ICPALD News

May 14, 2024 (NAIROBI, Kenya) ICPALD funded by the government of Sweden, Ethiopia Embassy – under the Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) project, held a two-day regional meeting on gender inclusive regional drylands forum to identify research priorities for co-creation. The two days’ meeting held in Nairobi on May 13-14, 2024…

Nairobi, 6 June 2024 – A significant milestone was achieved today in Nairobi as the Republic of Kenya officially signed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Protocol on Transhumance. This made Kenya the fifth IGAD country to adopt the Protocol. H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the Cabinet…

March 13, 2024 (MACHAKOS, Kenya) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with the financial support of the European Union, held a two-day Kenya policy makers meeting on the signing, ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocol on Transhumance. In physical attendance were 35 national stakeholders from the…

February 22, 2024 (RAJAF, South Sudan) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with the financial support of the European Union, held a three-day national legal and policy dialogue on transhumance. In physical attendance were a total of 30 national stakeholders drawn from relevant South Sudan line ministries…

February 1, 2024 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): The IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLs) held the Regional Pastoralism Day and Expo from January 26 – February 1, 2024, an event dedicated to celebrate the rich heritage of pastoralism,…

Introduction The gender mainstreaming training was conducted across three selected sites as part of the Sustainable Ecosystem Management Project activities, between 30th January and 15th February 2024. The primary focus of the training was to instill transformative approaches aimed at achieving gender equality within the project’s framework. Gender inclusivity stands…

December 7, 2023 (MOROTO, Uganda) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with financial support of the German Government under SCIDA III project, held a two-day dialogue session on transhumance, peace and security between Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda). In attendance were: The State Minister for Mineral Development…

Photo 1: Rangeland in the IGAD Region Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) is a step-by-step process which aims to address degradation of vast rangelands through appropriate management practices and governance of communal rangelands. So far, PRM has been piloted in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania with the help of non-governmental organizations, using…

June 3-10, 2023 (Napak and Moroto, Uganda): IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in partnership with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, University of Nairobi, and World Agroforestry, organized a follow up Stakeholders Engagement Field Visit on the Drylands Transform (DT) Research Project with the aim…

Rangelands cover about half of the Earth’s land surface, store between 10 and 30% of terrestrial carbon, and support over 2 billion people, yet they are under-recognized and under-valued and have been largely ignored in sustainable development agendas and climate negotiations. Typically, we have our heads in the trees when…