The Project, in an extremely challenging context, has made numerous remarkable achievements.
The Project has demonstrated that it is possible to undertake community based, climate change
adaptation projects in Somalia, at least in Somaliland and Puntland. The Project has also
demonstrated that this is a worthwhile aim.
However, the Project has also demonstrated that, compared to most countries, Somalia is a
challenging and expensive place to implement development projects. And, for the southern States, it
may not yet be feasible to run community-oriented, development projects.
The Project has adopted an approach whereby it first focuses on ‘on-the-ground’ actions, and uses
this to demonstrate success and to build partnerships and momentum. The on-the-ground actions
have delivered success before steps have been taken to clarify the Project’s strategic aspects. This
approach has been validated so far in this Project. By the mid-term, the Project has created a good
foundation. It has the potential to continue to be a highly successful project.
However, there are some weaknesses in the approach, and some subsequent weaknesses in the
results achieved. Hence, corrective measures will be necessary if the Project is to meet its full
potential.