ICPALD – Background
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development was established in 1996. It succeeded the earlier Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD), a multinational body founded in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, with a focus on development and environmental control. IGADD’s headquarters were later moved to Djibouti, following an agreement signed in January 1986 by the member states. Eritrea joined the organization in 1993, upon achieving independence.
In April 1995, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government met in Addis Ababa, where they agreed to strengthen cooperation through the organization. This was followed with the signing of a Letter of Instrument to Amend the IGADD Charter / Agreement on 21 March 1996. The Revitalized IGAD, a new organizational structure, was eventually launched on 25 November 1996 in Djibouti.
The institution’s mandate was expanded in 1996 to encompass food security and environmental protection; economic cooperation and political and humanitarian affairs IGAD countries host the largest grouping of pastoralists and agropastoralists in the world concentrated in the arid and semi-arid ecosystems. To complement efforts of IGAD member states in enhancing sustainable development in these ecosystems, the decision to establish the IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) was made in July 12th 2012 by the 45th IGAD Council of Ministers. The ICPALD protocol, which is presently domiciled in Nairobi was signed and adopted on 23rd October 2015.
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