Can a territorial approach help to reinforce resilience in a crisis context?

Author(s)
Foin, T., Daoud, L., Seydou Moussa, K., Njouonang Djomo, H. G., Neneck, A.-K.
Publication language
English
Pages
4pp
Date published
23 May 2022
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Accountability and Participation, Local capacity, Humanitarian-development-peace nexus
Countries
Sahel
Organisations
Groupe URD

This study looks at the territorial approach adopted by the RESILAC project and its impact at different levels. It explores the polysemous notion of ‘territory’ in the societies of the Lake Chad Basin, particularly in terms of ownership and representation, and the processes that contribute to these. Territorialising’ humanitarian and development aid, or, in other words, placing local actors at the centre of projects, requires ambitious strategies. Though, by definition, territorial approaches are not prescriptive, they require tools and methods to identify each territorial actor and assess their legitimacy in the local public context.