recent past. The closed breakages are those that were previously open but efforts have been made to close them.
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Impacts of Rising Water Demands in the Juba and Shabelle River Basins on Water Availability in South Somalia
Somalia has frequently been affected by droughts, famines and water-related humanitarian crises. Water is scarce and the only perennial streams, the Juba and Shabelle rivers, are transboundary with river flows mainly originating from the Ethiopian highlands. In both riparian countries water demands are projected to increase. This paper reveals the impact of rising regional water abstractions on stream flows by illustrating sectoral demands and joining them into scenarios of medium and high population and economic growth. These scenarios are associated to the time horizons of 2035 and 2055 respectively. The scenarios disclose alarming trends especially for the Shabelle River: In the medium and high growth scenarios, water demands surpass the available river flows by 200 and 3500 hm3, respectively. The calculated deficits partly derive from conflicting assumptions about river flows by the two main riparian countries, an obstacle to any integrated planning efforts and sustained regional development.
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Flood Watch Bulletin 02-12-2014
During the week ending on 01 December 2014, there was decrease in rainfall activities within the Juba and Shabelle river basins inside Somalia with most stations recording no rains with exception of Bullae in Middle Juba region recording a total of 14mm and Belet weyne in Hiran region recording 8.5mm of rainfall.
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SWALIM Update Issue 7
We are pleased to share Issue 7 of our quarterly newsletter “SWALIM Update” for the period August 2014 - October 2014
The newsletter provides updates on SWALIM water and land information management activities such as:
• SWALIM Completes Mapping Riverbank Breakages on Juba and Shabelle rivers
• Over 100 Partners Trained in SWALIM Information Management Tools
• Somali Water Sources Information Goes Live
• SWALIM - 10 Years of Sustained EU Funding
• Expansion of the Weather Monitoring Network in South and Central Somalia
• SWALIM Conducts Partner Capacity Needs Assessment
• SWALIM Supports Development of the Somali National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
We hope you will enjoy this edition. You feedback will be highly appreciated.
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Somalia Dekadal Rainfall Bulletin - Dekad 33 2014
During the third Dekad of November 2014 (21 – 30 November), there was no rainfall activities in the northern parts of Somalia with the exception of Eafweyne in Sanaag region of Somaliland and some stations in the north eastern regions that received moderate rains. There was continued rainfall activities in the Southern parts of the country with some stations receiving above normal rains.
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Summarised physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites
Summarised physical and biotic descriptions of range monitoring sites
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Resource Management and Research
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Instituto Agronomico per L'Oltremare Firenze
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Juba Valley development study: Volume I, Summary report
This report details the results of more than one yearandrsquos study conducted by the andldquoDivisione Esteroandrdquoof Technital, S.p.A. (which has had independent status since August 1975 and now goes by the name of Technosynesis S.p.A., Planning and Engineering Consultants). The report consists of six volumes. The first of these, the present one, summarizes all the investigations and conclusions, which are detailed in the other five volumes together with relevant documentation and explanations.
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Juba Valley development study: Volume III Geology, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
This report details the results of more than one yearandrsquos study conducted by the andldquoDivisione Esteroandrdquoof Technital, S.p.A. (which has had independent status since August 1975 and now goes by the name of Technosynesis S.p.A., Planning and Engineering Consultants). The report consists of six volumes. This is the third volume and gives details Geology, hydrology and hydraulic engineering of the project area
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World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
Monitoring mission report on deep well drilling project in Middle Shabelle region
On 12th Aug. 95 WES National Project Officer, Mr. Mohamed El-Fattah sent a radio massage to Mr. Ali Haifa who was the Hargeisa WES OIC, requesting to deploy Mr. Hassan Egal for 10 days mission to Rage Eele in Jowhar Region area where UNICEF committed in drilling 2 deep wells through one of UNICEF partner ADRA International NGO based in Mogadishu and have sub-office in Adele District. The terms of reference of the trip were the following: 1. Inspection arid monitoring the on going project. 2. To brief a new employed WES consultant for Mogadishu on the policies and procedure of UNICEF Water and environmental sanitation programme
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United Nations International Childrens Education Fund
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International Commitee of the Red Cross/Crescent
Gauge Rehabilitation
Advanced Queries and Formulas 2.0 Top of Form 1 Author Vasily Belyh Last Modified Aug 04 1999 Software ArcView 3.x Language Avenue Category ArcView Tables,ArcView Views: General Extension Yes Keywords table, view, query, expression, calculate, formula Filename advcalc2.zip File size 16.72 KB Bottom of Form 1 Top of Form 2 File name: advcalc2.avx File size: 65.63 KB Bottom of Form 2 Useful extension to store the user's queries and formulas in project
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European Centre For Agricultural training
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U.S Geological Survey
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Somalia Water and Land Information Management, Nairobi (Kenya)
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Center for Ecology and Hydrology
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European Centre For Agricultural training
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATION AFRICOVER
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United Nations Development Office for Somalia
Bright spots project final report - Comprehensive assessment
Bright spots,(so-called) can be defined as individuals, small communities and households that have adopted innovative practices and strategies to reverse natural resource degradation in a sustainable manner whilst maintaining or enhancing food security. Bright spots are potentially sustainable, and levels of natural resource capital are above ecological and economic thresholds. It is these Bright spots that form the basis of this report. The report comprises a series of sections describing selected Bright spot cases from different parts of the globe and a global assessment of the extent of Bright spot is attempted using previously collected data sets and surveys conducted in the current study. Using survey data, the relevance of ten key drivers in the development of Bright spots was assessed.
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International Water Management Institute
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United Nations Development Office for Somalia
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