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Transforming Waste Management in Somaliland

Waste management has long been a pressing challenge in Somaliland. Recent studies paint a stark picture: in Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, only 65% of daily waste is collected due to inefficient equipment. This gap in sanitation services not only affects public health but also hampers economic growth and quality of life.

September 20,2024
K.E.E.P.S.

KEEPS is focused on the collection, handling and disposal of municipal solid waste in Hargeisa. Only 65 percent of the daily waste generated in Hargeisa is collected due to inefficient equipment.

November 01,2021
Client Spotlight: Tayo Plastic Factory

Tayo Household Plastic Factory Ltd., a local company with big dreams, has been transforming the landscape of plastic manufacturing since 2017.

August 26,2024

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Juan Fernando Lucio

June 21,2023

A Different Approach to the Reincorporation of Ex-Combatants

The Case of PASO Colombia

Juan Fernando Lucio, director of PASO, published an article in IntechOpen with his reflections on the reincorporation perspective adopted in the Havana Agreement (2016), and introduces the model developed by PASO to enhance collective economic reincorporation. Lucio offers lessons learned that could...

April 21, 2021

VRAs: Traffic, Threat, & Response Awareness

The establishment of the new MDAT-GOG reporting "network" in the Gulf of Guinea and the associated changes to UKHO chart Q6114, have raised odd questions about the definitions and purpose of risk and reporting areas associated with maritime piracy.

Conor Seyle

Sarah Heyborne

Jessica Baumgardner-Zuzik

Shaziya DeYoung

April 19, 2021

Some Credible Evidence: Perceptions about the Evidence Base in the Peacebuilding Field

A new report by One Earth Future and Alliance for Peacebuilding presents the result of a survey asking peacebuilders and researchers about their perception of what kind of evidence exists and what kind is needed to improve work in the peacebuilding field.

Laura C. Burroughs

Mohamed Mohamud Abdullahi

April 09, 2021

Co-Management Associations in the Somali Region: A Guide for Government and Change Agents

Using Secure Fisheries’ research and on-the-ground experience, this 6-page brief covers critical elements of the fisheries co-management process in the Somali region.

January 10, 2021

Networks and Peace

Sustainable peace requires coordinating work across multiple different areas including economic development, political institutions, and security. This coordination is a challenge, and peacebuilding needs good approaches for setting up and promoting better coordination. Our new policy brief delves i...

December 10,2020

Developing Sustainable Alternatives to Coca Crops

Encouraging report of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business reveals “PASO’s Magic” making an in-depth examination of its coca reduction program.

October 30, 2020

It’s Time to Talk About American Election Violence

July 10, 2020

Maritime Piracy Report Identifies Constantly Evolving Threat Requiring International and Inter-Agency Cooperation to Reduce Human Cost

What OEF teams have helped experts learn about countering piracy in the last decade.

June 01, 2020

Recommendations for Implementing the Global Fragility Act

Today’s violent conflicts are much more complex and protracted, and traditional development assistance and diplomacy have not kept pace. The status quo is not working. The challenges facing peacebuilding at this moment are significant, complex, and interconnected. They require new ways of working to...

Global Fragility Act report recommendations

Conor Seyle

Elizabeth Hume

Jessica Baumgardner-Zuzik

Eric Keels

Dianna E. Almanza

June 01, 2020

New OEF/Alliance for Peacebuilding Report Provides Recommendations for implementing the Global Fragility Act

Getting from Here to There: Successful Implementation of the Global Fragility Act

Colleen Devlin

Micaela Iveson

Eric Keels

May 26, 2020

Co-Managing Peace: Natural Resources, Agreement Design, and the Promotion of Peace After War

This report examines how co-management approaches to natural resource management affect the strength and durability of peace agreements following civil wars.

May 05, 2020

Could AI Untangle the Puzzle of Enterprise Lending in Fragile States?

A new fact sheet on leveraging artificial intelligence to enable enterprise lending in fragile and conflict-affected states like Somalia.

April 16, 2020

New Research Examines Opportunities for Improving Maritime Security in West Africa

A new report by One Earth Future Foundation’s Stable Seas program explores the connections between crime and insecurity in the maritime domain and instability onshore in the Gulf of Guinea, one of the world’s more complex maritime security environments.

stable seas examines maritime insecurity and violence in the gulf of guinea

Colleen Devlin

Sarah M. Glaser

Ciera Villegas

Natasia Poinsatte

January 28, 2020

Rough Seas: The Cause and Consequences of Fisheries Conflict in Somali Waters

As competition for finite fisheries resources increases, the risks of violent conflict over fisheries also rise. Where and when can we expect fisheries conflict to occur?

January 10, 2020

Rough Seas: The Causes And Consequences Of Fisheries Conflict In Somali Waters

Rough Seas: The Causes and Consequences of Fisheries Conflict in Somali Waters explores the frequency, intensity, and drivers of fisheries conflict in Somali waters between 1990 and 2018.

Victor Odundo Owuor

Dianna E. Almanza

December 20, 2019

Is Blockchain an Answer to Enterprise Development in Fragile States?

In an increasingly networked and digital world in which millions of transactions are recorded daily, the potential of data tampering in centralized ledgers that are the primary depository of these records can not be overemphasized. To partially confront this challenge, distributed ledger technologie...