A Research Study on the Climate-Conflict Mitigation and Greater Inclusion and Protection of Migrants, Victims of Trafficking and Displaced Persons: In the Lower Omo And Turkana Region Across The Ethiopian - Kenyan Border

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PROJECT SUMMARY

Project name

A Research Study on the Climate-Conflict Mitigation and Greater Inclusion and Protection of Migrants, Victims Of Trafficking and Displaced Persons: In The Lower Omo And Turkana Region Across The Ethiopian - Kenyan Border

Project short-name

Climate-Conflict

Project phase

I

Partner(s)/ country

German Development Cooperation GIZ Country Office Ethiopia and Djibouti, Germany

AMU project coordinating office

School of Law, Arba Minch University

Project type

Research

Project implementation location

South Omo and Turkana Region Across The Ethiopian - Kenyan Border

Target communities

Ethiopia and Kenya

Project coordinator

Abreham Kinfe

Project manager

Dr. V.P Sam Ponniah

Principal investigator

Dr. V.P Sam Ponniah

Co-investigators

Dagnachew Worku Gashu

Total project budget (Euro)

7,328

Project start

15-Oct-24

Project end

30-Jul-25

Financial reporting period

quarterly

Project finance management office

College finance & budget admin

Progress reporting period

quarterly

Contact person (name and e-mail)

Dr. V.P. Sam Ponniah (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Horn of Africa (HoA) region continues to experience the longest and most severe drought on record, threatening lives and livelihoods, including millions of refugees and internally displaced people. Harvests have yielded little and water sources have dried up. Conflict and insecurity continue to intersect with the drought emergency. As conditions continue to worsen, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee in search of safety and assistance. The project will comparatively analyze the existing legal, and policy framework for governing climate conflict nexus-induced displacements in Ethiopia and Kenya. The project aims to improve the capacity of the university academic staff, students, local communities, CSO’s and other stakeholders in the areas of climate crisis and governance of displacement especially marginalized communities migrants, victims of trafficking, Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and Returnees in the study area. It is also designed to support the Khartoum Process, and the AU-EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue and to follow up on the Joint Valletta Action Plan (JVAP). Further to support the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDG 5 gender equality; SDG 13 climate action; SDG 16 peace and strong institutions; and SDG 17 partnerships for the goals) in contexts of climate changes displacement.