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Bilateral Meeting between South Sudan and Sudan to Strengthen Governance Structure and Facilitate Harmonized Cross Border Vaccination
Background IGAD/ICPALD organized regional cross border meetings for regional and ecosystem harmonization and coordination of veterinary activities between bordering Member States out of South Sudan- Sudan bilateral MoU was signed by Ministers responsible for animal health in February, 2020 to strengthen cross-border coordination and cooperation in animal health and sanitary issues. The meeting further endorsed […]
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IGAD Capacity Development Workshop
Introduction The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is one of the Africa Union’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs) that brings together eight Member States in the Horn of Africa. IGAD’s interventions are informed by its thematic priority areas of focus including; agriculture, livestock and fisheries management; natural resource and environment protection, social development, regional economic cooperation […]
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Rapid Information Sharing and Awareness Raising Workshop
Introduction The EUTF-IGAD Support for Effective Cooperation and Coordination of Cross-border Initiative (SECCCI) Project is a 3-year initiative funded by the European Union (EU) and jointly implemented by UNDP, UNEP in collaboration and partnership with IGAD specialized institutions and other different partners in three clusters of South Omo-Turkana, Marsabit-Moyale and Mandera. In contributing towards addressing […]
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Regional Virtual Meeting on Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement to Help Member States Optimize Benefits from Livestock Products
IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with AU-IBAR and ARSO organized a regional meeting, on 18th November 2020, to assess preparedness of IGAD countries and identify key technical issues that require the attention of higher policy bodies in order for the countries to optimally benefit from the AfCFTA initiatives. The […]
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Validation Workshop for Reports on Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Drought on Livestock Sector/Economy and Assessment of Use of Early Warning Climate Information
Background The Horn of Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change and climate variability. This is due to over reliance on rain fed agriculture and low adaptive capacity. Climate extremes such as droughts and floods, aggravated by climate change and variability, are being experienced more frequently over the region. This negatively […]
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High-Level Experts & Ministerial Meeting to Endorse the Roadmap for Implementation of the Protocol on Transhumance in IGAD Region
Background The need for the transhumance protocol in the IGAD region is premised on the understanding that mobility in search of water and pasture is paramount to the very survival of pastoralist communities. Transhumance is not just a ‘taker’, but contributes about 6-10% to the Countries’ GDP in the IGAD Region. The region lies within […]
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The 10th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) virtual meeting – Enhancing trans-boundary animal disease control in the region. October 26-27, 2020
ICPALD organized the 10th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) virtual meeting in collaboration with FAO, AUIBAR and OIE. It was held from October 26-27;2020 and financed by FAO/SFE. Animal health surveillance, risk assessment and early warning of potential disease outbreaks all rely on timely information sharing among the key stakeholders. Disease information […]
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8th Regional Coordination Meeting to Enhance Control and Eradication of Peste Des Petits Ruminantes (PPR)
Peste des petits ruminantes (PPR) and other key small ruminant diseases (SRDs) are among trade-sensitive animal diseases in the IGAD Region. The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), established and operationalized the regional PPR control and eradication coordination committee (CECC), developed regional PPR strategies and programme for the control and eradication of […]
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4th Regional Fodder & Range Platform Convened to Enhance Animal Feed Security in IGAD Member States
Reports showed that Kenya’s economy lost about USD 3.3 billion in three years due to the effects of drought on livestock from 2008 to 2011. Somalia also reported livestock-related losses averaged at USD 1.5 billion for the period of the drought in 2017. Of these losses, the contribution of inadequate feed is substantial. However, the […]
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African Risk Capacity Multi-Stakeholder Sensitization Meeting for the IGAD Region. 15th September, 2020
Introduction In an effort to build resilience of the IGAD member States, IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) partnered with African Risk Capacity (ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union (AU) and held a virtual meeting on 15th September, 2020 to raise awareness of ARC non-Member States in the Region [Eritrea, […]
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