The The IGAD Drought disaster resilience and sustainability initiative (IDDRSI) - THE IDDRSI Strategy recognizes the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to combating chronic food and nutrition insecurity and addresses the deep-seated poverty and environmental degradation to build the resilience of communities and households to the effects of droughts and other shocks in the region. The Strategy's visions is a peaceful and prosperous IGAD Region free from drought disasters and emergencies. The Strategy identifies 7 priority intervention areas, where the necessary investment and action will help build resilience through reducing the vulnerability of target communities to climatic and economic shocks. These priority intervention areas include: 1) Environment management (Water resources development and management; Pasture and land management; Securing equal access to natural resources; renewable energy and bio-diversity; Strengthening pollution control in IGAD region);2) Market access, trade and financial services (Transport and market development; Securing livestock mobility; Securing financial transaction; Trans-boundary disease control & SPS measures and standards; Promote and support regional trade and infrastructures; Develop and harmonize financial services in IGAD region); 3) Livelihoods support and basic social services (Livestock production & health; Agriculture production and productivity; Fisheries development; Income diversification; Productive and social safety nets; Equal access to basic social services such as nutrition, education, health, water sanitation); 4) Disaster risk management, preparedness and effective response (Early warning response; Climate monitoring and climate change; Mapping of pastoral movements and drought events occurrence); 5) Research, knowledge management and technology transfer (Support to applied / adaptive research; Advisory and extension services / systems; Knowledge management and communication; Promote the network of national and regional dryland collaborative, adaptive and applied research centres); 6) Conflict prevention, resolution and peace building (Conflict resolution Peace building and mediation mechanisms; IGAD Conflict Early Warning and Response Network at national and Africa wide level); 7) Coordination, institutional strengthening and partnerships (Coordination and Platform management; Institutional mechanisms; Enhancing Partnerships; Promote Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment agenda). The Strategy serves as a common framework for developing national and regional programmes that will be designed to enhance drought resilience through building sustainability in the IGAD region. The Strategy also recognizes that while drought-prone communities face common challenges and are often interconnected through shared natural resources and regional trade and trans-boundary human and animal movements, individual IGAD member states may have their own specificities and areas of emphasis.
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