The SC-UK project area covers three LZs: the Sool plateau pastoral (Qardho district), the coastal (Hafuun and Bander Bayla districts) and Qardho town urban.
The objectives of the baseline study are to:
• Establish a livelihood baseline for the SC-UK project area, which covers three livelihood zones: coastal, pastoral and urban in three districts: Hafuun, Bandar Bayla and Qardho in Karkaar region, Puntland (North Eastern Somalia)
• Identify the linkages between coastal, fishing and pastoral livelihoods
• Consider how access to markets and market trends impact on these livelihoods
• Look at how the Tsunami and other emergencies impact on these livelihoods in the project area
• And provide suggestions for future programming strategies (including advocacy) SC UK in Puntland