W 01-The Climate of Somalia :
The report documents the climate of Somalia from analyses of historical data extracted from SWALIM and FAO climate databases. The report provides knowledge about the country?s climate to both climate and non-climate professionals. Provided that, monitoring meteorological networks in Somalia are not quite reprehensive to support weather analysis, coupled by long periods of missing values, scientific methods had to be used to interpolate missing data. Results of the analysis are presented in spatial maps and tabular formats in the report. Download Report (PDF, 9.3MB)

W 02-Somalia Rainfall Observers Manual:
The purpose of this handbook is to explain in simple terms the working of a rain gauge and to provide guidelines for the installation, maintenance reading and recording the rainfall catch from the rain gauge It is intended for use by Observer?s who are part of, or who are associated with, the Somalia Climate observation. Download Report (PDF, 1.1MB)

W 03-Inventory of Hydrometeorological Data for Somalia:
The report presents inventory of the hydrometeorological data for Somalia. The inventory has both the historical data rescued by SWALIM, as well as the current data collected by SWALIM since 2002 in eff orts to build the national river flow and climate archives for the country. The report also includes a number of thematic climate maps and analysis. The otherwise cumbersome data is presented in the report in a well organised format, easy to understand even for non-experts in this fi eld. The report is useful for those interested in identifying the changes in weather conditions in Somalia over time.Download Report (PDF, 781KB)

W 05-Status of Medium to Large Irrigation Schemes in Southern Somalia

This report documents findings of an assessment carried out by SWALIM to determine the status of the medium to large irrigation schemes in Southern Somalia and their irrigation infrastructure. Thorough literature review, key contact interviews with extensive remotely sensed data analysis were carried out to arrive at the assessment results. Baseline irrigation infrastructure information database was constructed. The results obtained together with the recommendations are expected to form the bases for the infrastructure rehabilitation efforts by the donor
community. Download Report (PDF, 7.54MB) 

 W 06-SWIMS Field Data Collection and Software Manual:
SWIMS is a software developed by SWALIM to manage information on the principle water sources for Somalia. To guide SWIMS users, SWALIM developed two manuals: Vol I ? for field data collection; and Vol II for the software. The field data collection manual describes the procedures to follow in collecting data using the standard field data sheets. Technicians collecting data in the field make use of the manual to determine the attributes to measure, precision required etc. The second manual is for experts using SWIMS to manage water sources data. The manual describes the different functions of the software, data entry, data management, report generation etc. By using SWIMS, government ministries and partners in the water sector in Somalia contribute in building a national database for the water sources in the country. Download Report (PDF, 3.3MB)

W 08-Rural Water Supply Assessment:
This report documents findings of an assessment carried out by SWALIM in three regions; Puntland, Somaliland and South-Central Somalia, to determine the situation of water supply in the rural areas of Somalia. The Somalia Water Sources Information Management System (SWIMS) national database was the main source of information to the study, alongside reports from previous studies and interviews with key partners in the water sector in Somalia. The report highlights the available water sources, technologies in use and water quality among others. The government authorities, donors and intervening agencies can make use of the report to determine priority intervention areas in meeting the demand for water in the rural areas of Somalia. Download Report (PDF, 1.54MB)

  W 09-Potential of Rainwater Harvesting in Somalia: A Planning, Design, Implementation and Monitoring Framework

The report documents the potentials of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) technologies in Somalia, with a standard framework developed for RWH based on an assessment carried out by SWALIM and ICRAF. The assessment involved wide consultations with stakeholders from government ministries, UN Agencies and NGOs participating in fact finding missions and consultative workshops held in Puntland, Somaliland and South Somalia. The report is intended to act as a reference material for policy makers to prioritize and guide community, government and external support agencies on RWH investment options for increased domestic,
agricultural and livestock production. Download Report (PDF 7 MB)

W 10-Improving Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in Somalia
This report documents the technical options in the development of fl ood forecasting and early warning systems in Somalia. The technical options were
developed from an assessment carried out by SWALIM and USGS in Juba and Shabelle Rivers for river flow forecasting and Garowe and Hargeisa towns for flash flood early warning systems. When implemented, the flood forecasting and early warning system would go a long way in saving lives and property damage as a result of frequent floods in Somalia. Download Report(PDF 2.9 MB)

W 11-Water Resources of Somalia
The report aims to assess the temporal and spatial variability of the available surface and groundwater resources, and its existing and potential uses. The assessment is based on the integration of hydrometeorological and physiographic data collected and analyzed by SWALIM and partner agencies. The report is intended to support integrated water resources management in Somalia that is based on coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare. Download Report(PDF 5.6 MB)

W 13-Hydraulic Behaviour of the Juba and Shabelle Rivers: Water resources management of the Juba and Shabelle Rivers involves two major issues: flood management and irrigation water supply. This study was commissioned to determine the hydrology and hydraulics of the two rivers to support these issues. The general hydraulic characteristics of the two rivers were determined and, water availability and water balance at key locations were calculated. Furthermore, detailed analyses of the characteristics of the two river catchments and their hydrological and hydraulic features have been undertaken. A large set of information has been generated. Irrigation water requirements for general cropping patterns followed in the Juba and Shabelle river areas were derived. Using the information generated the off-take levels and the dimensions and profile of the canals can be analysed to derive the capacity of the canals and discharge diverted by these canals in various seasons. This can be used to calculate the water balance of the river at different locations. The results and information produced are useful for irrigation and river management policy makers and planners. Some of the information generated in this study will be incorporated in the atlas of the Juba and Shabelle River Atlas that SWALIM is preparing.  Download Report(PDF 4.4 MB)  

  W 14-Analysis of the General Climatic Conditions of Somalia in Support of Drought Monitoring:  Drought in the Horn of Africa is one of the most important, most frequent and often misinterpreted natural phenomena. The definition itself requires clarification. “Drought” is used to explain many different types of food shortage situations caused by rainfall deficit, crop disease, armed conflicts, market problems, or just by aridity. Because of the incorrect diagnosis the treatment may also be wrong. Most existing drought related indexes are single parameter indicators, not able to reflect the complex nature of the drought and very difficult to use in a data scarce environment, like the one in the Horn of Africa, especially in Somalia. This document takes initial steps to create a drought index combining rainfall, temperature and Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) characteristics and compares the actual situation with the multi-year average characteristics. Download Report(PDF 6.9 MB)