Water resource mapping and harvesting
The water resource mapping and harvesting program is a process of aerial mapping of Somali dry land regions through satellite imaging software to locate watershed areas for water harvesting. In this process, we identified some of the most populated towns and cities with ample natural water supply resources yet with high annual water scarcity cases.
Ecosystems Restoration
The Somali environment is suffering from decades of environmental exploitation and neglect, which has led to deforestation, desertification, and land degradation. As such, the country is one of the first nations in the world in which climate change has adversely impacted disproportionately because of its post-conflict fragile sociopolitical and economic status. Thus to restore the …
Education and Training
The IPWE offers the following certificate and diploma programs in different capacities and venues to strengthen the environmental knowledge and perception of the communities: Environmental studies: Natural resource management, Water resource mapping and harvesting, and Ecosystems restoration, among others.
Shebelle River Pollution Crises Demand Intervention
By Dr. Shariff Osman, PhD Introduction During the former successive Somali governments have managed the rivers between 1960 and 1969, with utmost treatment in terms of water sharing management, water quality control and sanitation, barrage equipment repairs and flood-control systems rehabilitation, among other things. However, after the collapse of the Somali state, all services, as …
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World Water Day, March 22, 2020
Figure 1: UN Worldwaterday.org Today, one of the most critical social and academic discussions surrounds about climate change and its impact on our lives and environment. But in deep thought, water is the defining element that classifies the role of water in the worsening climate. Pure and abundant water for everyone is a solution to …
Methane Gas Use and production
Figure 1: A burning stove for cooking Methane gas is a very combustible naturally forming hydrocarbon which chemically consists of one carbon atom plus four hydrogen atoms and with the chemical formula of (Ch4). Natural gas which most of the people are familiar with consists of up to 90% methane gas. Besides, this gas is …