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Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently... more Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently relying on water trucking from unprotected and poorly maintained water sources around Hargeisa for daily water use and the poorest families spend almost 5 times more than others who have access to main water due to the high price of the trucked water. Hence, the Hargeisa urban water supply upgrading project is currently underway to replace the tumbledown and inadequate water infrastructure that was constructed 1970s to supply what was a city of 180,000 inhabitants. The project is principally funded by the European Union with supplementary fund from the Somaliland Development Fund and World Bank/WSP in partnership with the Hargeisa Water Agency and UN- Habitat. Therefore, this paper is examining the challenges that the poor resourced Hargeisa Water Agency (HWA) will face for managing the improved Hargeisa water supply system beyond the current large-scale water supply upgrading project.
WEDC Conference Paper, 2017
Despite the quarter century of donor investment through small scale projects the rural water supp... more Despite the quarter century of donor investment through small scale projects the rural water supply in Somaliland suffers high rates of dysfunctional and unreliable water supply, where over 54% of the rural water points have fallen into disrepair at any given time. Little effort has been put into improving the sustainability of rural water supply over that period of time, especially during the dry season. This paper analyses the challenges, lessons learnt and the success of the the Quenching the Thirst project which CARE International implemented 2013-2016 in Somaliland with a close partnership of the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). The main interventions were capacity building, steps towards sustainable water policy and the use of the solar powered water pumping technology and village lighting business. This has ensured reliable & safe to drink rural water supply and enabled the villagers to be more resilient to the current severe drought prompted by El Nino in Somaliland.
Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently... more Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently relying on water trucking from unprotected and poorly maintained water sources around Hargeisa for daily water use and the poorest families spend almost 5 times more than others who have access to main water due to the high price of the trucked water. Hence, the Hargeisa urban water supply upgrading project is currently underway to replace the tumbledown and inadequate water infrastructure that was constructed 1970s to supply what was a city of 180,000 inhabitants. The project is principally funded by the European Union with supplementary fund from the Somaliland Development Fund and World Bank/WSP in partnership with the Hargeisa Water Agency and UN- Habitat. Therefore, this paper is examining the challenges that the poor resourced Hargeisa Water Agency (HWA) will face for managing the improved Hargeisa water supply system beyond the current large-scale water supply upgrading project.
Water supply, hygiene and sanitation service standards are poor in rural Somaliland due to inadeq... more Water supply, hygiene and sanitation service standards are poor in rural Somaliland due to inadequate service functionality and poor capacity gaps of all levels. In Somaliland, community role in rural water supply management is not clear in the national water policy and poorly regulated, this undermined the acceptability of the local community's willingness to participate meaningfully in the rural water supply system. Moreover, In terms of capacity development, different sectorial staff may have received several training workshops, but what often not done well is looking at impact of training workshops, seminars and short courses for local authority staff, NGO personnel as well as the village level committee members. This paper is aimed to discuss the current community managed rural water supply management option and strategies for capacity development. This paper will also outline an overview of the water supply situation in Somaliland with examples of Gabiley region rural water supply.
Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently... more Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently relying on water trucking from unprotected and poorly maintained water sources around Hargeisa for daily water use and the poorest families spend almost 5 times more than others who have access to main water due to the high price of the trucked water. Hence, the Hargeisa urban water supply upgrading project is currently underway to replace the tumbledown and inadequate water infrastructure that was constructed 1970s to supply what was a city of 180,000 inhabitants. The project is principally funded by the European Union with supplementary fund from the Somaliland Development Fund and World Bank/WSP in partnership with the Hargeisa Water Agency and UN- Habitat. Therefore, this paper is examining the challenges that the poor resourced Hargeisa Water Agency (HWA) will face for managing the improved Hargeisa water supply system beyond the current large-scale water supply upgrading project.
WEDC Conference Paper, 2017
Despite the quarter century of donor investment through small scale projects the rural water supp... more Despite the quarter century of donor investment through small scale projects the rural water supply in Somaliland suffers high rates of dysfunctional and unreliable water supply, where over 54% of the rural water points have fallen into disrepair at any given time. Little effort has been put into improving the sustainability of rural water supply over that period of time, especially during the dry season. This paper analyses the challenges, lessons learnt and the success of the the Quenching the Thirst project which CARE International implemented 2013-2016 in Somaliland with a close partnership of the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). The main interventions were capacity building, steps towards sustainable water policy and the use of the solar powered water pumping technology and village lighting business. This has ensured reliable & safe to drink rural water supply and enabled the villagers to be more resilient to the current severe drought prompted by El Nino in Somaliland.
Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently... more Over 65% of the estimated one million people in Somaliland capital city of Hargeisa are currently relying on water trucking from unprotected and poorly maintained water sources around Hargeisa for daily water use and the poorest families spend almost 5 times more than others who have access to main water due to the high price of the trucked water. Hence, the Hargeisa urban water supply upgrading project is currently underway to replace the tumbledown and inadequate water infrastructure that was constructed 1970s to supply what was a city of 180,000 inhabitants. The project is principally funded by the European Union with supplementary fund from the Somaliland Development Fund and World Bank/WSP in partnership with the Hargeisa Water Agency and UN- Habitat. Therefore, this paper is examining the challenges that the poor resourced Hargeisa Water Agency (HWA) will face for managing the improved Hargeisa water supply system beyond the current large-scale water supply upgrading project.
Water supply, hygiene and sanitation service standards are poor in rural Somaliland due to inadeq... more Water supply, hygiene and sanitation service standards are poor in rural Somaliland due to inadequate service functionality and poor capacity gaps of all levels. In Somaliland, community role in rural water supply management is not clear in the national water policy and poorly regulated, this undermined the acceptability of the local community's willingness to participate meaningfully in the rural water supply system. Moreover, In terms of capacity development, different sectorial staff may have received several training workshops, but what often not done well is looking at impact of training workshops, seminars and short courses for local authority staff, NGO personnel as well as the village level committee members. This paper is aimed to discuss the current community managed rural water supply management option and strategies for capacity development. This paper will also outline an overview of the water supply situation in Somaliland with examples of Gabiley region rural water supply.