ReDSS Somalia monthly update March 2020

Dear colleagues,

Greetings from the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) Somalia country unit.

In this monthly update, you will find our new online tutorial on Housing, Land and Property in Somalia, recently published article in the Forced Migration Review on multi stakeholder approach to address urban displacement, update on ongoing studies, upcoming events, meetings, and other useful resources published over the past few months.

Article on multi-stakeholder approach to address urban displacement in Somalia I February 2019: ReDSS in partnership with the Baidoa municipality and Danwadaag Solutions Consortium developed an article that illustrates how actors are collaborating to provide a coordinated comprehensive response to urban displacement under the leadership of local authorities. Click here for the article and here for Forced Migration Review latest issue on Cities and Towns.

Update on ongoing researches:
Land administration and governance challenges of rapid urbanization and forced displacement in Somalia: The Synthesis report summarizing key findings, analysis and recommendations from the city-level reports (Baidoa, Kismayo and Mogadishu) is currently being peer reviewed by a select technical team of practitioners. The final report will be published in April 2020. For more information on this study, please contact Rufus Karanja r.karanja@regionaldss.org

Understanding intentions and aspirations vis-à-vis durable solutions: baseline survey findings from Baidoa, Dollow, Kismayo and Mogadishu: The summary report and area-based survey factsheets are being finalized and will be published in April 2020. For more information on this study, please contact Rufus Karanja: r.karanja@regionaldss.org.

Online tutorial on understanding Housing Land and Property (HLP) in Somalia: The 7-min white board animation focuses on: the basic concepts related to HLP rights; the relevance of HLP in relation to durable solutions and practical actions aimed at informing HLP intervention in Somalia. Click here for the animation. ReDSS would also like to thank NRC, IGAD, BRCiS, IOM and UN HABITAT for their technical expertise during the development of the animation. ReDSS will translate the animation into Somali and a self-test quiz will be available on our website in the coming days.

ReDSS Somalia Policy dialogue workshop, 26 March, (virtually convened): In 2020, ReDSS Somalia is reviewing and updating its policy agenda to support engagement in local, national and regional policy processes. The focus will be on use of evidence and learning from durable solutions programming to support coherent engagement in coordination fora at the national and area-based levels. ReDSS will share the call-in details with the save the date next week. For more information, contact Abdullahi Hassan a.hassan@regionaldss.org and cc Catherine Osborn c.osborn@regionaldss.org.

Benadir Regional Administration’s (BRA) Durable Solutions Strategy: Click here to access the BRA’s Mogadishu Durable Solutions Strategy (2020 – 2024). ReDSS and its members were involved in the development process of the strategy. BRA has incorporated indicators from the ReDSS/IASC framework in order to measure the achievement of durable solutions.

Upcoming events, conferences and courses

Durable Solutions Working Group (DSWG), 17^th March, (virtually convened). For more information and to confirm attendance, please contact Abdullahi Hassan: a.hassan@regionaldss.org and cc Isabelle Peters: isabelle.peter@one.un.org
JIPS webinar on indices for durable solutions, 31^st March at 3 pm CET. For more information, contact Margharita: lundkvist@jips.org
Rift Valley Institute Annual Courses (Sudan and South Sudan course: 31 May – 6 June; Horn of Africa course: 14 – 20 June; Great Lakes course: 21 – 27 June), Nairobi. For more information about the courses, see here and contact Pauline Skaper: pauline.skaper@riftvalley.net
EU REF Symposium on Migration: Current and future prospects in the Horn of Africa, 6-7 May 2020, Nairobi, Kenya. For more information, contact Lavender Mboya: lavender@sahanresearch.net
ReDSS Technical Durable Solutions Trainings, June, Baidoa. For more information, please contact Salma Abdullahi (s.abdullahi@regionaldss.org)

Click here for the full calendar of events and trainings in 2020.

Useful resources and publications