Contributions to mitigating conflict between mobile pastoral communities in South Sudan

This Learning Brief documents the main lessons drawn from the country investment implemented jointly by FAO and UNESCO and their implementing partners in South Sudan from 2019 to 2021 in the framework of the Global Network Against Food Crises Partnership Programme, funded by the European Union. It showcases key learning on the role of the Pastoralist Livelihoods and Education Field Schools (PLEFS) approach in enhancing food security and livelihoods resilience of mobile pastoral communities and households in South Sudan’s cattle camps. More specifically, this learning brief explores how and to what extent an approach like PLEFS contributes to mitigating conflict and building resilience in pastoral areas.