Centre for Democracy & Development
Project Title
For a project on collaborative approaches to peacebuilding in Nigeria
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Longstanding, localized tensions in Nigeria between farmers and herders continue to escalate due to resource scarcity, climate change, rising population density, and agricultural developments. As a result, by some estimates, farmer-herder related violence has become more deadly than the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. In response, the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD) in partnership with the United States Institute for Peace and Search for Common Ground is focusing on facilitating a multi-stakeholder approach to address farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria. This project builds on previous convening and conflict mapping work conducted by CDD with Corporation support and will assemble local dialogue platforms, engage media to promote transparency and close the knowledge gap that fuels harmful narratives, and arrange direct engagement between national and local leaders towards identifying collaborative approaches for addressing the conflict trends in the region. This project is funded in coordination with the GHR Foundation.
Project Title
For facilitating multi-stakeholder engagements on farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
18 months
Description
Longstanding, localized tensions in Nigeria between farmers and herders are increasingly escalating due to resource scarcity, climate change, rising population density, and agricultural developments. As a result, farmer-herder related violence has claimed approximately 4,000 lives in the least three years. By some estimates, these conflicts are more deadly than the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. In response, the Center for Democracy and Development in partnership with the United States Institute for Peace is focusing on facilitating a multi-stakeholder approach to address farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria’s Middle Belt regions. This project will convene a diverse group of relevant experts and practitioners to advance constructive dialogue towards identifying collaborative approaches for addressing the conflict trends in the region.