Puntland Vice President attends Water Catchment handover in Salahley

[Saahid Qamaan]

Puntland Vice Ahmed Karaash attended a water catchment handover in Salahley outskirts of Garoowe.

He thanked the ministry, UNDP and Kulmiye who worked to get the water catchment build.

He urged the community to look after it.

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

UNDP does great things for the country

The Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation for Puntland, Hon. Abdiqafar Hange, appreciated the support from EU and the partnership with FAO, highlighting the importance of the project to improve access to water for local communities in a context like Puntland constantly affected by drought and where natural resources are scarce and progressively deteriorating.

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

€3.2 million shared between Puntland and Somaliland

ILWRM, with an overall EU contribution of 3.2 millions Euro, is shared with Somaliland, where the same activities are to be implemented in Puntland are foreseen, including a pilot project to be designed and implemented by the Information Management Centre in collaboration with local communities in a selected water catchment areas.

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

They will implement the same water catchment in selected areas in Somaliland.

Local construction companies benefit as well as communities in need of water especially during the harsh dry seasons where there is no rain or delay.

 

[SilentE1001]

They will implement the same water catchment in selected areas in Somaliland.

Local construction companies benefit as well as communities in need of water especially during the harsh dry seasons where there is no rain or delay.

They've been doing that for the last 20 years

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

Sirlance this is a €3.2 initiative shared between Puntland and Somaliland to improve access to water for local communities constantly affected by drought and make them more resilient.

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

 

[Saahid Qamaan]

Good initiative

 

[AliUK]

How much would this water catchment thing cost and how many people will benefit from this water?

@Saahid Qamaan @SirLancelLord