Eritrea - Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Program

The Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods – Project IV (DRSLPIV) is an expansion of the on-going Eritrea Component of the Multinational Drought Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Programme in the Horn of Africa – Project II (DRSLP- II). The need for this project emanates from the necessity to address the damages and losses sustained by the population, especially the poor and vulnerable communities of the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), during the recurrent drought in order to restore a sense of normalcy and resumption of economic and social activities. It has been designed to complement the Eritrea component of DRSLP II, by providing additional activities that could not be accommodated through DRSLP II due to resources limitations. It will thus cover the same 6 Zobas covered by DRSLP II. The project will support the efforts of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GoSE) that have already started under DRSLP-II to improve the drought resilience of the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of the target areas (Anseba, Debub, Debubawi Keih Bahri, Gash Barka, Maekel and Semeinawi Keih Bahri). It will consist of four components: (i) Natural Resources Management: ii) Support to Livelihood Diversification; (iii) Capacity Building; and (iv) project Management. It will be implemented over a period of 3 years (2017-2022). Total project cost is estimated at UA 6.05 million.