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RE-THINKING THE DISPLACEMENT FINANCING ARCHITECTURE

Opportunities for pursuing solutions to forced displacement in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia have increased substantially in the last five years. There have been major advances in national legislative and policy environments, but these have not always translated into appropriate financing instruments. Different types of financing exist and are applied differently across contexts, both at the local, national, regional and global levels.

Use financing tactically to create an enabling environment for solutions to displacement

Aid financing can be used to nudge incentives and broker deals or transactions. Financing agreements can be calibrated to promote inclusion, protection, and consideration of the specific needs of displaced people. This is particularly important in situations of forced displacement, where challenges are not only humanitarian or developmental, they are often first and foremost political, and therefore related to ensuring the rights and protections of displaced people.

ReDSS commissioned research with the central question to ask what type of financing are required to fund solutions to displacement. The overall study logic is depicted in the diagram below.

The country studies and executive summaries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and the regional synthesis report are available below. The themes explored per country are also indicated in the report’s description below the cover images.