Turkish and Iranian dams dry the Euphrates and Tigris. ‘All the trees have died’

[Yahya]

Source of jubba river receives 1200-1500mm of rainfall in a year, can’t compare that to the seasonal river of toghdeer.

A deforested region receives no rainfall. Compare the source of the jubba river to the entire sool and togdheer provinces all the way up to the mountains.

How can the rainfall we receive be retained fore longer with little to no trees. How can we have higher evapotranspiration rates with no trees and poor soil that cause water to evaporate instead of being retained. We are screwed geologically and we created our problems over time. The oromo region is much more heavily forested and therefore naturally receives greater rainfall per annum.

 

[repo]

The juba river region is mountainous until very near the Somalia border

There was a plan to irrigate it on the Ethiopian side, up to 1 million hectares but was reduced to a few 10k. I don't know if it was because it was unfeasible due to terrain or budget.

 

[reer]

There was a plan to irrigate it on the Ethiopian side, up to 1 million hectares but was reduced to a few 10k. I don't know if it was because it was unfeasible due to terrain or budget.

the somalia areas of the genale river are quite mountainous. now imagine the oromo highlands how mountainous they are. much more.