Post on 20-Aug-2018
SURFACE WATER USAGE
DATA AT A GLANCE WATER
INDUSTRYDOMESTIC
282AnnualRainfall
Millimeters
LIVESTOCK
POINT WATER SOURCES
250 DAMS
300 SPRINGS 600
BOREHOLES2000 SHALLOW
WELLS
25%75%
IRRIGATION METHODS
SPATE IRRIGATION Water from sudden floods or spates as a result of sporadic
rainfall.
SURFACE IRRIGATION Water diverted or
pumped from a river or stream onto the area to
be irrigated.
FAO Aqua Statistics
These infographics were created to convey Somalia’s water data drawn from different sources . More info graphics can be downloaded from www.faosomalia.org/infographics.
About the Infographics
DROUGHT RECURRENCE
3TO4
DROUGHT RECURRENCE is
approximately
YEARS
FLOOD RETURN PERIOD
FLOOD RETURN for Jubba and Shabelle rivers is
2TO3YEARS
Somalia’s main rainy seasons (Gu and
Deyr) are separated by two dry spells known locally as
Jilaal (January-March) and Hagaa (July-
September).
3IN10PEOPLE
Only 2 out of 10 in the worst-affected areas of the south and this increases the risk of outbreaks of waterborne diseases.
Have access to clean drinking water
33%
JUBBADA HOOSE
JUBBADA DHEXE
GEDO
BAAY
BAKOOL
SHABEELLAHA HOOSE
BANAADIR
HIIRAAN
GALGUDUUD
NUGAAL
BARI
SOOL
SANAAG
TOGDHEER
WOQOOYI GALBEED
AWDAL
\
MUDUG
MUQDISHO
ANNUAL RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
OF WATER
6
Global Average
Somalia Average
Litres per Capita
per Day
Litres per Capita
per Day
20
DEYR OCT- DEC
GU APRIL-JUNE75%
25%0.8%
98%
0.8%
0.9%
IRRIGATION
RIVER FLOW MONITORING
GROUNDWATER MONITORING FLOOD &
DROUGHT EARLY WARNING
WEATHER MONITORING
WATER !
MONITORING
WATER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
SWALIM’S WORK IN SOMALIA
RAINFALL BY SEASON
WIND SPEED
3.5M PER SECOND
(AV.)
About SWALIM: Somalia Water and Land Information Management is an information management programme within the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in Somalia responsible for providing information on water resources with a focus on water, irrigation, river gauging network, weather monitoring network and flood early warning and response.
270C
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
50MM
250MM
100MM
350-500MM
SOMALIA
FRESH WATER LOSS4BILLION
CUBIC METERS OF FRESH WATER IS LOST TO THE
INDIAN OCEAN, EVAPORATION AND PERCOLATION FROM JUBA AND SHABELLE RIVERS EVERY YEAR.
Somalia Water and Land Information Management
RIVER BASINS
6SOMALIA HAS
RIVER BASINS INCLUDE JUBBA, SHABELLE,
OGADEN, DARROR, GULF OF ADEN AND
NUGAL CAPACITY BUILDING
QUALITY
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