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Cover photo: Photo: Flore de Preneuf | World Bank ii Contents Acknowledgements . vi Abbreviations and Acronyms . vii Overview . 1 Developing a Borderlands Approach ........................................................................3 Drivers of Fragility and Sources of Resilience in the Borderlands ..............................................6 Some Key Themes ........................................................................................ 13 Operational Implications ..................................................................................19 Institutional and Policy Context for Regional Action .........................................................20 Recommendations for Action .............................................................................. 21 References ...............................................................................................24 BACKGROUND PAPERS 1 Livelihoods and Mobility in the Border Regions of the Horn of Africa . .27 . 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................28 1.2 Regional Context . 30 1.3 Borderlands in the Horn ............................................................................36 1.4 Trade ..............................................................................................37 1.5 Mobility in Border Regions ..........................................................................41 1.6 The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework .............................................................47 1.7 Drivers of Migration Framework .....................................................................50 1.8 Applying the Household Economy Approach in the Borderland Context ............................... 51 1.9 Case Study: Ethiopia–Kenya Borderlands .............................................................55 1.10 Stakeholder Analysis—The Institutional Context . 58 1.11 The Way Forward: Coordination, Policy, and Cooperation .............................................62 Annex. Availability of Data .................................................................................63 References ...............................................................................................64 iii 2 Resilience and Development Assistance in the Horn of Africa’s Borderlands and Lagging Regions . 69 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................70 2.2 A Brief Introduction to the Horn of Africa and the Peoples of the Borderlands ......................... 71 2.3 The Economies of the Borderlands ..................................................................84 2.4 Regional, National, and International Policy and Development Initiatives ..............................88 2.5 National Policy Frameworks and Processes ..........................................................95 2.6 Synthesis .........................................................................................104 References ...............................................................................................111 3 Cross-Border Dynamics in the Kenya–Ethiopia Borderlands Cluster . 117 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 118 3.2 Demographic Changes ............................................................................. 119 3.3 Cluster 2’s Borderland Economy .................................................................... 121 3.4 Cross-Border Insecurity ............................................................................128 3.5 Voice and Society ..................................................................................132 3.6 Conclusions .......................................................................................133 References ..............................................................................................135 4 Cross-Border Dynamics in the Uganda–Kenya–South Sudan Borderlands Cluster . 139 4.1 Overview . 140 4.2 The Karamoja Cluster .............................................................................. 141 4.3 Regional Alliances and Conflict .....................................................................144 4.4 Migration, Mobility, and Livelihoods ................................................................145 4.5 Trade, Commercialization, and Inequality ...........................................................152 4.6 The Future of the Borderlands: Extractive Industries in the Karamoja Cluster ..........................156 4.7 Small Arms and Light Weapons ....................................................................159 4.8 Disarmament .....................................................................................162 4.9 Institutions .......................................................................................164 4.10 Regional Implications ..............................................................................166 4.11 Gaps in Research ..................................................................................167 4.12 Conclusion ........................................................................................168 References ..............................................................................................169 5 Fragility and Resilience Analysis: The Political Economy of Development in Borderlands . 175 5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................176 5.2 Rethinking Policy Narratives and “Borderland Blindness” ............................................176 5.3 A Political Economy Approach to Borderlands .......................................................178 5.4 Defining Key Terms ................................................................................179 iv 5.5 Borderlands Research: The State of the Art .........................................................180 5.6 Borderlands and the State .........................................................................184 5.7 Borderlands and Development ....................................................................187 5.8 A Typology of Borderlands .........................................................................195 5.9 Incorporating a Borderlands Perspective . .198 5.10 State Building and Governance in Borderlands . 198 5.11 Development and Economic Policy .................................................................200 5.12 Conclusions .......................................................................................205 References ..............................................................................................206 Boxes O.1 Trade, Pastoralism, and Mobility in the Horn of Africa: The Karamoja Cluster .................................. 15 1.1 Capital in the Borderlands . 50 Figures 1.1 Population Growth in the Horn of Africa since 1960 (Actual and Projected).................................... 31 1.2 Population Distribution by Size of City in 2014 ..............................................................35 1.3 The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework ....................................................................49 1.4 Drivers of Migration Framework ............................................................................ 51 1.5 Drivers of Migration Framework Adapted to the Borderlands Context ........................................54 5.1 Political Economy Approach to Studying Borders and Borderlands Based on Three Analytical Pillars ..........178 5.2 A Comparative Framework for Studying Conflict and Development in Borderlands ...........................197 Maps O.1 IGAD Clusters ..............................................................................................5 0.2 Food Insecurity in the Horn of Africa.........................................................................8 1.1 Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in