Flood screening
Flood Early Warning
Explore forecast rainfall, river observations and district rainfall outlooks. Review the available evidence and data gaps before making decisions.
- Rainfall outlooks
- River stations
- Evidence & data quality
Monitoring dashboards
Explore rainfall, river observations and water services in more detail.
Water services
Borehole Monitoring
Explore reported borehole functionality, water supply and service trends. Filter by area and reporting period to see where follow-up may be needed.
- Functionality status
- Water supply
- Reporting trends
Flood Early Warning resources
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Quick overview
Brochure
A short introduction to the tool, its key features and how to get access.
Step-by-step guidance
User Guide
Learn to use the dashboard, interpret screening levels and check data quality.
For partners
Partner Briefing
An overview of the tool, its applications and interpretation for partner briefings.
These documents describe the tool at publication; screenshots are examples, not live conditions. Dashboard sign-in is still required. Screening supports decisions but is not an official flood warning.
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All datasetsBoundaries
Administrative regions, districts and reference boundaries for mapping and reporting.
Drought
Drought indices, rainfall anomalies and vegetation condition for seasonal monitoring.
Elevation
Digital elevation models, slope and terrain derivatives.
Floods
Flood extents, flood-prone areas and river monitoring along the Juba and Shabelle.
Land
Land cover, land use, soils and land degradation.
River breakages
Mapped riverbank breakages and weak points along the Juba and Shabelle.
Security
Access and security context layers that support operational planning.
Settlements
Towns, villages and settlement locations across Somalia.
Transportation
Roads, airstrips and transport networks for access and logistics.
Water
Water sources, rivers, catchments and hydrological networks.
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Connect through OGC WMS, WFS and WCS services and the GeoNode REST API.
Service endpoints
MCP · AI integration
Use with AI assistants
Connect compatible AI assistants to the SWALIM Geoportal using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Access is available by request. Contact our team for access and connection guidance.
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A centralised geospatial database developed by FAO SWALIM to support evidence-based decisions on land and water resources in Somalia. Access curated datasets, maps and metadata for government, humanitarian and research use.
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