✳ROOTSResilience starts here
Climate resilience · Baidoa, Somalia

Stronger roots.
Safer futures.

Helping communities prepare for droughts and floods by strengthening water security, protecting homes and restoring livelihoods.

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Resilience begins
with the essentials.

Practical, community-led ideas for safer water, stronger preparedness and more resilient livelihoods.

3.26 millionPeople internally displaced across Somalia*
731,492Estimated displaced people in Baidoa district*
3 connected solutionsWater · Flood preparedness · Livelihoods
The ROOTS approach

Build resilience
from the ground up.

ROOTS connects essential services with local skills and maintenance, aiming to reduce the risks that make climate shocks harder for families to recover from.

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Water security

Repair wells, introduce rainwater harvesting and storage, and support efficient irrigation.

Months 1–12Explore water security ↗
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Flood resilience

Map flood-prone areas, improve drainage where suitable and develop early-warning plans.

Months 2–18Explore flood resilience ↗
Explore the project

From ideas to action.

Explore the implementation plan, sample case studies and an interactive illustration of how support could be allocated.

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24-month roadmap

A phased plan from community assessment to implementation and review.

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Case studies

Illustrative scenarios show how the three workstreams connect to community needs.

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Impact explorer

Use a slider to explore a sample allocation across the ROOTS workstreams.

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