Environmental issues in Somalia

Somalia continues to suffer from many environmental issues like land degradation and overfishing. Land degradation caused by overgrazing, soil erosion, loss of topsoil, and loss of vegetation due to the cutting of trees continues to effect Somalia's socio-political climate. Additionally, overfishing caused by a lack of government surveillance and foreign exploitation of Somali waters encourages piracy and terrorist activities along with exacerbating natural habitat destruction and climate change. Quotes Environment is a very central issue to any Government and in particular it is central to Somalia because drought, as witnessed here over the last few months, is linked to climate change. Somalia continues to face the severe impacts of climate change, including droughts and floods that have contributed to land degradation, ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss and displacement. Increases in temperature (and) environmental degradation are increasing competition, which is leading to conflict. External links Category:Environment Category:Somalia