Somalia: Project Highlights - OSRO/SOM/204/USA
The Government of the United States of America contributed USD 600 000 to the FAO project, "IImproving flood and drought risk management in Somalia – SWALIM", which as implemented from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2023. The project aimed to contribute to strengthened community resilience by providing early warning information to improve flood and drought risk reduction, preparedness and mitigation. During the project implementation period, FAO’s Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) continued to produce data and information products for flood and drought early warning, which were disseminated to partners for timely lifesaving interventions in Somalia. These included, for instance, water trucking which took place for most of 2022 following a prolonged drought across the country, as well as community evacuation to safe grounds during the recent (May 2023) flooding in Beletweyne. Overall, the project supported affected communities, government institutions and humanitarian partners.
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| Format: | Project biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2023
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CC7755EN http://www.fao.org/3/cc7755en/cc7755en.pdf |
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