PRBP promotes socio-economic development by addressing root causes of instability and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for borderland communities. The programme recognizes that arid and semi-arid lands covering 70% of the region's landmass and home to over 100 million people are essential drivers of regional growth rather than peripheral areas. By enhancing access to income-generating opportunities, improving value chains, and facilitating economic integration across borders, PRBP unlocks the untapped potential of these dynamic regions where livestock, trade, and cross-border commerce have sustained communities for generations.
The economic recovery pillar focuses on shared natural resource management, recognizing that water, pasture, and grazing lands do not respect political boundaries. Through improved governance of these resources, promotion of livestock marketing and cross-border trade, and building climate-resilient livelihoods, the programme addresses the environmental and economic challenges that borderland communities face. PRBP ensures that development initiatives are integrated into government planning systems for long-term sustainability, building on the rich cultural heritage and social networks that make these borderlands unique and economically vibrant parts of the Horn of Africa.
Key Focus Areas
Income-Generating Opportunities: Enhanced access to markets, value chain development, and economic integration across border communities
Shared Natural Resources Management: Addressing shared regional challenges such as natural resource scarcity through improved governance of water, pasture, and livestock resources IGAD
Livestock Value Chains: Promotion of livestock marketing and cross-border trade, recognizing pastoralism as a vital economic system adapted to climate variability
Climate Adaptation: Community-based disaster preparedness and climate-resilient livelihoods to help communities adapt to environmental challenges
Economic Integration: Facilitating cross-border trade, reducing barriers to mobility, and strengthening regional economic networks
Sustainable Development Goals:
1. Building on rich cultural heritage, social networks, and untapped socio-economic potential of borderland communities
2. Integrating programme outputs into government planning systems for long-term impact
2. Ensuring financial, institutional, and policy sustainability beyond programme duration
Avenue Georges Clemenceau Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti P.O. Box: 2653 Email: prbpcoordiantion@igad.int TEL: +251 21 33 02 12
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Co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and implemented by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in partnership with IGAD.
