YoniZ Posted November 15, 2015 Good start and the next ones should include Hydroelectric options. - Constructed in 20 days by local firm. - Preconstruction survey in 3 months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mooge Posted November 15, 2015 this is very good project niyoow. this money spent is not even that much. well done to people of Karkaar region and government of Puntland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoniZ Posted November 16, 2015 One of the basic human intelligence is to live with your surroundings. Multi million cubic meters of water end up in the ocean every year, and the Nomads living in the area struggle getting water for their livestock. It is decades late, but as they say better late than never. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tallaabo Posted November 19, 2015 This is not a dam but a reservoir, nevertheless it is an excellent initiative. Somalis should have constructed thousands of such reservoirs by now to take advantage of the short rainy seasons. Sri Lanka is an island with no rivers but thanks to the good leadership early on in their civilisation, it is awash with fresh water all year round. Even the wild animals drink from the countless manmade lakes which are spread across the island. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ElPunto Posted November 19, 2015 ^Where did you get the idea that Sri Lanka has no rivers??? Yoniz - how much did it cost? Who paid for it - the government or NGOs? So much money wasted on capacity building and training - what would have happened if some of this was diverted to projects like this? I will be honest - I've been to some of these remote sites in Somalia - the people quite frankly are dumb, deaf and blind. They seem unable to grasp that they can do something to change their lives and that they are the prime actors in their own development. I hope projects like this wake them up for a deep slumber. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoniZ Posted November 20, 2015 <cite> @ElPunto said:</cite> Yoniz - how much did it cost? Who paid for it - the government or NGOs? The cost was small grant of $55,000 funded by The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and UNDP. It comes under Climate Resilience project launched in Garowe earlier this year. http://www.so.undp.org/content/somalia/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2015/01/27/somalia-launches-innovative-climate-resilience-project.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
