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Somalia

In June 2021 Somalia was estimated to have a population of 16.35 million people, of whom 46% now live in cities. The urban population is predicted to triple by 2050. Somalia, which is 627 340 km2 in extent is situated on the Horn of Africa. It has the longest coastline of any country on the continent. It shares borders with Kenya in the south, Ethiopia in the west and Djibouti in the north-west. Maritime borders are shared with Yemen.
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Land Area
62,734,000 ha
GDP/Capita
1,136.7 USD
Total population
17,065,600
Urban population
45 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
70.3 %

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‘There’s no future in this IDP camp’: Why Somalia’s crisis needs a rethink
17 August 2023
This story was originally published in The New Humanitarian Mohamed Gabobe - Freelance journalist based in Mogadishu, Somalia Abdirahman Ahmed Aden - Freelance journalist and filmmaker Obi Anyadike, Senior Editor, Africa   War and drought is emptying Somalia’s countryside, creating a surge in…
Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo/Stuart Price
200,000 at risk of starvation as drought ravages Somalia: UN
28 September 2022
Somalia is facing a "very alarming" situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock many people depend upon, a top UN official said on Tuesday. The United Nations has warned that the Horn of Africa nation is on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade…
Drought, Somaliland,photo by UNDP
Drought and hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and region: What to know
07 September 2022
The Horn of Africa region is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations and several aid organisations have said. Millions of people are facing food insecurity, as scientists and aid groups warned that Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia could be experiencing their worst…

Somalia

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Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa

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Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
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to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
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Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

284711.0183
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

28536387.6
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

829952.038
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

1750810.155
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Royal University of Agriculture

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

0
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Territorial Planning and Comprehensive Risk Management to Increase Resilience to Internal Mobility due to Disa
284711.0183
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Livelihood Enhancement Program for Refugees, Migrants, Mauritanian Returnees, and Host Communities in Hodh Cha
829952.038
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Reducing Vulnerabilities of Displaced Communities through Durable Solutions Programming in Somalia - Danwadaag
28536387.6
Project duration:
to
Euro
Norwegian Refugee Council
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Cadasta- strengthening land and resources rights
1750810.155
Project duration:
to
Euro
University of Bristol, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

This project will work to promote effective mechanisms to secure land and resource rights and improve land governance systems, working directly with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). This project focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.

Supporting Community Policing and Stabilisation in Iraq
93439.44309
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

Life-Saving Support for Drought Affected Communities in Belet Weyne
1809669.508
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
International Organization for Migration
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Africa Regional: High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

Objectives

This project aimed to explore the linkages between access to justice and the rule of law, peace, sustainable development and climate change and to contribute towards the achievement of the High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa in October 2022.

Target Groups

Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland,
1506932.047
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

93439.44309
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database)
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Somalia has been cast as the new frontier for oil and gas exploration which has strong potential to lead to further conflict between contesting elites seeking access to oil revenues.

Women and their babies wait patiently at a medical clinic in Mogadishu,
In the business of ‘doing’ – how gender is operationalized in land governance working with displaced communities in Somalia
21 February 2024
  Photo:  AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES. (CC0 1.0 Universal) In the business of ‘doing[1] The Saameynta Joint Programme is a project aimed at achieving durable solutions for internally displaced people in Somalia, which currently hosts 3.8 million IDPs. Land governance is at the center of this…
Festival: Making the Linkages between Open Data and Land in East Africa
Festival: Making the Linkages between Open Data and Land in East Africa
You are invited to join a lively festival devoted to building an open data community in East Africa and making the linkages between open data and land on May 8th from 5PM-9PM at IHUB. This festival aims bring together local open data aficionados together with l experts from East Africa and beyond…