Differences in Household Composition: Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia

Hanmer, Lucia; Rubiano-Matulevich, Eliana; Santamaría, Julieth

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-9818

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“…In March 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, killing more than a thousand people, and leaving 2.6 million in need of humanitarian assistance. The inequalities within communities were on full display, as the hardest hit in the decimated city of Beira were those living in make-shift housing, making them immediately vulnerable to the cyclone and the resulting flooding (36). The 2014 IPCC assessment also noted the increased surface water temperature in Lakes Kariba, Kivu, Tanganyika, Victoria, and Malawi; the increased risk of malaria in the East African Highlands; and reduced meltwaters in the Atlas Mountains leaving less water for the lowland areas of Morocco (37).…”

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Africa and Climate Justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Williams

Chin-Yee

Maslin

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Climate justice needs to be at the heart of the COP27 negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh. Climate justice is not just a financial transaction to protect the environment. It needs to be seen as the protection of the most vulnerable in society after centuries of resource exploitation. African countries disproportionately face impacts of climate change on their environments, their economies, their resources, and their infrastructure. This leads to greater vulnerability and increased exposure to the negative effects of a changing climate. In this article, we highlight the importance of climate justice and its role within the UN negotiations, and ultimately in concrete action. We discuss current climate impacts across key sectors in the African region, with a focus on health, infrastructure, food and water scarcity, energy, and finance. All sectors are affected by climate change. They are interconnected and under threat. This triggers a ripple effect, where threats in one sector have a knock-on effect on other sectors. We find that the current set of intergovernmental institutions have failed to adequately address climate justice. We also contend that a siloed approach to climate action has proven to be ineffective. As we head towards the next set of negotiations (COP27), this paper argues that the economic and social conditions in Africa can be addressed through financial and collaborative support for adaptation and localised solutions, but that this will only be achieved if climate justice is prioritised by the decision makers. This needs to include a global-scale transition in how climate finance is assessed and accessed. Climate justice underpins real effective and sustainable solutions for climate action in Africa.

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Section: Supporting Vulnerable and Marginalized Communitiesmentioning

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Africa and Climate Justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Williams

Chin-Yee

Maslin

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…This has led to widespread food insecurity and economic instability, displacing communities who are in turn coming into conflict over remaining resources [ 33 , 34 ]. For example, the 2011 Somali famine has resulted in an increase in refugees in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya [ 35 ], as well as approximately 3 million internally displaced people in Somalia itself [ 36 ]. In March 2019, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, killing more than a thousand people, and leaving 2.6 million in need of humanitarian assistance.…”

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Africa and climate justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Williams,

Chin-Yee,

Maslin

et al. 2023

UCL Open Environ

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Climate justice is not just a financial transaction to protect the environment. It needs to be seen as the protection of the most vulnerable in society after centuries of resource exploitation. African countries disproportionately face impacts of climate change on their environments, their economies, their resources and their infrastructure. This leads to greater vulnerability and increased exposure to the negative effects of a changing climate. In this article, we highlight the importance of climate justice and its role within the United Nations negotiations, and ultimately in concrete action. We discuss current climate impacts across key sectors in the African region, with a focus on health, infrastructure, food and water scarcity, energy and finance. All sectors are affected by climate change. They are interconnected and under threat. This triggers a ripple effect, where threats in one sector have a knock-on effect on other sectors. We find that the current set of intergovernmental institutions have failed to adequately address climate justice. We also contend that a siloed approach to climate action has proven to be ineffective. As we head towards the next set of negotiations (COP27), this paper argues that the economic and social conditions in Africa can be addressed through financial and collaborative support for adaptation and localised solutions, but that this will only be achieved if climate justice is prioritised by the decision makers. This needs to include a global-scale transition in how climate finance is assessed and accessed. Climate justice underpins real, effective and sustainable solutions for climate action in Africa.

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Framework for conceptualising transition readiness from emergency response to rebuilding livelihoods in Mogadishu, Somalia

Hauser,

Mugonya

2024

Food Sec.

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Emergency cash transfers provide essential life support to vulnerable households affected by a crisis, including those living in chronic poverty. So far, project life cycles, nutrition, and asset-related thresholds have informed the decision of when beneficiaries switch from emergency cash transfers to an income-generating livelihoods program. However, factors beyond material poverty influence the likelihood of sustained improvements in well-being during such changes. We argue that a food systems perspective with additional metrics helps provide targeted transition support to beneficiaries. Based on insights gained from an Urban Safety Net in Mogadishu, Somalia, we suggest a multi-level framework to conceptualise the transition readiness of internally displaced people and poor host communities. Based on this framework, we make recommendations for improving safety net programming.

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Differences in Household Composition: Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia

Cited by 4 publications

References 45 publications

Africa and Climate Justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Africa and Climate Justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Africa and climate justice at COP27 and beyond: impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens

Framework for conceptualising transition readiness from emergency response to rebuilding livelihoods in Mogadishu, Somalia

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