Opportunities for Danish Stabilisation Policy to Engage with Climate-and Livelihood-Related Conflict
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Author(s): Peers Schouten
Date: 2021
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Governance, Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programming, Renewable Resources
Countries: Denmark, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia
This DIIS Working Paper focuses on identifying evolving notions of fragility that could strengthen Danish stabilisation efforts in the Horn and Sahel. It foregrounds notions of fragility that move away from a focus on strong state institutions towards the adaptive capacities of populations in the hinterlands of the Horn and the Sahel to deal with conflict and climate variability. The paper gives an overview of this rapidly evolving field and distils key insights, challenges and future options by exploring the question, how can we support people in the Sahel and Horn to re-establish their responsibility for their respective territories and the management of their natural resources?