Context
The humanitarian challenges in Nugaal fall into two categories: isolated pockets of crises usually predicated on seasonal variations and a protracted problem of displacement due to conflict in south-central. The seasonal issues principally include drought, floods and fire in IDP settlements. The protracted displacement is centered in the main towns of Garowe, Burtinle and Dangaroyo.
The population of Nugaal region is approximately 145,341 (UNDP 2005), of which 90,592 are rural residents and 54,749 are urban population. The main economic sustenance of the population in Nugaal is livestock. However, fishery is another key economic activity for the coastal communities in Eyl and Dangorayo districts.
There are 10,000 IDPs in Garowe (UNHCR October 2012), of which the majority (90 per cent) originates from southern and central Somalia. Additionally there are an estimated 5,000 IDPs, mostly displaced due to drought, in Burtinle and Dangorayo districts of Nugaal. These drought-affected IDPs are not formally registered and or recognized. They are however covered by the clusters in terms of assistance. Most of these IDPs are living in appalling conditions with insufficient shelter, sanitation and unreliable sources of income. In addition, these IDPs are often at risk of fire outbreaks and flooding, especially those living along the river bank of Garowe.
