ABSTRACT
This chapter includes a case study of a recent health impact study on a reservoir proposed for Somalia in the Horn of Africa. This case study illustrates certain aspects of health assessments, and serves to remind the reader of the complexity of such undertakings. The study concerns Bardhere Dam on the Jubba River in southern Somalia. Bardhere Dam has not been built; the planning studies were interrupted and finally terminated by the Civil War about 1990. However, the procedures used in the study cover most of the major issues to be considered in estimating the impact of the project on health conditions in the Jubba River Valley.
