SWIMS is a tool designed to build an inventory of water sources in Somalia that will allow a basic characterization of the sources in terms of physical, socio-economic and management practices.The purpose of this field guide is to ensure a common approach to collecting data in the field is employed by all users of SWIMS. This is the critical first step to ensuring data quality and consistency both across and within the data sets housed in SWIMS

The Somalia Water Sources Information Management System (SWIMS) is a data management software developed by the Somalia Water and Land Information Management project (SWALIM). The software provides a link to the agencies working in different regions in Somalia towards developing a water sources inventory for the entire country.

The purpose of the Somalia Water Information Management System (SWIMS) is to provide a mechanism for constructing and maintaining an inventory of Water Sources in Somalia to

SWIMS waa aalad loogu talagalay in lagu dhiso diiwaagelin ilo biyood ee gudaha Soomaaliya taasi waxay suurogelin doontaa asteynta aasaasiga ee ilaha marka la eego xaaladaha oogadeed, dhaqan-dhaqaale iyo maareynneed. Ulajeedada buug-hogaamiyaha duurka waa in la hubiyo habraac la wadaago si xogta duurka laga soo ururiyo ay adeegsadaan dhaammaan isticmaaleyaasha SWIMS. Tani waa tallaabada kowaad ee ugu adag si loo hubiyo tayada xogta iyo sugnaanta guud ee ka dhaxaysa iyo isla xogta uruursan ee ku jirta SWIMS labada.

The hydro-geological survey and drilling 8 boreholes aims to improve the availability of water in areas identified as high priority and those having acute shortage of water supply. These include areas of settlement of vulnerable groups such as returnees, IDPs and pastoral population in drought stricken regions of Somalia

Water from dry riverbeds as a hands on manual provides the requisite insights and information on how surface runoff that is released into seasonal rivers as flash floods can be harnessed and abstracted through appropriate technologies such as hand dug wells, weirs and sand storage dams (sand and subsurface dams). This hands-on handbook begins with a historical perspective/background information on sandy riverbeds as reservoirs of good quality water and then goes on to look into the survey and design considerations required before constructing hand dug wells, weirs and sand storage dams (sand and subsurface dams). This manual has also addressed the concern over when to develop these water sources by giving the suitable seasons for surveys and construction works. The latter information is important because experiences from emergency relief operations in the arid lands of Kenya (i.e. Turkana) have showed that the construction of sand storage dams in times of drought cannot provide the badly needed water to water deficit areas. Instead, these dams should be developed with a view to being recharged during the rainy season and utilized in subsequent dry spells.

The book 'Some Medicinal Trees and Shrubs of Eastern Africa for Sustainable Utilisation and Commercialisation' is a fulfilment of one of the major recommendations adopted by the East and Central Africa Regional Agricultural Forum for Training Team (ECA-RAFT) Workshop and General meeting held in Kigali, Rwanda, during the period 24th — 281h May 2004. The ECA — RAFT, an ICRAF supported initiative, is a regional network of public Universities and Colleges, dedicated to the enhancement of training in Agroforestry and integrated natural resources management in tertiary institutions. The general assembly of ECA—RAFT, while reviewing the status of Agroforestry and natural resources educational materials available in universities and tertiary institutions in the region, concluded that there was an urgent need to enhance and mobilise the teaching capacity of educators and educational institutions in Agroforestry and integrated natural resources management. Hence, the adoption of the recommendation: andldquoto develop a new manuscript on medicinal trees and shrubsandrdquoas one key regional priority activity in pursuit of this objective. Consequently and within the constraints of the available resources, a regional team drawn from four universities namely, Makerere University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenyatta University (KU) and coordinated by Maseno University (MSU) was constituted to undertake the task that has culminated in the publication of this book.