The region supports livestock production, rainfed and irrigated agriculture and fisheries, with an annual rainfall between 150 and 500 millimeters. Pdf format 17k bakool region pdf format 17k brief education profile of bakool region somaliain 1994. The rivers have been used as a weapon of war by the. Lower shabelle middle shabelle benadir marka jowhar balcad afgoye tayeeglow qoryooley mogadishu jalalaqsi buurhakaba wanlaweyne buulobarde beletweyne kurtunwarey baidoa buurhakaba. Nov 14, 2018 al shabab still controls tracts of rural central, southern, and western somalia, including in the regions of lower and middle juba, lower and middle shabelle, hiraan, gedo, bay and bakool, mudug. The humanitarian reference grid is a common reference system for all agencies working in somalia. Floods displace thousands, destroy farms in somalias middle.
Somalia is currently suffering flood disasters in two separate regions. Shabelle, middle shabelle, hiraan, lower juba and gedo regions. A local police commander who investigated the incident was subsequently detained by the sna in august, allegedly tortured and put on house arrest. Middle shabelle subnational food security cluster meeting. Five somali soldiers killed in alshabaab ambush in middle. It compiles health information received from the different organizations working in. Floodprone areas in southern somalia 5 in 20, riverine areas in the shabelles and jubas were affected by successive floods, the latest of which hit jowhar town, in middle shabelle, in midseptember. The sources report on middle shabelle was intended to correct that misconception.
Banaadir, lower juba, middle shabelle and hiraan active transmission. Middle shabelle locates north of mogadishu, the capital city of somalia. Clan fighting in early november in middle shabelle had displaced some 2,296 households from 10 villages, according to the african union mission in somalia amisom. Somalia hiraan, middle shabelle and lower shabelle. This includes mobile medical clinics in galgaduud, banadir, and middle shabelle that reach remote communities with lifesaving care. With support from cerf and chf, unicef is able to enhance its capacity to address gaps in timely provision of lifesaving nutrition support across the acute malnutrition hotspots in somalia. The killings included alshabaabs execution of persons it accused of spying for and collaborating with the fgs, somali national forces, affiliated militias, and western security forces.
Jubaland, south west, galmudug, hiraan, middle shabelle, benadir completed in 2015. Heavy rainfall in southern somalia and adjacent areas of ethiopia during the october to december deyrrainy season caused flooding in the juba and shabelle river basins, affecting more than 570,000 people and displacing at least 365,000 people across bakool, bay, gedo, hiran, lower juba, lower shabelle, middle juba, and middle shabelle. Middle shabelle is named after the shabelle river which passes through the region for 150kilometers. The river long passes through the region and has a unique characteristic. Using satellite imagery acquired 16 november 2015 and 02 january 2015, unitarunosat identified a total affected area of roughly 8,300 hectares in the shabelle dhexe and hoose. Somalia floods in 3 regions as juba and shabelle rivers rise. At present, there is no protagonist in somalia,only a multitude of defensive antagonists. The afdb supported somalia energy sector needs assessment and investment programme esnaip completed in 2015. Malaria and malnutrition stalk central somalia as more families flee floods nov 2019 undp. Official pdf, 92 pages world bank documents world bank group.
At least 5 flood related deaths have been reported. Middle shabelle lower shabelle middle juba marka xudur baidoa jowhar gaalkacyo belet weyne dhuusamarreeb garbahaarey kismaayo kenya somalia ethiopia juba river shabelle river indian ocean somalia. The current shabelle river levels at the upper reaches inside somalia hiraan region at belet weyne and bulo burti, are slightly above the normal range, while the mid and lower reaches middle and lower shabelle regions are signifi. Over the last few days, heavy rain in river catchments has caused flooding in at least 3 regions of somalia. Heavy rains are likely to result in an increase in the number of cases. Lower and middle shabelle are for up to 11,000 hectares flooded and up to. The region borders galgadud to the north, hiran to the west, lower shabelle and banadir regions to the south and the indian ocean to the east. There is along river that comes from the ethiopian high lands. The flooding is a result of heavy rainfall in the highland regions in the horn of africa. May 03, 2018 banaadir, lower juba, middle shabelle and hiraan active transmission. Mekelle university institute of water and environment. Middle shabelle benadir marka jowhar balcad afgoye tayeeglow qoryooley mogadishu jalalaqsi buurhakaba wanlaweyne buulobarde. Fsnaufews net 2019 post deyr technical release, somali version.
The conflicts in lower and middle shabelle are dynamic and continue to evolve. Most conflicts relate to resources and land disputes between clans, as well as. Satellitedetected water extents, as of 6 november 2019 over hiraan, middle shabelle and lower shabelle region of somalia. Geodata of standing waters over jowhar middle shabelle. We are also running a 54bed stabilization center that provides 24hour. Construction of water kiosk, caretaker room, elevated.
Jowhar the regional capital, balad, adale, aden yabal, warseikh, runnigrod and mahaddey. Middle shabelle regional health cluster minutes for regional health cluster meeting sunday, 24th june 2018, 10. The afdb supported somalia water and sanitation sector needs assessment and investment programme wssnaip volume i. Shelter support has been provided to about 38,900 people, with 60,000 people also being reached with emergency medical services through static and mobile health clinics. Bay, bakool, hiiran, banadir, middle and lower shabelle, southern galgaduud middle priority. Exploring the agricultural initiatives influence on stability in somalia. Geodata of standing waters over jowhar middle shabelle region, somalia this map illustrates satellitedetected waters in the jowhar, middle shabelle region of somalia. Lack of gu and dayr rainy seasons in 2010 led to one of the worst droughts in the history of middle shabelle region, somalia.
Somali government soldiers secure the scene of an attack on a restaurant by the somali islamist group al shabaab in the capital mogadishu, somalia, october 1, 2016. Apr 18, 2018 five somali army soldiers were killed and four others injured when alshabaab militants ambushed a military vehicle from jowhar heading to balad in middle shabelle region. Nairobi, 8 january 2008 irin local government officials in somalia are warning that thousands of displaced families who have sought refuge. Northern galgaduud, mudug, somaliland and puntland health 3.
Historically, the hiiraan and middle shabelle areas served as the breadbasket for. This map illustrates the extent of surface waters detected over hiraan. Fsnau fewsnet somalia 2019 post deyr briefing, 3 feb 2020. Middle shabelle is located in the central regions of somalia. More than 360,000 farmers and pastoralists are set to benefit from geffunded. Shabelle bay bakool gedo middle juba lower juba mogadishu indian ocean djibouti. The provisional constitution adopted by the somali parliament on 1 august 2012 mandates the establishment of a federal state. I sincerely declare that this thesis is the product of my own. Floods created by reliefweb on november 2006 office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs united nations. It is named after the shebelle river that passes through this region. However, in the 21st century extended displacement has become commonplace.
The risk of heavy floods is not high given the below normal deyr rain forecast for the eastern ethiopian highlands. Need assessment on drought made by sopddo in middle shabelle. It is to be noted that areas around the two transboundary rivers jubba, shabelishibeli have been strongholds of alshaabab lower and middle shabelle and lower and middle juba. The 2011 horn of africa food crisis resulted in famine conditions across six regions in the south of the country akool, ay, lower shabelle, middle shabelle, afgooye and mogadishu. Sluice gates were rehabilitated in lower and middle shabelle enabling the 25000 beneficiaries to farm their land. Somalia hiraan, middle shabelle and lower shabelle region imagery analysis. Need assessment on drought made by sopddo in middle. This is apart from the constant clashes between clans on water, which leads of casualties and deaths. It is bordered by the somali regions of galguduud, hiran, lower shabelle shabellaha hoose, and banaadir, as well as the somali sea as part of the former benadir region, middle shabelle s capital was mogadishu up until the mid1980s, when the town of jowhar became the capital. It is an administrative region in southern somalia that consists of four districts. Jowhar district, middle shabelle region through the distribution of hygiene kits and chlorine drums benefitting approximately 5,000 people. They were among the hardest hit areas during the 2011 famine and are territories that have undergone military offensives and substantial clan conflicts. Its occupants are mainly farmers, while some are agro pastoralists. Floods created by reliefweb on november 2006 office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs.
Somalia hiraan, middle shabelle and lower shabelle region. Middle shabelle region introduction middle shabelle is located in the central regions of somalia. Puntland is still recovering from the floods brought by tropical storm 03a on 11 november 20. Somalia including middle shabelle faced harsh droughts that threatened the lives of communities and their livestock across the region.
Construction of water kiosk, caretaker room, elevated water. Jowhar, august 16, 2016 a delegation of senior burundi military personnel serving under the african union mission in somalia amisom has held a meeting with middle shabelle administration officials, to discuss ways of securing the forthcoming elections in the region the meeting held in jowhar, last week, also discussed the general security situation in the region and how to tackle the. A prewar census estimated the population at 2 million and. Middle shabelle is an administrative region gobol in southern somalia. Middle shabelle region consists of seven districts.
The system has been designed for reporting of geographic location in the field, without the use of a gps. Somalia africa somalia ethiopia djibouti kenya k e n y a j u b a r i v e r t a n a t a n a s h a b e l l e r i v e r a w a s h w e n z m to a w a a ki m b o t n. These regions have suffered a combination of conflict and natural disaster over the last four years. Implication for enhancing water resource p lanning at shabelle basin in southern somalia in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of an msc degree in integrated river basin management by the institute of water and environment at mekelle university. Goobjoog news correspondent in jowhar said the attack happened in illbaaq village which is between jowhar and balad. Somalia reference map middle shabelle region 24 oct 2012. Jowhar district of middle shabelle during the gu season, exacerbated the deterioration of food security in these areas, displaced over 70,000. Somalia reference map middle shabelle region 24 oct. Five somali soldiers killed in alshabaab ambush in middle shabelle region. The region borders galgadud to the north, hiran to the west, lower shabelle and banadir regions. The 2012 provisional constitution of the federal republic of somalia, prohibit discrimination, under. Alshabaab continued to kill civilians see sections 1.
The killings included alshabaabs execution of persons it accused of spying for and collaborating with the fgs, somali national forces, affiliated militias, and. Middle shabelle banadir lower shabelle bay bakool gedo middle juba lower juba mogadishu indian ocean djibouti ethiopia kenya gulf of aden 2. Middle shabelle, however, has been suffering from flooding since around september this year. Gives brief description of general functioning or lack thereof of schools in the region. This is due to delayed crop planting because of a late onset and subsequent erratic deyr rains october to december and the effect of floods in middle shabelle riverine zone.
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