LocationsESIA report: Borehole drilling projects in the Somali region
ESIA report: Borehole drilling projects in the Somali region
November 21, 2025
UNDP partnered with Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and Ministry of Water and Energy and Somali Regional State to implement Productive Use of Water Program. The program proposed to implement a comprehensive groundwater development project across four locations in Ethiopia’s Somali Region: Jigjiga, Dhanaan, Birkot, and Dhagahbour.
The project will drill a total of 20 wells and provide water supply using solar-powered pumps. The wells will provide safe drinking water and domestic-use water to approximately 150,257 people (79,636 Male, 70,621 Female), of whom 60% are adults and 40% are children. In addition to benefiting households, the project will also support 34 health facilities, collectively serving around 170,000 people, and improve water access for 59 schools across the northern and southern parts of the Somali Region.
