this wiki site summarizes some hydrology studies of somalia but we have huge land and no lakes and only 2 consistent rivers. Most of country relies on underground water which is limited and some areas not even that good because of salt. I would say no we dont have alot of water but opposite its very scarce
Can Somalia really be Greened
- Thread starter Dagdag
- Start date
Most of the ground water haven’t been accessible due to the lack of propper drilling tools. The only ones that are currently being depleted are the surface wells which given our land mass leaves us with plenty to explore.
The Re-greening of Somalia would require us to actually build up the necessary energy infrastructure to allow for desalination and use the water resources to restore some of the grass lands. We might not have the tree density of other nations but we have plenty and any video of Somalia would showcase that. We’ve depleted our shrubs and grass due to over grazing and I’m sure that’s what’s negatively affecting our soil.
The Re-greening of Somalia would require us to actually build up the necessary energy infrastructure to allow for desalination and use the water resources to restore some of the grass lands. We might not have the tree density of other nations but we have plenty and any video of Somalia would showcase that. We’ve depleted our shrubs and grass due to over grazing and I’m sure that’s what’s negatively affecting our soil.
The 1 annotation is saying actual forest is 2,5000,000. This would make forest cover in somalia 3.92% of the total land area.
actual forest = land that has dense or true forest cover, not just sparse vegetation or scrubland
True forest looks like this. Probably what most of us accustomed to in west and why people get confused by term forest and its different meanings
then you have places like this. which fall under generic forest term but arent actual forest. but scrubland and such
Last edited:
Its also somewhat confusing what difference between shrub and tree . the acacai which is very common in somalia can be shrub or tree
They have the GOAT river of all rivers. The Congo river is massive and very strong 80x than the Nile and way deeper.
Somalia can't have trees like these because the environment (Ethiopian highlands) doesn't allow.
See this video about Why there is a desert in Somalia. You will see that all the moisture goes to north Western Ethiopia.
Very good video . It’s bad luck with those mountains everywhere else almost on equator lush rain forest . Rain shadow effect maybe one day technology will circumvent it or way to seed clouds come about. But we also way better off than arab gulf states someone always got it worse
Or, just build pipeline from the congo river all the way to Somalia.
Delulu
If the russians and europeans can build thousands kms long gas and oil pipelines from Siberia to Germany, then these water pipelines are doable
U can do canals which diverts waters. Or irrigation system using pipes . Big project was in Libya . Somalia can also create artificial lake by damming rivers. This was planned in 80s can read more if you google bardheere dam
Great Man-Made River - Wikipedia
Beavers build huge dams seen from space but we can’t do itU can do canals which diverts waters. Or irrigation system using pipes . Big project was in Libya . Somalia can also create artificial lake by damming rivers. This was planned in 80s can read more if you google bardheere dam
Great Man-Made River - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
yeah to much reliance on western ngos and organizations. So many of the projects im seeing its FAO or world bank provididng funding for seeds, irrigation, canals, green houses. Needs to be more incentive to push people to be self sufficient. Need more tariffs on fruits and other goods we can product at home so people get off ass. Remitance and culture also part of it and image assocaited with things like farming cutting hair construction .Beavers build huge dams seen from space but we can’t do it
Look at this seems simple enough project for people in city to come together for. why wait for outside org and disaster to destroy ur crop
Trending
-
-
-
The Far Right Crashing Out Over MN Mayor Speaking Somali- Started by Keep it a boqol
- Replies: 25
