TITLE:
Environmental Challenges Associated with Poorly Planned Industries: A Case of Somaliland
AUTHORS:
Sharmaarke Abdi Musse
KEYWORDS:
Industry, Environment, Pollution, Waste Management, Somaliland
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.10 No.6,
June
24,
2022
ABSTRACT: Somaliland’s economy predominantly relies on livestock. This sector has
been experiencing various environmental, economic and marketing related
challenges. As a result, the industry sector which has long been underinvested,
is now recognized by the public for its importance on the country’s economic
growth. The industrialization process in Somaliland has been rising, and
various industries that produce diverse goods and services are established. The
industry sector has been impacting on environment and ecological integrity in many areas resulting in land, water, and air pollutions.
The major pollutants released by industries, and observed in this study include
organic wastes, wastewater, toxic substance, plastic, debris and many more. The
lack of industrial zones and poor regulatory systems are
important factors to growing environmental
challenges associated with industrial operation. The study found that
the capacity of the industries in managing waste is very
limited in Somaliland due to a number of social, economic and political factors
prevalent in the industry sector, and in the country at large. These factors
include poor recycling and re-use technology, limited human resource/expertise
relating to waste management, poor availability of adequate waste collection
and disposal facilities, and most importantly economic limitations in investing
in clean technology.