The proposed project is designed to tackle the linkages at the core of the climate-conflict cycle in Galmudug, where ongoing reconciliation efforts under the ongoing Action “Daryeel: Stabilisation Support to Fragile Areas of Somalia II” financed by the former Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and local governance efforts under related EU projects will benefit considerably from being anchored by an intervention designed to systematically incorporate environmental sustainability into both conflict resolution and governance models. Therefore, the proposed intervention in Galmudug State provides a unique opportunity to integrate EU-led engagement by mainstreaming environmentally conscious methodologies to break the climate-conflict cycle. Theory of Change: If target populations in Galmudug are provided with climate-adaptive awareness, techniques and capacity, and social and physical infrastructures are strengthened, then forced displacement and conflict due to environmental factors will be reduced, because negative coping strategies to environmental variability, which perpetuate the climate-conflict cycle, are replaced by sustainable alternatives and local conflict resolution mechanisms This project addresses the climate-conflict nexus in Somalia and seeks to (a) address and reverse the ‘multiplier effect’ that climate change has on violent conflict in specific regions of the country and (b) enhance the capacity of conflict- and displacement-affected communities to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Main beneficiaries: - Women and girls - Local rural communities - Local governments The Deegaan Bile Galmudug project incorporates a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, and the monitoring and evaluation plan, with a view of promoting equality between women and men, as well as to combat discrimination. Outcome 4 of the project: Women in target communities in Galmudug State have enhanced agency to address conflict and increased resilience to climate change through participation in natural resource governance, and its outputs, are solely devoted to women empowerment at both community and government level (Ministry of Women). A gender and community engagement national staff implements this outcome, as well as mainstreams gender across the two other outcomes. Further, the M&E team has a dedicated female colleague to monitor the progress of activities including a baseline, mid-line, and endline for each set of activities implemented per location.