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.
15/11/2021: EPLO published a Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) discussion paper authored by Dr Stefanie Kappler and Dr Johanna Mannergren Selimovic and entitled ‘Working with the cultural heritage of conflict for peacebuilding: Lessons learned from the Western Balkans‘. Click here to read it.
05/11/2021: EPLO published the report of the Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Policy Meeting entitled ‘20 years after the Gothenburg Programme: What next for the EU as a Global Peace Actor?‘. Click here to read it.
29/10/2021: The October issue of the EPLO Newsletter is out now. Click here to read it.
04/10/2021: EPLO published a statement entitled ‘The European Peace Facility: Minimising Significant Risks in Implementation‘.
EPLO has 45 member organisations from 17 European countries (13 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.