Christine Norah

20 Feb 26

Sub-Regional Climate Outlook Forum (Sub-COF5) for IGAD Cluster II

February 10-12, 2026 (MOYALE, Ethiopia) Sub-COF5 was organized by ICPAC and ICPALD, in collaboration with Norwegian Capacity (NORCAP), National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Ethiopia & Kenya, and WMO Global Producing Centres. This forum was supported with funding from the UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), International Development Research…

19 Feb 26

National Policy Workshop on Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Assessment

February 9-10, 2026 (DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti) ICPALD in collaboration with the University of Djibouti and the Chamber of Commerce organized the National Policy Workshop, to deliberate on a completed in-depth entrepreneurship ecosystem assessment carried out under the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development for Fragility Reduction (EIDFR) project. The workshop was attended…

19 Feb 26

The 2nd Multi-Sectoral One Health Forum for the IGAD Mandera Cluster

January 21-22, 2026 (JIGJIGA, Ethiopia) The Second Multi-Sectoral One Health Forum for the IGAD Mandera Cluster brought together the Ministries of Agriculture/Livestock, Health, Environment and key development partners. Convened by ICPALD under the Regional Livestock Program (RLP) project, with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the forum provided a collaborative…

26 Nov 25

IGAD Ministerial Conference on Transhumance and Livestock Development

November 19-21, 2025 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) IGAD through its specialized Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) held a Ministerial conference on 21st November 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, preceded by a two-day technical session on 19th – 20th November 2025. The Conference titled “IGAD Ministerial Conference on Transhumance…

26 Nov 25

PASSAGE 2nd Annual Project Planning Meeting

November 4-7, 2025 (DIANI, Kenya) Through our PASSAGE Project we convened 12 collaborative partners, including policy developers, practitioners and academic institutions for the project’s second annual planning meeting. At the opening session, the team leaders from institutions co-implementing the project said: “We are in a region that is vulnerable to drought…

22 Oct 25

Strengthening Anticipatory Action in Eastern Africa: Insights from the 1st Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform (EADP)

By Ahmed Mohamoud – Project Officer The 1st Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform (EADP) on Anticipatory Action (AA) convened from October 1st to 3rd, 2024, in Mombasa, Kenya. This inaugural event brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including government agencies, humanitarian organizations, development actors, and academic institutions. Hosted by the…