http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water Comments for "Water problems in Somalia: a photo-essay, Anna Husarska " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water#comment-438701 What is being done to help? Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:36:24 +0000 Martina Gerada comment 438701 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water <p> <img src="/files/somalia/0729.jpg" border="2" alt="child searching for water" title="child searching for water" vspace="5" width="480" height="640" align="middle" /> </p> <p> A thirsty child sucks futilely on a dry tap in Somalia&#39;s Mudug province </p> <p align="center"> *** </p> <p> In 2007 the climate has been particularly harsh in Somalia: first, the heavy rains in neighboring Ethiopia caused flooding in central Somalia. But the rainy season itself was a disappointment, and water <a href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EMAE-77GSRR?OpenDocument">shortages</a> made it impossible to replenish the reservoirs. Cereal production this year is at 30% of the average for the last decade. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/africa/somalia_women_water#comment africa 50.50 democracy &amp; power africa &amp; democracy Anna Husarska Original Copyright Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:56:32 +0100 34726 at http://www.opendemocracy.net