On 3 October, SIPRI experts participated in a roundtable to discuss community engagement at the climate–conflict nexus in Somalia.
The roundtable was organized by the Somali NGO Consortium's Climate Change, Adaptation, and Resilience Working Group, which is chaired by Welthungerhilfe and the Centre for Peace and Democracy (CPD). The event convened local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Environment Programme, to exchange lessons on community engagement in climate change adaption and brainstorm future programming in conflict-affected areas of Somalia.
The event drew from insights in a recent SIPRI report by Kheira Tarif, Researcher in the SIPRI Climate Change and Risk Programme, ‘Burning Ground: Tackling Climate Change and Conflict in South-central Somalia’. Participants discussed the challenges and opportunities of designing more adaptive and participatory projects, facilitating community ownership and engaging public and private sector stakeholders during project implementation.
Click here to read the roundtable report containing the key points of discussion, recommendations and takeaways.
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