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T1 State of the Environment in Somalia: A Desk Study
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 resource conservation
K1 resource management
K1 environmental assessment
K1 management of natural resource
K1 natural resource conservation
K1 environmental risk
K1 natural disaster
K1 waste management
K1 fishery management
K1 forest management
K1 marine resource
PB United Nations Environment Programme
YR 2005
FD 2005-12
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8425
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8425
NO The Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 affected part of Somalia, with most of the damage experienced in the north-east along a 650 km coastline stretching from Xafuun in the Bari region. UNEP was requested by the Somalia Transitional Federal Government to conduct a detailed desk study on the state of the environment in Somalia. Findings of the Desk Study indicate that not much information is available with regard to many aspects of natural resources management, although there is still sufficient evidence to highlight a number of concerns over recent and current patterns of natural resources use. On the one hand Somalia is experiencing significant environmental problems, including deforestation, overfishing, overgrazing and soil erosion, while on the other it lacks both human and financial resources as well as a political structure and stability sufficient to allow these issues to be addressed at even the most basic level.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026