Projects

Build Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in the Horn of Africa (BREFONS) Key Details Start Date: 2022 End Date: 2027 Project Location: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan Cross-border cluster: Cluster 1, Cluster 2, and Cluster 3 Priority Intervention Areas (PIA): PIA 1 and PIA 5 Lead Organization:…

Pastoralism and Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme (PLACE) Background IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) is a partner in implementation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) programme designed to strengthen the resilience of…

Strengthening Pastoral Livelihoods in the African Greater Horn through Effective Anticipatory Action (PASSAGE) Background PASSAGE is a research project and aims to address these knowledge gaps to enhance operational early warning system (EWS) and Anticipatory Action (AA) systems for drought risk in pastoralist livelihood systems across GHA to enhance climate-resilient…

Transhumance Program [Towards Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region – Phase II] The IGAD Protocol on Transhumance This calls for proactive governance of transhumance to ensure better utilization of the socioeconomic benefits of the pastoral system by IGAD countries. There is an intricate balance that must…

Drylands Transform Dryland Transform (DT) is a research project led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in partnership with a multidisciplinary team from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Linnaeus University, Makerere University, Umeå University, University of Gothenburg, University of Nairobi, and World Agroforestry (ICRAF). Project Objectives The…

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development for Fragility Reduction (EIDFR) Project The EIDFR Project aims to enhance institutional strengthening for entrepreneurship and innovation development for job creation in Djibouti, South Sudan, and Sudan. It brings together learning institutions (University and TVET), the private sector and the government to; (i) strengthen entrepreneurship and…

Regional Livestock Program (RLP) IGAD will take the lead on working with national and sub-national government structures to strengthen policy, coordination, and management of the livestock sector by national and cross-border authorities. It will use the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) mechanism to mobilise political support and facilitate bilateral…

Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) for Pastoralism in Cross-border Areas of IGAD Region Implementation Modalities The SEM project will be implemented by IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in close collaboration and partnership with relevant government ministries, other non-governmental organizations, and within communities. At ICPALD, it will be…