Working at the intersection of peacebuilding, governance, and development, PRBP promotes crossborder collaboration and locally led solutions that enhance resilience, foster trust between communities, and contribute to long-term peace and stability across the IGAD borderlands.
Strengthen cross-border peacebuilding and conflict prevention mechanisms
PRBP supports the establishment and reinforcement of community-led and institutional conflict prevention structures across the IGAD borderlands. Through collaboration with IGAD CEWARN, local authorities, peace committees, and civil society actors, the programme enhances mediation, reconciliation, dialogue, and early response mechanisms to mitigate cross-border conflicts and strengthen social cohesion.
Establish and reinforce cross-border coordination platforms
PRBP supports the establishment and reinforcement of community-led and institutional conflict prevention structures across the IGAD borderlands. Through collaboration with IGAD CEWARN, local authorities, peace committees, and civil society actors, the programme enhances mediation, reconciliation, dialogue, and early response mechanisms to mitigate cross-border conflicts and strengthen social cohesion.
Enhance early warning systems and climate resilience
PRBP strengthens multi-hazard early warning and early action systems through collaboration with IGAD specialized institutions including ICPAC and ICPALD. The programme supports technical working groups, climate risk monitoring, disaster preparedness, and the integration ofdigital early warning systems such as HUSIKA to improve coordinated responses to climaterelated risks, resource-based conflicts, and transboundary animal diseases.
Promote sustainable livelihoods and management of shared natural resources
The programme supports interventions aimed at improving access to livelihoods, strengthening pastoral and livestock systems, and promoting sustainable management of transboundary natural resources including water, rangelands, and grazing corridors. These efforts contribute to reducing resource-based tensions while enhancing resilience among borderland communities.
Strengthen governance and Institutional capacity
PRBP works with national, sub-national, and regional institutions to strengthen governance systems, technical capacities, and cross-border policy implementation. The programme supports training, institutional coordination, policy awareness, and operational frameworks that enhance inclusive and effective borderland governance.
Support knowledge-sharing, learning, and regional policy awareness
The programme promotes awareness and dissemination of regional frameworks, protocols, and policy instruments related to peace building, transhumance, trade, and transboundary resource management. Through knowledge management platforms, technical trainings, sensitization initiatives, and regional exchanges, PRBP strengthens learning and evidence-based approaches across the IGAD region.
Promote inclusive participation and community engagement
PRBP works with national, sub-national, and regional institutions to strengthen governance systems, technical capacities, and cross-border policy implementation. The programme supports training, institutional coordination, policy awareness, and operational frameworks that enhance inclusive and effective borderland governance.
Avenue Georges Clemenceau Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti P.O. Box: 2653 Email: prbpcoordiantion@igad.int TEL: +251 21 33 02 12
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Co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in partnership with IGAD.
