Pathways to Resilience: Evidence on Links Between Conflict Management, Natural Resources, and Food Security

Apr 26, 2016 | Gracie Cook
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In 2015, the NGO Mercy Corps released some surprising findings from conflict management programs in the Horn of Africa. Interventions from 2013 to 2015 focused on building community-level cooperation, strengthening institutions, and enhancing resilience. The results indicate that natural resource management can be a key governance pillar to build around and that such cooperation can strengthen household resilience to climate and food security shocks.