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Somalia: Monthly Water Price Updates (as of 25 May 2021)
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Key Findings of Water Prices
Following increased rainfall since the last week of April in Somalia, average water prices have significantly decreased in many parts of the country with the cost of water per barrel of 200-liter decreased by more than 50% in some districts. This was mainly attributed to an increase in water quantity following the Gu rains, which showed an improvement in May, although they have largely been below average. The majority of assessed districts have showed a decrease in prices from March to May mainly due to replenishment of groundwater sources which had been depleted previously. However, some districts have showed no change in prices, while some others reported a slight increase of water prices. But in general, water shortages, widespread reliance on water trucking are expected to prevail in the coming months as the performance of Gu rains is below normal in most parts of the country.
Somalia: 2021 Gu’ Season Floods Update #1 - As of 9 May 2021
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Highlights
• Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country triggering flash floods which have killed and displaced people, but a forecast suggests the rains will begin to subside from mid-May.
• Reports indicate that at least 25 people have been killed due to the heavy rains including nine children who died after their house flooded in Banadir on 7 May and four people killed by lightening in Puntland on 5 May.
• An estimated 25,000 people in 15 villages in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region were affected by riverine flooding has affected, displacing people in eight villages and inundating farms.
Somalia: Drought Conditions Situation Update (As of 14 April 2021)
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SITUATION OVERVIEW
Most parts of the country are facing critical water shortages, with more than 50 districts facing moderate to severe drought conditions. The situation is particularly concerning as forecasts indicate a second consecutive season of below-average rainfall during the April to June 2021 Gu season. Current forecasts indicate little to no rainfall for most parts of Somalia through the third week of April. The Drought conditions are spreading throughout Somalia against a backdrop of depleted coping mechanisms due to recurrent shocks and high levels of forced displacement; over 1.3 million Somalis were displaced in 2020 and 112,000 have been displaced in the first three months of 2021, about 34% of them due to drought conditions.
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Somalia has spent decades in the grip of violent conflict. Today, it also faces the largest desert locust invasion in decades, a growing hunger crisis and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change threatens to make life even more difficult in a country already prone to natural disasters.