SIRA - Somalia Information and Resilience Building Action


Rangeland degradation, drought and other effects of climate change are further exacerbating food insecurity in Somalia. Through the present intervention the communities’ resilience is increased by enhancing climate sustainable livestock production, fodder productivity and public service delivery leading to improved household incomes. Switzerland aims to support communities’ capacities to cope with climatic shocks and as such contributes to stability and peace in Somalia.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
Somalie
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire
Services agricoles & marché
Développement agricole
Recherche agronomique
Coopératives agricoles & organisations d’agricultrices/eurs
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025
CHF  6’045’000
Contexte Somalia currently experiences the worst drought in 40 years and a severe food insecurity situation resulting from it. The livestock sector provides food, household (HH) incomes and employment for an estimated 60% of the Somalia population. Sufficient fodder availability increases HH coping capacity, reduces livestock deaths during drought and hence keeps displacement rates low. Therefore, increasing fodder production and enhanced rangeland management – with a focus on women economic empowerment and participation in decision making – remain key. The Somalia government institutions have incrementally increased their capacities to take up service delivery roles from partners, however, their capacities remain weak. Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and Somali Water & Land Information Management (SWALIM) projects provide the information that is crucial to Somalia national institutions and communities to better plan, respond to shocks and protect livelihoods for resilience building. Switzerland is well positioned to complement existing programmes with a structural development perspective, promoting the link between humanitarian and development initiatives.
Objectifs Resilience for agro-pastoral households strengthened through improved livestock production and fodder productivity, and increased income from enhanced fodder value chains.
Groupes cibles

-    Direclty benefitting are 68’000 pastoralists and (agro-) pastoralists across 35 villages (50% women) from the fodder value chain and natural resources management (NRM) interventions (new phase II are 23’000 individuals in 10 villages) as well as 30 government officials and 17 machine fabricators/artisans.

-    Indirectly benefitting are 141’000 individ-uals from NRM in the villages.

-    Early warning and early action infor-mation, provided through FSNAU and SWALIM, benefits the Somalia Government institutions, other national institutions, the larger Somali public and development partners, who can better plan and regulate drought emergencies and inform community resilience building.

Effets à moyen terme

Outcome 1)    Strengthened sustainable climate-smart quality fodder production and community natural resources management for improved livestock production.

Outcome 2)    Increased household income for targeted fodder producers from sale of fodder and livestock products.

Outcome 3)    Improved institutional capacity, regulatory framework and policy implementation at government level for resiliencebuilding.

Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:  

-    Fodder Production and productivity is enhanced;

-    Inclusive access and management of local natural resources improved;

-    Value addition opportunities for fodder products expanded to improve consumption and sale;

-    Fodder producers and traders improve their access to fodder markets;

-    Women are empowered through access to training, markets, credit and business opportunities;

-    Institutional capacity and regulatory framework for livestock feed production and marketing strengthened;

-    Inclusive capacity development support provided to government institutions.


Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

-    7’500 HH have increased their resilience and income from improved access to quality/quantity of fodder;

-    Fodder production has increased by 40%. Value addition investment in 25 villages have maintained beneficiary HH more resilient; 

-    Increased knowledge sharing and innovation for 7’500 HH benefiting from sustainable government led extension services;

-    Achievements of phase 1 have informed the design of the fodder production programme funded by the Netherlands in Sanag region;

-    Somaliland NDP III integrated the design of SIRA for scaling up;

-    44% women beneficiaries targeted have advanced their involvement in fodder value chain and decision making at HH level and 30% in groups leadership;

-    FSNAU and SWALIM continued to provide credible data (rainfall performance, pasture and browse availability and livestock market prices) and informed early warning and response in Somalia.


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Institution universitaire et de recherche étrangère
Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU)
  • Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture
  • Research Organisation of South East


Autres partenaires
FAO Somalia
Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs

FAO Programmes in Somalia; WFP, UNICEF, FAO Joint Resilience Action; SDC funded resilience programmes including RLP, SomReP and Multi-Bi contributions to ICRC and WFP.

Aligned to the Somalia National Development Plan, resilience building chapter. Regionally in line with the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative and Somalia Country Programming Paper on drought resilience and sustainability. 

Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    6’045’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    1’995’000
Phases du projet Phase 2 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2025   (Phase en cours) Phase 1 10.12.2018 - 30.11.2022   (Completed)