SURFACE WATER USAGE DATA AT A GLANCE WATER INDUSTRY DOMESTIC 282 Annual Rainfall Millimeters LIVESTOCK POINT WATER SOURCES 250 DAMS 300 SPRINGS 600 BOREHOLES 2000 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 2TO3 YEARS 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-JUNE 75% 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. 27 0 C AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 50MM 250MM 100MM 350-500MM SOMALIA FRESH WATER LOSS 4BILLION 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 6 SOMALIA HAS RIVER BASINS INCLUDE JUBBA, SHABELLE, OGADEN, DARROR, GULF OF ADEN AND NUGAL CAPACITY BUILDING QUALITY Download