The operator lines up the well/pump and pumps water
The operator lines up the well/pump and pumps water into a makeshift collection point - hole in the ground - and the nomads will bucket out water for their livestock. The project will develop civil works around... More
Sand dune in picture #23 but shown as taking the road.
Sand dune in picture #23 but shown as taking the road. Picture #24.
CRDP field camp site. Picture #3.
CRDP field camp site. Picture #3.
Another view of the reserve in picture #13. Sheep in
Another view of the reserve in picture #13. Sheep in the background behind the range ecologist. Picture # 14.
Village watering points and livestock. All watering
Village watering points and livestock. All watering points, i.e. established wells are also village sites, where a new well is put in at a new site, a new village develops around it. Picture #6.
Here is a nearby site to the abandoned well in picture
Here is a nearby site to the abandoned well in picture #30 where a successful well has been installed. Notice cattle waiting to be watered. Picture #31.
Village well in Central Somalia. Project will upgrade
Village well in Central Somalia. Project will upgrade such sites to improve access and sanitation. Picture #5.
A herd of sheep on the coastal plain of Central Somalia.
A herd of sheep on the coastal plain of Central Somalia. Picture #15.
Here is another example of a water collection and aquifer
Here is another example of a water collection and aquifer recharge operation. Fence around ponds controls access. Project built rain pond with one of USAID provided dozers. Picture #19.
The well opening as framed by timbers. This well had
The well opening as framed by timbers. This well had to be dug out each year. The liner will help keep the sand from covering the well. The nomads do not use this well except during the dry time of the year. Picture #27.
CRDP range ecologists and counterparts review range
CRDP range ecologists and counterparts review range forage conditions. Picture #1.
Here is a distant picture of the coastal well site
Here is a distant picture of the coastal well site - Indian Ocean in the background. Picture #26.
A village grazing reserve. Livestock are forced out
A village grazing reserve. Livestock are forced out and not allowed into the area until drought conditions prevail. Picture #8
One of the many had dug shallow wells on the coast
One of the many had dug shallow wells on the coast of Somalia. Most of these wells are dug in dry stream beds near the coast but usually have soft water intrusion in two to three days. The solution is to move a... More
An example of a hand dug well in the interior area
An example of a hand dug well in the interior area of the Central Rangelands. There is a man in the well filling buckets which is hand drawn by nomads at top. Note the well drilling rig in the background. Picture #28.
Recent work on the same sand dune pictured in #9. Picture
Recent work on the same sand dune pictured in #9. Picture #10.
Earlier (three years) work on the sand dune in picture
Earlier (three years) work on the sand dune in picture #9. For one more year the CRDP will have stabilized this sand dune. Picture #11.
CRDP range ecologists and counterparts reviewing range
CRDP range ecologists and counterparts reviewing range plant classification maps, Project will improve the utilization of forage through introducing range management techniques such as rotational grazing. Picture #2.
Here is another one of the many sand dunes in Somalia
Here is another one of the many sand dunes in Somalia - no work done on this one yet. Picture #12.
Here is another village grazing reserve - not the difference
Here is another village grazing reserve - not the difference between the vegetation on the two sides of the fence. That's a guard station in the background. Picture # 13.
This is Hobyo on the coast of the Central rangelands.
This is Hobyo on the coast of the Central rangelands. A small fishing village now but someday it will probably be a port with access to much of the central area of Somalia. There is a district range office here... More
Here is another example of a water collection and aquifer
Here is another example of a water collection and aquifer recharge operation. Fence around ponds controls access. Project built rain pond with one of USAID provided dozers. Picture #19.
Here is another sand dune area. This one is about 60
Here is another sand dune area. This one is about 60 miles from the coast in the interior. This one has recently been moving - strong winds in the area - and has crossed the road - which was clean six months ea... More
Well drilling rig seen in background of picture #28.
Well drilling rig seen in background of picture #28. Project put a borehole in here but the water was to saline for either human or livestock use. This hole is abandoned. The rig is secured and ready to move to... More
There are also many "burkeds" in the Central Rangelands
There are also many "burkeds" in the Central Rangelands that are sunken concrete lined tanks that collect and store surface runoff. Not the brush cover to reduce evaporation. Picture #33.
The dug well "grave yard" - many dug wells here. Nomads
The dug well "grave yard" - many dug wells here. Nomads and few livestock using a well in the background. Indian Ocean behind the Nomads. One fisherman and two boats also in the background. Picture #17.
Another picture of the coastal plain, but in an area
Another picture of the coastal plain, but in an area where there has not been any rainfall for a year and a half. Rainfall average in the central area of Somalia is around 200mm/year but erratic in reference to... More
Well drilling rig seen in background of picture #28.
Well drilling rig seen in background of picture #28. Project put a borehole in here but the water was to saline for either human or livestock use. This hole is abandoned. The rig is secured and ready to move to... More
Convoy of this particular review mission. Picture #4.
Convoy of this particular review mission. Picture #4.
There is a rock wall behind the group which the project
There is a rock wall behind the group which the project has helped the nomads to install in a dry stream bed to help check and store fresh water during rains to recharge the underground aquifers with fresh wate... More
Camp site for the CRDP water development unit working
Camp site for the CRDP water development unit working to stabilize a fresh water coastal well that has been in use for many years - see enclosed brief. In this case a liner and a cover is being installed to pre... More