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05 Jul 24

Seasonal Range Forage Prediction

The cross-border forage prediction model is an important decision support tool aimed at informing the livestock and other relevant sectors on the seasonal outlooks on forage condition. It covers the Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda borderland areas. Outlook for March-May 2024 Predicted wetter-than-normal conditions expected in most cross-border areas…

19 Jun 24

Launch of Android Based Platform for Cross Border Livestock Marketing

Nairobi, 19 June 2024 – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) launched the livestock marketing App, linked to the IGAD Livestock Marketing Information System (ILMIS). The event convened livestock value chain stakeholders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, for a two-day meeting on 18-19 June 2024, in Naivasha-Kenya.…

06 Jun 24

Government of Kenya Signing of the Transhumance Protocol

Nairobi, 6 June 2024 – A significant milestone was achieved today in Nairobi as the Republic of Kenya officially signed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Protocol on Transhumance. This made Kenya the fifth IGAD country to adopt the Protocol. H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the Cabinet…

27 May 24

Knowledge Share Fair: IGAD Cross-Border Resilience Programing

Nairobi, 27 May 2024 – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development hosted a Horn of Africa Regional Knowledge Share Fair, an event that was dedicated to disseminating results of resilience programming, focusing on IGAD’s Karamoja, Moyale and Mandera clusters in the cross-border areas of Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya.…

21 Mar 24

Kenya Policy Makers Meeting on the IGAD Transhumance Protocol

March 13, 2024 (MACHAKOS, Kenya) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with the financial support of the European Union, held a two-day Kenya policy makers meeting on the signing, ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocol on Transhumance. In physical attendance were 35 national stakeholders from the…

14 Mar 24

Community Dialogue on Cross-Border Resource Sharing between Turkana (Kenya), West Pokot (Kenya) And Karamoja (Uganda): 12, 13, 14 March 2025

March 14, 2025 (MOROTO, Uganda) In collaboration with FAO, and with funding from EU under the Pastoralism & Livestock Adaptation to Climate Change in Eastern Africa Programme (PLACE), ICPALD engaged communities and leaders from Turkana, West Pokot and Karamoja in a three-day cross-border resource sharing dialogue. The discussions were led by…

29 Feb 24

South Sudan Legal & Policy Dialogue on Transhumance

February 22, 2024 (RAJAF, South Sudan) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with the financial support of the European Union, held a three-day national legal and policy dialogue on transhumance. In physical attendance were a total of 30 national stakeholders drawn from relevant South Sudan line ministries…

28 Feb 24

The Regional Pastoralism Day and Expo

February 1, 2024 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): The IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLs) held the Regional Pastoralism Day and Expo from January 26 – February 1, 2024, an event dedicated to celebrate the rich heritage of pastoralism,…

27 Feb 24

Gender Mainstreaming Training

Introduction The gender mainstreaming training was conducted across three selected sites as part of the Sustainable Ecosystem Management Project activities, between 30th January and 15th February 2024. The primary focus of the training was to instill transformative approaches aimed at achieving gender equality within the project’s framework. Gender inclusivity stands…

14 Dec 23

Cross-Border Transhumance, Peace & Conflict Dialogue between Turkana (Kenya) & Karamoja (Uganda)

December 7, 2023 (MOROTO, Uganda) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with financial support of the German Government under SCIDA III project, held a two-day dialogue session on transhumance, peace and security between Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda). In attendance were: The State Minister for Mineral Development…