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Confronting The Challenges

Dryland communities in the Horn of Africa exist on the fringes of the development process, facing systemic barriers that weaken their resilience and livelihoods. Although they possess a wealth of resources and invaluable traditional knowledge, local actors and institutions are consistently excluded from the design of development programs and the formulation of policies.

The lack of secure land tenure in drylands, worsened by climate change, ineffective governance, and fragile institutional frameworks, poses a significant threat to the survival of pastoralists and the economies of dryland regions. Current government policies do not reflect the realities faced by those who rely on these vital dryland resources, while the government institutions responsible for pastoralist development remain severely under-resourced and disorganized, hindering transformative social and economic changes.

DLCI is a convenor and process facilitator that considers the voices of the dryland’s communities, and
DLCI continues to actively participate in the NDMA-led ending drought emergencies (EDE) process by supporting relevant
DLCI has been working in land governance for the past five years, including promoting integrated land
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Our Impact

DLCI serves 15 counties with 64 parliamentary constituencies with a combined population of over 10,000,000 people.
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DLCI promotes improved policy and practice in the drylands area by encouraging development actors to document and disseminate their learning and advocate for improved policy and practice increasingly focusing on capacity building of citizens, community institutions and county governments. DLCI is secretariat of the Pastoralist Parliament Group (PPG), the largest parliament caucus in the National Assembly.

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DLCI hosted one of the most successful Voice Linking and Learning Event

The event which took place in Watamu brought together 92 participants.

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