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This paper attempts to put livelihoods and protection into practice as a thoroughly integrated framework. It is based on the findings of field research on livelihoods, protection and internally displaced people conducted in Kismaayo and the Lower Juba Valley in Somalia. The author begins with a brief description of the livelihoods and protection framework that informed the research and the methodology the research employed. He then provides a brief overview of the findings and describes the concept of a phased operational plan.