The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering with the UN Migration Agency (IOM) and the Government of Somalia, to provide greater access to sustainable clean water for over 45,000 drought-affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities in Baidoa, in the South West State of Somalia. The project is part of ongoing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities and drought response work being carried out by IOM and UNDP in the area. Somalia’s 2017 Gu (April–June) rainy season was significantly below average, creating severe drought across all regions. Baidoa town has been one of the areas most badly affected by drought and the town currently holds one of the highest numbers of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Somalia, with over 243,000 people having migrated to the area since November 2016, according to data released as of September 2017, from the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster and IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Absorption capacities in Baidoa have already been severely overstretched, hugely increasing the demand for life-saving services and leading to the deterioration of living conditions in the IDP settlements and host communities.
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