Idp Settlement Mapping, Planning And Physical Improvement Of Idp Settlement Areas In Mogadishu, Somalia

The situation of IDPs in Mogadishu has worsened drastically through the recent displacement of about 40,000 people coming into Mogadishu to seek protection from armed clashes between TFG/AMISOM forces and Al-Shabab militias. The number of displacements into Mogadishu continues to rise and is leading to overcrowding and health risks in the already congested settlements. The key need to be addressed by the project is to provide urban and site planning support to the Mogadishu Administration, the local district administrations and to agencies assisting IDPs with basic services. There is an urgent need to address overall coordination though spatial survey and IDP settlement planning.

The project will be implemented with the BRA and local district authorities and a NGO local partner. Staff from BRA will be trained in IDP settlement surveying, GIS mapping and IDP database set-up, and supported in analyzing the data by UN-Habitat GIS expert and urban planner. IDP settlement and neighborhood decongestion planning will be undertaken jointly in planning sessions dealing with each district separately; then presented to the community to agree on and to mobilize for settlement reorganization and the implementation of fire breaks and storm water drainages. The physical works will be sub-contacted to local contractors. For detailed process see the CHF donor project document.

Outcomes: 1.IDP settlement/ neighborhood area plans are developed for selected IDP settlement areas serving as coordination and planning tool for local authorities and implementing agencies in the sector water, sanitation and shelter, 2. IDP settlement data and GIS mapping system serving the Benadir Administration (BRA), the local district authorities, the implementing agencies and the urban IDP population is developed, established and operational, 3.Technical capacity of staff from BRA and from the Ministry of Public Works in basic GIS data collection and management of a spatial database is build up, and local communities and local NGOs are provided with basic skills in settlement planning