Achieving sustainable peace in the Karamoja cluster in East Africa is challenging. The increasing impact of climate change has led to a decline in grazing lands. This has forced pastoralist communities to converge at critical rangelands along common borders in search of water and pasture, thereby escalating violent conflicts. A lack of coordination among peace actors, the declining power of traditional elders and delays in the implementation of regional peace instruments have all worsened the volatile situation.

About the author
Guyo Turi is a Research Officer in the East Africa Peace and Security Governance Project at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Nairobi.