Somalia Country Strategy Note 2022-2023

The goal of the CSN is to build the resilience of the poor rural communities to external shocks (particularly climate shocks) through the sustainable management of natural resources (particularly water resources), promotion of climate smart agriculture, preservation of biodiversity and reinforcement of the livestock sector.

The CSN has three complementary and interrelated strategic objectives (SOs):

• SO1: Improved sustainable and climate resilient management of water infrastructure, through the construction of climate proofed water infrastructure and the creation and strengthening of community maintenance and management groups to prevent conflicts.
• SO2: Building resilience to food insecurity and nutrition, specifically targeting the most vulnerable groups such as women and youth, through the development of climate smart agricultural technologies, the promotion of nature based solutions to preserve biodiversity, as well as the improved rangeland and livestock management in the framework of the livestock value chain. 
• SO3: Strengthening the institutional, organizational and technical capacities of actors at all levels, enabling participatory natural resource management, the elaboration of integrated development plans, monitoring and evaluation, and scaling up.