Integrating ‘lifesaving’ in human security Framework: a post-interventional study of livelihood restoration in conflict-ecological fragile Somalia

‘Lifesaving’ interventions involving livelihood restoration in situations experiencing double tragedies of armed conflict and ecological fragility (CEF) can be a solid building block for improving the applicability of human security framework. However, redesigning human security framework to conform with the realities of CEF needs more detailed refining of the current framework and new building blocks than is the case currently. This paper applies semi-Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (S-CRCT) with individual-level outcomes and treatment at post-lifesaving and livelihood restoration programme (LLRP) III to explore the association between the notion of “_lifesaving”_ and human security framework. The trials for the _Lifesaving and Livelihood Restoration Programme_ III were set up in Gedo region of Somalia. Gedo region experiences both armed conflict from the terror group- Al Shabaab, and ecological instability due to frequent drought. The nature of this complex relationship is explored by analyzing post-intervention evaluation data on the community scale, which include challenges in conducting randomized controlled trials in a geographically expansive region. We conclude that although the rate of absorption of the LLRP III intervention among the selected community was high, redesigning the human security framework to reflect local realities of lifesaving will require further work on refining the newly identifies building blocks that seem unique to communities characterized by armed conflict and ecological fragility.