A special committee was established to work out the specific measures to be taken against the party that violates the accord. The elders of Somaliland as a whole agreed to stand together against the party identified as the cause of future problems. The elders' success in bringing peace to Berbera has had dramatic results. Business at Berbera is reaching pre-war levels, with a sharp rise in livestock exports. The price of commodities is falling, partly due to the increase in volume of trade and competition.
Nomads are now able to get a better deal when they sell their herds for food.
Exceptionally good rains have also contributed to making food cheap and widely available. Elsewhere patient diplomacy has done much to improve relations between different communities. Sanaag region, where Isaaks and the Darod clashed in the 1980s, was a potential flashpoint. They also lost some of the grazing reserves and water-reservoirs they had recently acquired. Fighting erupted in 1991 and ended when elders arranged a cease-fire.