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Sagar cyclone was considered as one of the largest and most severe disaster that Somaliland experienced. The severity of the cyclone was inflated by vulnerability of the people to disasters and fragile environment. It has caused destruction in the lives of the people, economy, education and environment at large.  This timely report focuses the damages, economic losses and interventions that are needed to restore livelihood assets, social amenities and environment. The report will be an indication of consequences left by the cyclone and foundation of history that can help future generation to inquire insights on evolution and effects resulted by sagar cyclone.

Despite the fact that, in each challenge there is an opportunity, and one of the opportunities we came across during the emergency response, is how the entire community is united and cooperated together from President, vice president, ministries, authorities, local and international organization, and communities themselves to respond to cyclone and save the lives of the affected people. This created a sense of togetherness and self-reliance which can be sustained towards disaster risk management and sustainable development in Somaliland.

However, NADFOR felt the need to establish comprehensive report on effects, damages, and losses resulted by the cyclone, and necessary interventions in monetary value. Thus, I hail international and local organizations to adjust their recovery and resilience interventions with information indicated in this report. Donors and Government are required to jointly fund the necessary interventions revealed in the report to restore damaged livelihood assets, environment and other social amenities.  

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge humanitarian assistances from local and international organizations, government and private sectors, universities, community based organizations, United Arab Emirate (UAE), and Djibouti which took a great role in saving the lives of thousands of people. Also would like to register thanks to government staffs/sectors that shared with the information collected from the areas affected by the cyclone in pursuit to their mandate which helped the production of this report. Special thanks are given to Ahmed Mohamed Diriye, Sharmaarke Abdi Musse, Mohamed Abdalle Hussein, Mubarik Abdullahi Ibrahim, and Ismail Mohamed Ahmed who put laborious work in producing this report. 

With best Regards

Commissioner of NADFOR

 Faisal Ali Sh. Mohamed

لمشروع توزيع 100 طن من التمور للمحتاجين في  صوماليلاند.

المقدمة:

نيابة عن حكومة بلادي وبصفتي رئيس الهيئة الوظنية لمكافحة الكوارث وتأكين الغذاء اتقدم الي مقام حرمين الشريفين ملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز بن رعاه الله وسدد خطاه بجزيل وشكر وعظيم الامتنان علي المساعدات القيمة التي تكرم مقامه السامي لمكافحة في العالم, ونخص بالذكر الفقراء والمحتاجين في الصوماليلاند, والتي تكن لكم كل محبة وتقدير والي صاحب السمو الملكي الامير محمد بن سلمان ولي العهد الامين رعاه الله وسدد خطاه    

A Drought Early Warning-Monthly Bulletin produced by NADFOR. This is the outcome of data collected by the regional teams led by  coordinators of NADFOR, with the support of Village/ Community Disaster Risk Management Committees{CDRMC} and District officers of line ministries, who monitor the Key Early Warning Indicators. These EW-indicators include:

1. Rainfall performance.
2. Water availability and accessibility
3. Pasture and browse conditions.
4. Livestock body conditions
5. Livestock migration pattern
6. Milk availability.
7. Outbreak of diseases
8. Market conditions.
9. Terms of trade.
10. Environment Issues and uncertainty risk.

Kormeero  ka Socda “Hay’adda Udiyaargarawga Aafada iyo Kaydka Raashinka Qaran ee NADFOR”  ayaa Sahan Abaareed ugu  baxay  dhammaan gobollada dalka ,  maalinimadii khamiiseed  ee 25kii Octoober  ,hawlgalkaas oo qaatay 14maalmood ah,waxa la  soo gabagabeeyay   9kii Bisha Noofamber  ee 2021ka.

Kooxdii koowaad waxay u baxday oo soo sahamiyeen inta  badan Waaxyaha Ilaha dhaqan-dhaqaalle ee Bar iyo Beeralayda, iyo Xoola-dhaqatada ee Hoos yimaad Gobollada Galbeedka  sida Saahil,Maroodijeex iyo Gobolka Awdal,halka Kooxdii 2aadna  ay sahankoodii ku mareen   dhul ballaaran ama deegaanno badan oo hoos yimaad Gobollada Bariga (  sida Togdheer,Sool iyo Sanaag).

Guud ahaanba Kormeerkii  Hay’adda NADFOOR u dirta Sahaminta Gobolladu waxay soo ogaadeen  in Roobkii Deyrta ee 2021ku uu ahaa mid seel seel ah, celcelis ahaana hooseeyay  ,muddaduu da’ayayna koobnayd . Waxay ku soo warbixiyeen Isku duwayaasha Gobollada ee Hay’adda NADFOOR,in Roobkii Deyrta ee sanadkani kaliya da’ay tobbonkii maalmood ee u horreeyay Bishii Oktoober 2021,qaybo badan oo Gobollada bariga ahna kama di’in.

Meelo badan oo hoos yimaad Gobollada Bariga( sool,sanaag iyo Togdheer)  hadda waxa  ka jira xaalad baad iyo biyo yari ah . Sidaa awgeed Dadka xoolo dhaqatada  ee deegaanadaasi,iyagoo raadinaaya baad iyo biyo ,waxay u kala guurguurayaan Degmooyinka iyo Gobollada dalka soomaalilaand kaliya.

Kooxaha Sahaminta Xaaladda Abaarta ee Hay’addan NADFOOR,waxay  ku qiyaaseen  guud ahaan dadka Abaartu  toos  u saamaysay  in ay yihiin tiro dhan ilaa  700,000  oo Qof ,una dhigma tiro dhan 116,000  oo Qoys, kuwaas oo  ku nool  dhammaan lixda Gobol  ee waaweyn ee Jamhuuriyadda   soomaalilaand.

Dadka Abaartu saamaysay waxay ugu kala sugan yihiin Gobollad sida ku xusan shaxankan soo socda.

A Drought Monthly Bulletin produced by NADFOR. This is the outcome of data collected by the regional coordinators of NADFOR, with the support of Village/ Community Disaster Management Committees, and District officers of line ministries, who monitor the Key Early Warning Indicators. These EW-indicators include:

1. Rainfall performance.
2. Water availability and accessibility
3. Pasture and browse conditions.
4. Livestock body conditions
5. Livestock migration pattern
6. Milk availability.
7. Outbreak of diseases
8. Market conditions.
9. Terms of trade.
10. Environment Issues and uncertainty risks

NADFOR Produces Drought Monthly Bulletin in Collaboration with Shaqodoon through Funding of Oxfam. This drought monthly report is collected by CBDRMcommittees with support of focal persons, who monitor key indicators of drought early warning. Targeting villages:  Balanbaal, Ceelcadde, Dhoomo, Il-Libaah, Huluul, Faraguul, Dhoobo-Cantuug, Gawseweyne, Shiisha and Tuur-B.

 The Key Early Warning indicators include:

1. Rainfall, 
2. Water level
3. Pasture Availability, 
4. Market condition and Terms of trade
5. Emergency  message recorded

Weather patterns and seasonal calendar in the country

Four main seasons characterize the seasonal weather patterns in Sanaag region as in the case of other [parts of the country: Two rainy seasons and two dry seasons. The seasons are largely determined by shifts in wind patterns from Indian Ocean (a southerly air stream) and from Asia and Arabia(north-easterly winds) .The main rains fall during the Gu-season(April-June) with lighter and more sporadic rains falling during the Deyr season ( October –December).

Rainfall levels during these two seasons determine water and pasture availability for livestock ,and as a result, animal body conditions ( and value),reproductive rates and milk availability.

In other words, there are two dry seasons which are characterized by one shorter, cooler season, known as the Hagaa (22^nd July to 23^rd September and a long, hot dry season, known as the Jilaal (January to 23th March), which is the harshest season of the year. During the dry season, livestock migrate to areas where better water and pasture are still available.

In addition to these four main seasons, particular weather systems occur of the country. The western regions of Somaliland receive Karan rains between July and August, which allow agro-pastoralists to practice a karam harvest. Guban coastal strip receives Xays rains during the colder months of December and January, attracting pastoralists from high land areas (Agropastoral and Golis mountainous zones) to the coast as pasture improve.