Sector Water Resources

Project Type Rural Water Supply

Project Title The Project for Rural Water Supply in Southern Djibouti

Location Southern Part of Republic of Djibouti

Client Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Aquatic Resources / JICA

Project Period March 2010 – March 2014

Location Map (Boxed names show drilled sites)

Traditional water point in wadi

Traditional house for nomad

Well construction

flood picture,

Establishment of Water Management Committee Constructed water supply facility (solar power system,

elevated panel tank and water tap faucet)

Problems addressed by the Project

It rarely rains in Djibouti and the average annual rainfall is about 150 mm. Since there are no rivers, many people rely on underground water flow below the wadi. However, many shallow wells dry up during the dry season. Even in areas that have water, it is often not drinkable because of high salinity due to the geological and geographical features of Djibouti. In urban areas, the water supply ratio is 92%, but in rural areas, the ratio is only 54%. Due to recent droughts, people in rural areas are suffering from not only an insufficient amount of drinking water but also a lack of water for daily use, agriculture and livestock.

Djibouti government requested the Japanese Government to (1) construct water supply facilities (deep well, pump with solar system, water tank) at 18 settlements in 21 villages, (2) provide material/equipment for well construction/water resource exploration, and (3) provide technical guidance on handling geophysical exploration equipment. Water supply facilities for the 18 target settlements were chosen from the plan of PNSA (National Program for Food Security).

Service Period

The Preparatory Survey to select adequate project sites for the construction of water facility is carried out from January 2010 to March 2011. In this survey, 9 sites were selected based on the social survey, hydro-geological survey and 15 test wells drilling. Test wells drilling was extremely difficult in very bad working conditions with temperature of over 40ºC, terrible access road and several interruption by flood. For the procurement of equipment and material, electric survey equipment and drilling materials were selected for the Project. Before start construction stage, one well was utilized for city water supply by the Djibouti government. Project components were formulated by end of 2011. Construction stage started on April 2012 and 8 water supply facilities were completed on May 2014. On the other hand, for the operation and maintenance of the water supply facilities, water committees by the water users were established under the soft component activity. In the activity, training material was made with collaboration from UNICEF and professional illustrator for Djibouti News Paper. In addition, demystify songs to appeal importance of the water and keep well water facility were composed by

Djibouti professional musician, and given it to the water committees. Water users consciousness to keep clean and well function of the facility was improved by the song.

Actual Project Recommendations

Hydrogeological survey : Existing well data analysis(ground water level, water quality) Geophysical survey : 2 dimension electric survey in 26 sites Social condition survey : 28 sites Test well drilling : 15 sites (70 ~ 150 m/well) Water quality test : Existing well (38 samples) and test well (13 samples) Water intake facility : 8 sites (solar pump system with elevated tank) Procurement of equipment : Survey equipment for groundwater development

2 dimension electric survey equipment Electrical logging equipment (for borehole)

: Drilling materials and support vehicles Drilling bit, Casing, Screen etc. Pic-up, Mobile workshop and Crain truck

Soft Component : Training of groundwater survey equipment (30 days for 10 people) : Establishment of water committee for 4 constructed sites and training for

water committee operation