In2012, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2036, which banned the export and import of charcoal from Somalia. PROSCAL was formed with the aim of coordinating international cooperation to support and implement the ban. The establishment of PROSCAL was the result of a direct request by Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government seeking support to reduce environmental destruction from rampant charcoal production and minimize the risks of local conflict arising from the trade. PROSCAL is an interagency programme implemented by the Federal Republic of Somalia, in collaboration with UN Environment Programme, UNDP and FAO and is funded by the European Union, and the Swedish and Italian governments. It has four main objectives;

1)To mobilize key stakeholders in the region and build institutional capacities among government entities across Somalia for effective monitoring and enforcement of the charcoal trade ban, energy security and natural resourcesmanagement; 2) To support the development of alternative energy resources;

3)To facilitate a transition towards livelihood options that are sustainable,

reliable and more profitable than charcoal production;

4)To begin reforestation and afforestation throughout the country to rehabilitate degraded land;

The programme envisages a comprehensive response strategy to support the Security Council’s Resolution. In implementing its mandate, PROSCAL builds upon successful projects executed by UN agencies to support the ban and uses the UN Joint Programming modality to harmonize approaches and maximize synergies.

Building on existing collaboration efforts of partner organizations and governments, the programme emphasizes joint work plans, monitoring and evaluation of activities, and offers a forum for policy harmonization between national governments onactivities related to the charcoal trade ban in the region.