Galmudug regional government Minister of Planning Omar Mohamud warns that not implementing a long-term solution to the water problem will fuel the vicious cycle of droughts, hunger,and violence and keep the Somali people in the iron grip of poverty.

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Meanwhile, the European Union says it is trying find a regional solution by involving Somalia's neighbours.

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In 2004, Labour saw elected regional assemblies as the solution.

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