Programme Title: UN Joint Programme for Sustainable Charcoal Reduction and Alternative Livelihoods (PROSCAL). 

Joint Programme Outcome(s): PSG 4: Economic Foundations - Somali economy revitalized and expanded with a focus on livelihood enhancement, employment generation, and broad-based inclusive growth

Priority 3: Promote the sustainable development and management of natural resources by developing legal and regulatory frameworks and building capacity in key Natural Resources Management (NRM) institutions.

Expected Outputs(s): Regional Policy Framework for regulating charcoal production and trade agreed and under enforcement; Charcoal Reduction Fund established; Accelerated diffusion of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies underway; Captive plantation for sustainable reduction of charcoal established; LPG market established; diversification of income through increased crop and animal productivity and development of value added products in agriculture and livestock sectors.

Brief Description

This Joint Programme is in response to the UN Security Council resolution 2036 (2012) that seeks international cooperation to ban illegal exports of Charcoal from Somalia. The programme envisages a comprehensive response to support the Security Council resolution. The specific objectives of the programme are four : 1) Support government in Somalia as well as countries in the Horn of Africa and the region to produce pertinent legal instruments and strengthen enforcement mechanisms at national, regional and local levels; 2) Promote alternative sources of energy to reduce local charcoal consumption; 3) Provide alternative livelihoods to the Charcoal Value Chain Beneficiaries (CVCBs) involved in the charcoal production and trade; and, 4) Country wide reforestation and afforestation to regain the productive potential of the environmentally degraded lands.

The joint programme will build on successful projects executed by UN agencies to support the ban and will use the UN joint programming modality to harmonize approaches, and maximize synergies. To this end, it will emphasize joint work plans, joint monitoring and evaluation of activities and offer a forum for policy dialogue between the governments and all partners on activities related to the ban of charcoal trade in the region. This Joint Programme will build on the proposed Programme Initiation Plan in this document, which will roll over into the Joint Programme once it is established.

Kick-off meeting of the Joint Programme with the new Government