Hargeisa hosted a conference on climate change this week.
Shukri Haji Ismael Bandare opened the conference in the Somaliland capital on Friday.
Bandare, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, welcomed participants to the event.
The conference takes place in Hargeisa for the second year running.
All departmental directors from the ministry, including Director-General Mohamed Abdillahi Duale attended the opening ceremony.