Somalia

Somalia faces some of the most severe and recurrent climate-related challenges in the Greater Horn of Africa, with increasingly frequent droughts, floods, tropical storms, and extreme temperature events. These hazards continue to undermine livelihoods, disrupt essential social services, and hinder long-term development gains. Despite significant needs, Somalia’s national weather and climate service capacity remains limited.

Fragility/ Conflict status:	Country in conflict
Programme type:	Accelerated Support Window
Funding:	USD 247,830.36
Duration:	Mar 2026–Feb 2027
Status:	Ongoing

Key goals

Enhancing data reliability by modernizing and rehabilitating some of the existing Automatic Weather Stations network to guarantee data integrity and operational reliability to address deficiencies accumulated over the past.
Strengthen and modernize data management ecosystem in support of climate services delivery.
Strengthen climate services and dissemination through leveraging the enhanced capacity and modernized infrastructure.

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The ASW action note was approved by the Steering Committee on 19 March 2026.

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Improve early warnings and climate services with better climate data

Somalia’s dependence on climate-sensitive sectors, particularly pastoralism and agriculture, makes timely, accurate, and actionable weather and climate information critical for safeguarding lives and sustaining socioeconomic stability. The national meteorological institution is constrained by inadequate/fragmented observation networks, limited data management systems, insufficient forecasting tools, and a shortage of trained personnel capable of producing user-tailored climate services. This ASW action will help close the technical and capacity gaps by enhancing climate data infrastructure and management ecosystem to support delivery of climate services in Somalia.

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