Climate-resilient development for Somalia

This report outlines ways that policymakers in Somalia can increase access to climate finance and better integrate adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management in socioeconomic development. fragmentation, instability and under-development, it has embraced poverty reduction, inclusive growth and socio-economic development as the vision for its future.

Several entry points exist that the Federal Government of Somalia, supported by development, humanitarian and climate adaptation actors, can leverage to increase access to climate finance and begin incorporating adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management within socio-economic development and transition to climate-resilient development. Such entry points include: 

• Strengthening the capacity of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) 
• Improving climate data acquisition under the Somali Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) system  
• Enhancing coordination, collaboration and coherence across development, humanitarian partners and accredited agencies to the vertical climate funds.