Christine Norah

July 22-24, 2026 (MOROTO, Uganda) — Building on the signed 2019 Karamoja Cluster Multilateral Animal Health Cooperation MoU, the Joint Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) Surveillance and Planning for the Karamoja Cluster Synchronized Vaccination Programme convened by ICPALD brought together animal health authorities and partners from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and…

July 20-21, 2026 (MOROTO, Uganda) To bridge the gap between dialogue and regional action, the IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) successfully convened the Multi-Sectoral One Health Coordination Forum for the IGAD Karamoja Cluster. The two-day forum brought together key representatives from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and…

June 23-25, 2026 (MOYALE, Ethiopia-Kenya) Ethiopia and Kenya jointly planned for synchronized cross-border vaccination and surveillance stemming from the bilateral cross-border cooperation agreement on animal health and sanitary measures which covers the IGAD Mandera Cluster (IGAD Cluster 3). The cross-border event focused on harmonized surveillance, synchronized vaccination, outbreak response, livestock…

May 18-19, 2026 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) ICPALD participated in GHACOF73 which was organized by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), in collaboration with partners. The forum focused on the June to September (JJAS) 2026 season. The session was held within the framework of IGAD’s Regional Strategy for Mainstreaming…

May 12-14, 2026 (MOYALE, Ethiopia-Kenya) IGAD through its specialized Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) organized a joint review of the operationalization of the Bilateral MoU on cross-border animal health cooperation between Ethiopia and Kenya in Moyale. The review was followed by the launch of the annual synchronized…

April 28-29, 2026 (KENYA, Naivasha) ICPALD convened a regional workshop to review progress in implementing Regional Livestock Program (RLP) supported livestock policies and strategies at national and sub-national levels, in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the RLP, the forum brought together IGAD…

April 12-15, 2026 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti City) Supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), ICPALD is implementing the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development for Fragility Reduction (EIDFR) Project in Djibouti and South Sudan. The project aims to enhance institutional capacity for entrepreneurship, promote innovation ecosystems, and generate sustainable youth employment. Following the partial…

April 8-10, 2026 (WAJIR, Kenya) The participatory piloting of community risk narratives for the Mandera Cluster was conducted under the PASSAGE Project implemented by the IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), in collaboration with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). The forum opened with remarks made on…