It is carrying nine families and what is left of their herds: some sheep, goats, and donkeys.
This is what pastoralists have done for centuries, following the movements of their animals and the changing seasons.
The region was hit by an 18-month drought caused by El Niño and higher temperatures linked to climate change.
There are increasing concerns that the situation will get much worse, as rainfall in March and early April was very low in places.
This left survivors without the means to feed themselves or make a living.
Soon, it is going to ‘sweep away’ people.
If they don’t get food, clean water, and medicines, they will die like their animals.” Right up to six months ago, his family used to have over 1000 animals: 400 sheep, plus goats and camels.
Then, they started moving in search of better pastures and more water for their animals.
“We have moved four times in the last four months.
If the rains don’t come, none of us will survive.” Oxfam is launching a humanitarian response to the drought in Somaliland where, together with our long-standing networks and partners, we can have the most impact as quickly as possible.

Millions of Americans Are Drinking Contaminated Water—and Don’t Even Know It.
According to Threats on Tap, there were more than 12,000 health-based violations in 5,000 water systems that served over 27 million people across the United States.
But lack of enforcement from the Environmental Protection Agency and state-level agencies, coupled with the deterioration of water infrastructure, has resulted in the standards of the SDWA not being met.
The NRDC documented health-based SDWA violations in every state and some territories.
Those violations included contamination from disinfectants that react adversely when added to water and nitrites from animal or human waste.
Because of loopholes in states’ reporting rules and the low number of contaminants identified as hazardous by the EPA, the report says its own data is likely understated.
There are multiple steps the EPA must take before it can legally adopt a new standard, but the agency lacks the resources and is often hamstrung by political opposition.
In January, prior to President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the House passed legislation that would make it harder for the EPA and other agencies to create regulations that would safeguard public health.
Contaminants are not the only reason for drinking water’s dismal state in the United States.
Then there are the drinking-water plants, most of which use century-old technology for water treatment.

In some cases, publicly-sourced tap may actually be safer since it is usually tested more frequently.
Across the globe, people drink roughly 10% more bottled water every year, but Americans continue to consume more packaged H2O than people in other countries do.
Last year was the first time Americans drank more bottled water than soda.
In fact, a recent report found that almost half of all bottled water is actually derived from the tap.
The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for conducting those tests.
However, if you live in one of the 15 million (mostly rural) US households that gets drinking water from a private well, the EPA isn’t keeping an eye on your water quality.
In a 2011 report, 13 percent of the private wells that geologists tested were found to contain at least one element (like arsenic or uranium) at a concentration that exceeded national guidelines.
A recent study from the International Bottled Water Association found that North American companies use 1.39 litres (45 oz) of water to make one litre of the bottled stuff.
So think twice the next time you consider buying a case of bottled water.
If you can’t find it, contact your local representative.

A tiny habitation of Sirivellapalem near the Manginapudi beach alone transports more than 100 20-litre water cans from the district headquarters of Machilipatnam every day.
Ironically, the authorities are releasing water once in three days, forcing us to survive with a pot of water per day.
We are left with no option but to draw groundwater on the coast,” Sirivella Kotayya told The Hindu.
In a stretch of five km of the coastline, Sirivellapalem, Chinnapalem, Maridibba, Gokavaram, Peddareddy and Chinna Reddy Palem hamlets, Vadarevupalem, Baduguvaripalem, Kothreddypalem, Pathareddy palem and Manginapudi were the most affected from water scarcity due to the extreme weather conditions.
“Many villagers leak the water from the drinking water pipeline to divert it into a puddle for cattle.
We are unable to stop the act despite we are aware of it as cattle too need the water,” said S. Suresh, a resident of a beach front village.
One has to keep an eye on the public tap.
There is no such facility in our knowledge till date in the summer,” added Mr. Kotayya.
“We strive to draw every drop of water from the mysterious well, in which sweet water recharges every day.
It’s a good source to fetch a few pots of water from the well for the two habitations; Sirivellapaleam and Manginapudi,” says P. Vakalamma, a girl from Reddipalem.

Drinking Water Is A Human Right, But These Valley Residents Don’t Have It.
In 2012, California made history when it became the first U.S. state to declare that clean drinking water is a human right.
But five years later, nearly 300 communities still can’t drink their water, according to new state data—many of which are in the San Joaquin Valley.
“Here is the project where they make the water treatment plant,” says Lanare resident Isabel Solorio, pointing to a concrete cylinder in the middle of town.
“Not only did their bills go up and they can’t drink the water, they also now have to pay off a debt of an arsenic treatment plant that sits in their community,” she says.
Around 400,000 Californians are impacted—and more than half of those live here in the San Joaquin Valley.
In Kings County, for example, 40% of residents have unsafe drinking water—that’s almost half its population.These numbers come from a new website the state water board launched earlier this year called the Human Right to Water portal.
There, you can find data about every public water system in the state and all violations from the past five years.
When the state begins regulating that chemical later this year, estimates of impacted residents throughout the state could skyrocket.
Still, in places like Lanare that are in that 1 percent, the problem may seem insurmountable.

Canacona: Scarcity of drinking water, a problem that was restricted to a few of Canacona’s rural areas earlier, has spread to several other parts of the taluka over the last year, resulting in a drought-like situation.
The villages of Cotigao and Gaondongorim are among the worst hit.
Vegetable plantations in these areas have taken a beating too, with many fields having virtually dried up.
Taramati Gaonkar, a resident of Bhupar, Gaondongorim, says one member of her family is solely entrusted with drawing the household’s daily drinking water supply, an arduous task given that it takes over an hour to merely fill a single pail from a little pool in the ground and then walk home with it.
I own the ward’s only well, which is being dug deeper and deeper if only to obtain a feet or two of water," he says.
For instance, a ward that is situated in proximity to the dam gets supply only once or twice a week, leaving its 18 households with no option but to walk 700 metres to a natural source to fetch water.
"It is amply clear that the department lacks the will to supply water to the people, as it ought to have laid a new pipeline well before the summer," social worker Janardhan Bhandari, says.
Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes admits that a water crisis has hit the taluka, adding that his office receives at least 60 to 70 phone calls a day from citizens complaining about the problem.
"It is very difficult to solve the issue this year itself, as a whole new supply network has to be laid and motors have to be changed.
I, however, assure that the people of Canacona will not face any shortage of water next year," Fernandes says.

The Trump administration got an earful Tuesday from people who say federal rules limiting air and water pollution aren’t tough enough, even as it was seeking suggestions about what environmental regulations it should gut.
The Environmental Protection Agency held a three-hour "virtual listening session" on Tuesday to collect public comments by phone about which clean water regulations should be targeted for repeal, replacement or modification.
The call was part of the agency’s response to President Donald Trump’s order to get rid of regulations that are burdensome to business and industry.
"I actually enjoy breathing clean air and drinking clean water and would find it quite burdensome not to," said Emily Key, who identified herself as a citizen worried about what cancer-causing chemicals children may be exposed to.
"I’m from Pittsburgh, where our skies were dark at noon and people changed their shirts at lunch because they were filthy from the smoke from the mills," Doug Blair told EPA.
"I oppose any rollback of environmental protections premised on the ‘jobs vs. the environment’ dilemma.
Since his appointment by Trump, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been accepting confidential petitions from lawyers and lobbyists for businesses asking him to eliminate regulations affecting their profits.
An example came last month when Pruitt acted against the recommendations of his own agency’s scientists to reverse an Obama-era effort to bar the use of a widely-used pesticide on fruits and vegetables.
Recent peer-reviewed studies found that even tiny levels of exposure of Dow Chemcial’s chlorpyrifos could hinder the development of children’s brains.
In his prior job as Oklahoma’s attorney general, Pruitt often aligned himself in legal disputes with the interests of executives and corporations who supported his state campaigns.

Culligan International Supports National Drinking Water Month.
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Culligan International, a world leader in the treatment of water, is doing their part by offering consumers helpful information on the importance of clean drinking water through their ongoing "Truth About Water" campaign.
While many naturally occurring chemicals and impurities from local land practices can be filtered at the source, unsafe amounts of lead can enter water from lead service pipes.
Because water contamination can happen at any time and/or through a local municipality, an underground well or a homeowner’s own pipes, it is important to have your water tested by a water expert who can determine the necessary steps to eliminate any harmful impurities that may be present.
While testing can be done at any time, Culligan recommends scheduling a water test especially after moving into a new house, if appliances that use water are collecting residue or burning out, and as soon as you notice a change in your water’s taste, odor or appearance.
Well water should also be tested whenever any changes in your water such as color, taste, odor or cloudiness are noticed.
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REPORT: Nearly One in Four Americans’ Drinking Water Comes from Untested or Contaminated Systems.
“America is facing a nationwide drinking water crisis that goes well beyond lead contamination,” said Erik Olson, Health Program Director at NRDC and a report co-author.
We take it for granted that when we turn on our kitchen tap, the water will be safe and healthy, but we have a long way to go before that is reality across our country.” “Threats on Tap: Widespread Violations Highlight Need for Investment in Water Infrastructure and Protections” found nearly 80,000 violations impacting drinking water systems in every state, but under-reporting and lax enforcement could mean the number of violations is much higher.
Trump’s Cuts to EPA’s Budget Would Make it Worse for Rural America President Trump’s proposed budget for the EPA would make our failing drinking water system worse.
NRDC’s report shows that even at its current level of funding, the EPA and states are doing an inadequate job of monitoring, testing, and enforcing safe drinking water laws.
The Trump budget also proposes to eliminate all $498 million dollars in funding for rural drinking water and wastewater systems from the Department of Agriculture.
Small systems have the highest percentage of water violations, and it’s largely due to financial and technical capacity issues that will only get worse when the EPA cuts drinking water programs,” said Mae Wu, Senior Attorney with NRDC’s Health program.
Beyond regulated contaminants, which are the focus of this report, many more unregulated contaminants are also found in drinking water.
The EPA has not set a single standard for a new drinking water contaminant since the law was amended in 1996 to change the way new contaminants are regulated.
Safeguarding our Tap Water Investing and improving infrastructure and enforcing the drinking water laws are solutions that will make a difference.

Shelf Life: Water for Africa with new Chivas venture.
Cheryl Hunter (shelflife at marklives.com)’s weekly pick of all things new — product, packaging, design, insight, food, décor and more!
I-Drop Water in Chivas Venture Gaia gets Inhouse overhaul Woolworths — a decade of doing good Water from whisky South Africa has experienced severe water shortages, with almost 2m people having no access to a reliable water supply between 2011 and 2015.
Social entrepreneur, James Steere, has created I-Drop Water, a for-profit social enterprise that designs, builds and installs drinking-water purification and dispensing machines in grocery stores at no cost, sharing income generated from water sales with store owners.
i-Drop Water has installed purification and dispensing units in over 55 locations in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe, helping shop owners save almost 995 000l of water and over 1 300kg of plastic waste — an achievement that saw the company announced as the winner of the South African version of Chivas Regal’s The Venture III.
Says Steere: “Everywhere I have travelled in Africa, there is bottled water for sale in grocery stores at an exorbitant price.
And yet, in many of these grocery stores, there is a water supply; what is missing is a way of purifying water on site.
“We are extremely proud that our business is born in Africa and has potential to impact millions of people around the world as water shortage is a fast growing global crisis.” Inhouse inside Gaia Infrastructure investment company, Gaia, recently commissioned interior design firm, Inhouse Brand Architects, to create its new Cape Town office space, resulting in a design that is meant to perfectly complement the challenging and unusual architectural space.
Winning with Woolworths Woolworths’ flagship South African sustainability programme, the Good Business Journey (GBJ), turns 10 this year, celebrating its achievements in transformation, social development, health and wellness, ethical sourcing, sustainable farming, waste, water and energy.
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