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This move triggered a rift between the African Union (AU), troop-contributing countries (TCCs), and donors, while accelerating the development of a concrete exit strategy for the mission. The EU's decision was driven by donor fatigue, shifting priorities toward the Sahel region, and internal regulations regarding the use of the African Peace Facility. TCCs, particularly Uganda and Kenya, initially threatened withdrawal, though national security interests and the desire for regional stability largely prevailed. The report highlights a critical gap between donor expectations for AMISOM to 'do more' against al-Shabaab and the TCCs' claims of severe under-resourcing and a lack of local Somali security capacity to hold liberated territory.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"In January 2016, the European Union implemented a 20% reduction in monthly peacekeeper allowances for AMISOM, lowering the rate from US$1,028 to US$822.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU's decision to cap funding was influenced by 'donor fatigue' and a shift in priorities toward other African crises, such as the G5 Sahel mission and the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in the Lake Chad Basin.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The funding rift accelerated the creation of a formal exit strategy, with a tentative plan for a drawdown starting in October 2018 and a full pullout by 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Troop-contributing countries (TCCs)—Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda—reacted negatively to the cap, with Uganda initially stating it would abandon the mission by December 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ethiopia conducted several troop withdrawals from towns in Bakool, Hiiraan, and Galgaduud between October 2016 and March 2017, which resulted in al-Shabaab immediately retaking those areas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disconnect between donors, who perceive AMISOM as stagnant, and TCCs, who argue that a lack of force multipliers and equipment, such as attack helicopters and serviceable armoured personnel carriers, hinders progress.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The stability of Somalia is heavily dependent on the development of the Somali National Army (SNA), but progress is stalled by clan-based structures, uncoordinated training, and irregular payments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU's use of the African Peace Facility (APF) for peacekeeping is contentious because the funds originate from the European Development Fund, which is intended for development initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Burundi's participation in AMISOM was uniquely strained when EU sanctions over President Pierre Nkurunziza's third term prevented direct payments to the government, leading to a near-withdrawal in January 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002248#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["European Union","Burundi","Djibouti","Ethiopia","Kenya","Uganda","Sahel"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","financial analysis","security assessment"]},{"id":"greeneur-000336","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greeneur-000336","title":"It's the security, stupid: how Greens could shape the EU's climate security policy","publisher":{"name":"Green European Journal","organization":"green-european-journal"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2017-04-01","source_url":"https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/its-the-security-stupid-how-greens-could-shape-the-eus-climate-security-policy/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The author contends that climate change acts as a 'threat multiplier' that exacerbates global instability, migration, and conflict, yet remains absent from public debate. 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It analyzes threats ranging from terrorism and digital vulnerabilities to energy insecurity and climate change, while emphasizing that social investment and the protection of civil liberties are more effective tools for stability than mass surveillance or militarisation. 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To implement this, the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) has focused on the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia, and has launched a Water Window Challenge with a $10 million commitment from the Z Zurich Foundation to fund innovative flood-resilience solutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Conventional water management strategies that attempt to control water flows through artificial solutions create vulnerabilities that are increasingly exposed as water supplies become scarcer.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A resilience-based approach to water and development focuses on enabling at-risk populations to thrive under recurrent challenges by utilizing early warning systems and predictive models for planning in urbanization, infrastructure, and cropping systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Current planning and spending models frequently overlook the local knowledge and solutions possessed by people living in disaster-prone areas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), convened by The Rockefeller Foundation, USAID, and Sida, focuses its resilience-building efforts on the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GRP established a Water Window Challenge, supported by a $10 million commitment from the Z Zurich Foundation, which provides grants of up to $1 million for innovative solutions to assist flood-prone communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"glorespar-000010#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["water management","climate resilience","Flood risk management","drought","early warning system","traditional knowledge","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy argument"]},{"id":"issafri-002574","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002574","title":"The dynamics of youth radicalisation in Africa","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2016-08","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/paper296-1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines youth radicalisation in Africa as a complex phenomenon driven by a combination of 'push' and 'pull' factors. 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The paper emphasizes that responses must be nuanced and evidence-based, moving beyond a 'one size fits all' approach to address specific local and structural vulnerabilities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Youth radicalisation is not caused by a single factor but by an interaction of 'push' elements (negative circumstances) and 'pull' elements (attractions to extremist groups), operating across individual, family, social, and macro-levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Government repression and human rights abuses, including extrajudicial executions and torture, act as strong drivers of radicalisation by fostering a sense of injustice and a belief that violence is the only way to achieve goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Pervasive corruption and cronyism contribute to political instability and socio-economic inequality, which extremist groups exploit by presenting themselves as forces fighting injustice.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Economic drivers are often characterized by 'relative deprivation' and 'frustrated achievers'—educated youth who lack opportunities—rather than abject poverty alone.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Weakened family structures, specifically the 'absent-father syndrome' and lack of parental supervision, increase youth vulnerability to recruitment by charismatic extremist leaders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Religious ideology often serves as a vehicle for voicing emotional or moral outrage and providing a common identity, rather than being the primary root cause of radicalisation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Radicalisation has a gendered dimension; while most violent extremists are male, women are increasingly involved as sympathisers, agents, and suicide bombers, often driven by a desire for agency or due to gender subordination.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Information and communications technology (ICT) and social media platforms have evolved into primary tools for extremist groups like ISIS, al-Shabaab, and Boko Haram to propagate ideologies and recruit youth globally.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Detention centres are identified as fertile environments for radicalisation and recruitment due to the vulnerability of inmates and the difficulty of segregating extremists.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002574#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights"],"geography_discussed":["Nigeria","Somalia","Libya","Egypt","Tunisia","Kenya","Mauritania","Mali","Algeria","Ghana","Tanzania","Uganda","Belgium","Iraq","Syria"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review"]},{"id":"cdkn-000917","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000917","title":"Climate information and services in BRACED countries","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2015-12","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/Climate-information-and-services-in-BRACED-countries.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines climate information services in BRACED countries, noting that while access is increasing, end-users struggle with data quality, inappropriate spatial scales, and poor communication. 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