Resettlement and spatial injustices: governance and water access challenges for IDPs in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
- 1School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University Loughborough UK [email protected].
Abstract
This qualitative study explored how government and NGO interventions address the water needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, Somaliland. A total of 30 interviews were conducted with those providing support, informal service providers and IDP committee leaders. This study presents four overarching insights reflecting important aspects of the water services to IDPs: (i) resettlement secures IDPs with land but undermines their access to water service, (ii) organisation centralisation and disconnection weakening responses, (iii) formal water expansion disrupts livelihoods, and (iv) the limited autonomy of committee leaders. The findings underscore systemic gaps in Hargeisa's water infrastructure and highlight the barriers and governance dynamics undermining water access for IDPs from a multi-stakeholder perspective.
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BibTeX
@article{hujaleh2026resettlement,
title = {{Resettlement and spatial injustices: governance and water access challenges for IDPs in Hargeisa, Somaliland.}},
author = {Ayan Hujaleh and Taimaz Larimian and Susie Goodall},
journal = {Environmental science : water research \& technology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1039/d6ew00002a},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953417},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Resettlement and spatial injustices: governance and water access challenges for IDPs in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
AU - Ayan Hujaleh
AU - Taimaz Larimian
AU - Susie Goodall
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/06
JO - Environmental science : water research & technology
DO - 10.1039/d6ew00002a
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42953417
AB - This qualitative study explored how government and NGO interventions address the water needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, Somaliland. A total of 30 interviews were conducted with those providing support, informal service providers and IDP committee leaders. This study presents four overarching insights reflecting important aspects of the water services to IDPs: (i) resettlement secures IDPs with land but undermines their access to water service, (ii) organisation centralisation and disconnection weakening responses, (iii) formal water expansion disrupts livelihoods, and (iv) the limited autonomy of committee leaders. The findings underscore systemic gaps in Hargeisa's water infrastructure and highlight the barriers and governance dynamics undermining water access for IDPs from a multi-stakeholder perspective.
SN - 2053-1400
SN - 2053-1419
ER -