WASH Cluster WASH Cluster as of 25th January 2021 Somalia: Monthly Water Price Updates ( ) Somalia

Key Highlights Average Price of Water in US Dollars Per Djibouti CALUULA Djibouti C Barrel of 200-Litre for Selected Districts Somalia is facing a severe water shortage following the poor perfor- QANDALA ZEYLAC C C BOSSASO mance of 2020 short rains (Deyr) and the subsequent abnormally high LAASQORAYC temperatures, heightening fears of deepening humanitarian crisis in C LUGHAYE coming months. There was an increase in reports of critical water C CEERIGAABO BERBERA C shortages in parts of , and Somaliland. The autho- BAKI C ISKUSHUBAN C C Cabudwaaq raties of South West and Hirshabelle states have also reported the dire BORAMA SHEIKH CEEL AFWEYN C C C GEBILEY need for water for rural communities and their livestocks. This situation C HARGEYSA BURCO BANDARBEYLA Dhusamereb C OWDWEYNEC C C is expected to persist until the next Gu rainy season. During this dry C XUDUN TALEEX Beledweyn season (Jilaal), surface water sources and some shallow wells started CAYNABO C C to dry up, increasing the distance travelled to water sources. C LAAS CAANOOD Jowhar C GAROOWE BUUHOODLE C In January 2021, increased water prices were noticed in some part of C EYL region particularly areas around Ceel Waaq and Baardheere C BURTINLE districts where the price a barrel of 200-liter capacity of water is about C Baidoa $ 6 to 7.5 followed by parts of Garbahaarey (Gedo) Yeed () and JARIIBAN GALDOGOB C C Baardheere Dhahar () where the price a barrel of 200-liter capacity of water GAALKACYO Ethiopia C is between $ 4 to $ 5. This was mainly attributed to insufficient rains Xudur received during the Deyr season that could replenish ground water CABUDWAAQ C CADAADO sources. Furthermore, limited regulation of private water suppliers C Kismayo often leads to expensive prices, forcing households to fetch water from DHUUSAMARREEB Marka C HOBYO far and from unsafe open wells. C 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 CEEL BARDE C BELET WEYNE Banadir region has recorded the lowest water prices for a barrel of C CEEL BUUR XARARDHEERE YEED C C The average price of water in US dollars per barrel of 200-liter 200-liter due its proximity to Shabelle river combined with a good C DOOLOW XUDUR presence of private water companies that can provide water at afforda- C C TAYEEGLOW C LUUQ WAAJID BULO BURTO CEEL DHEER ble prices to the residents of the capital. The average price of water in BELET XAAWO C C C C C C ADAN YABAAL Boosaaso US dollars per barrel of 200-liter in Mogadishu is 0.40. Authorities and GARBAHAAREY JALALAQSI Average Price of water, C C Galkacyo humanitarian partners are urged for a resumption of emergency water BAYDHABA C in U.S. dollars per Barrel trucking interventions in the areas reported higher water prices QANSAX DHEERE CEEL WAQ C BUUR HAKABA JOWHAR CADALE of 200 Liters C C WANLA WEYNC C Qardho particularly the rural areas of Buuhoodle, Badhan, Ceelwaaq, Garba- C DIINSOOR BALCAD BAARDHEEREC C C < 1.5 haareey and ceelberde to avert a further deterioration of the situation. AFGOOYE iskushuban C C MOGADISHU

Kenya 1.5 - 2.5 Kenya QORYOOLEY C MARKA Garowe SAAKOW KURTUNWAAREYC Areas Reported High Water prices C C 2.6 - 3.5 BU'AALE SABLAALE C C BARAAWE Borama C 3.6 - 4.5 Region District Estimated price of water in 4.6 - 5.5 Burco AFMADOWJILIB USD for a 200-liters barrel C C 5.6 - 6.5 (average) JAMAAME Hargeisa C Gedo Ceelwaaq 7.5 > 6.5 KISMAAYO Ceerigaabo Gedo Garbahaareey 6.25 C Major Rivers Bakool Yeed 5.5 Laascaanood BADHAADHE Bordering countries Gedo Baardheere 5.35 C ¬ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 Sanaag Dhahar 5 C Major districts 0 112.5 225 450 Kilometers Togdheer Buuhoodle 3 The average price of water in US dollars per barrel of 200-liter

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