Chapter 3: water - introduction

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Chapter 3: water 

Chapter 3: water 

Today 

• Introduction to chapter 3: Somaliland
• Assignments workbook 

Somaliland

Somaliland

• Semi-autonomous region in northern Somalia
• Declared independence from Somalia in 1991
• 3.5 million inhabitants

Somaliland

• Some regions have mountains and fertile ground
  
• Other regions are mostly semi-desert with little fertile greenery around
  

No water: thirsty but also hungry

• Severe droughts
• Large-scale crop failures
• Climate refugees in the west of Somaliland
• Not enough food for everyone: starvation 

No water: thirsty but also hungry

• 6.7 million people in trouble
• Climate refugees
• Lots of regions in the emergency situation (phase 4)

Why is there drought?

Homework 

• Read the introduction of Chapter 3 in BuiteNLand
• Make 1 - 6 of the introduction

Finished? Read §3.1 - make assignment 1 and 2