About RECONCILE

Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE) is a regional policy research and advocacy NGO registered in Kenya and implementing programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.  The Institute conducts policy and legal research on environmental and natural resources, undertakes public interest environmental and natural resources education and litigation and advocate for policies, laws and practices that empower resource dependent communities to influence policy processes and institutions that have a bearing on their access to natural resources and management of natural resource conflicts.

The mission of the institute is to promote policies, laws and institutions that empower resource dependent communities in East Africa to effectively participate in natural resource management for improved livelihoods. This is informed by a vision of a society where communities in East Africa manage the environment, natural resources and natural resource conflicts for sustainable development.

In the pursuit of its mission and for the realization of this vision, the work of the institute revolves around policy research, advocacy and networking on environment and natural resources. These activities are informed by the following two strategic objectives:

• To promote the formulation of policies, laws and institutions that empower communities to manage natural resources and related conflicts
• To promote the implementation of policies and the enforcement of laws that enable resource dependent communities to manage natural resources and related conflicts.

RECONCILE works with communities and community groups in policy-oriented action research, awareness creation and advocacy for effective policy implementation and law enforcement.  Through its collaboration with community groups, the Institute helps build the capacities of these groups for policy research, analysis and advocacy.  It also undertakes public interest litigation on natural resource and environment, engaging legal processes and institution in the search for tenure, livelihoods and environmental security and justice.  In this connection, RECONCILE sees participatory and accountable local level environmental governance as the foundation for democracy and security.