The importance of remittances to the household economy across Somalia is well-recognized. What is less well understood is the relationship between remittances and the relative vulnerability of certain communities, particularly to drought and food insecurity. This briefing outlines the key features and the marked variations of the remittance landscape in Somalia. It also analyses how remittances are used by families to improve food security, particularly through access to credit.

Thinking about Borderlands: Observations and implications from XCEPT programme research
Do the ways in which policymakers and national governments view borderlands reflect how the communities living there experience them? Building on this, can a better