by Stephanie Machua | Mar 2, 2026 | Agriculture, Agroforestry, clean energy, Climate change, Dollow, Drought, Food Security, Gedo, Somalia, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, solarenergy
Farmers harvesting sudan grass Somalia continues to face prolonged and recurrent drought, with below-average rainfall resulting in widespread water shortages, crop failure, livestock deaths, and the erosion of community livelihood systems. Agro-pastoral communities...
by NAPAD | Jul 31, 2025 | Access to Justice, Displacement, Dollow, Emergency, Food Security, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, IDPs, Livelihoods, Mandera County, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
Reporting Period: July 2025 Prepared by: Nomadic Assistance for Peace and Development (NAPAD) Over the past two months, Belet-Hawa District in the Gedo Region has witnessed a sharp escalation in armed conflict between forces of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)...
by NAPAD | May 15, 2025 | Abduwak, Access to Justice, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Bee Farming, Cash Assistance, clean energy, Climate change, Conflict Resolution, Dignity Kits, Displacement, Dollow, Drought, Education, Emergency, empowerment, Floods, Food Security, GBV, Gedo, Somalia, Girls, HEALTH, hygiene, IDPs, Innovation, Innovation, irrigation, Kismayu, Kitchen garden, Livelihoods, Livestock, Nutrition, Peacebuilding, School Feeding, solarenergy, Somalia, WASH, Water, Women, Youth
This report highlights NAPAD’s work in 2024, in collaboration with our partners, to respond to the urgent needs of vulnerable communities in Somalia affected by conflict, climate shocks, displacement, disease outbreaks, malnutrition, limited access to healthcare, and...
by NAPAD | Jan 31, 2025 | clean energy, Climate change, Dollow, Drought, empowerment, Food Security, irrigation, Livelihoods, solarenergy, Somalia
Salah happily showcasing his Capsicum harvest Somalia is facing an ongoing food security crisis driven by long standing vulnerabilities and the growing impacts of climate change. Unpredictable seasonal rains have made it increasingly difficult for the country’s...
by Stephanie Machua | Feb 29, 2024 | Climate change, Dollow, Emergency, Floods, hygiene, WASH
Good hygiene and sanitation practices can save lives In the Gedo region of Somalia, the River Dawa is a double-edged sword for the communities it supports. While it sustains agricultural livelihoods during the dry seasons, it can quickly become a source of...
by NAPAD | Jan 13, 2024 | Climate change, Dollow, Emergency, Floods, WASH, Water, Women
Introduction Flooding in Dollow District The beginning of the El Niño phenomenon triggered devastating floods in Somalia, intensifying the already pressing humanitarian needs in a country already facing increased food insecurity, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks,...
