Marsabit
Climate change is predicted to increase conflict in the coming decades. In Marsabit, northern Kenya, prolonged drought is already causing resource scarcity and fueling violent conflict among the tribes.
Yet, members of the local communities, young women and men, mothers and elders, are refusing to let the harsh climate conditions determine their fate. Overcoming tremendous challenges with an exceptional strength, optimism and resilience, they foster dialogue between communities, organise peace meetings, and develop alternative livelihoods.
04/01/2021: The next deadline for the submission of EPLO membership applications is Sunday 31 January. More
18/12/2020: The December issue of the EPLO Newsletter is out now. Click here to read it.
28/10/2020: EPLO and The Peace Studio released the song ‘Dì Mi L’amore‘ and accompanying sand art video, co-produced by Petru Canon, a Corsican singer, songwriter and poet, Britt Hewitt, a New York-based singer and songwriter, and Colette Dedyn, a Belgian sand artist.
26/10/2020: EPLO has published a statement entitled ‘A new Africa-EU Strategy: Recommendations for EU support to peace and security in the framework of a renewed Africa-EU Partnership‘.
EPLO has 40 member organisations from 16 European countries (12 EU Member States plus Kosovo, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). EPLO’s members are individual NGOs, networks of NGOs, and think tanks.
The Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) is a mechanism for dialogue between civil society and European Union (EU) policy-makers on peace and conflict. Most CSDN events take the form of dialogue meetings which bring together relevant civil society actors and EU policy-makers. They take place in Brussels, EU Member States and conflict-affected countries with EU presence.