Somalia: GEF, UNDP Project Advances SDGs in Somalia through Hydromet Services

Nov 21, 2019 | Delia Paul, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have announced a USD 10 million programme to build capacity for flood and drought forecasting in Somalia. The project is expected to promote water security and access for more than 360,000 farmers and pastoralists. The programme will establish Somalia’s first National Hydro-Meteorological and Monitoring Service, led by its Directorate of Environment and Climate Change in the Office of the Prime Minister and implemented by its Ministry of Energy and Water Resources. Activities under the project include weather monitoring, flood and drought forecasting, early warning, and training on flood management and water conservation.