Author(s)

Sharmaarke Abdi Musse

School of Natural and Applied Science, University of Hargeisa, Hargeisa, Somaliland.

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.

Industry, Environment, Pollution, Waste Management, Somaliland

Musse, S. (2022) Environmental Challenges Associated with Poorly Planned Industries: A Case of Somaliland. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 10, 47-56. doi: 10.4236/gep.2022.106004.