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25 Feb 26

Strengthening Cross-Border Animal Health Surveillance & Risk-Based Monitoring of Priority Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs)

February 11-13, 2026 (NAIVASHA, Kenya) The Technical Working Group (TWG) training for IGAD lusters I, II and III was convened with funding from GIZ under the Peaceful and Resilient Borderlands Programme (PRBP) framework. In attendance were ICPAC, ICPALD, GIZ technical officers (epidemiology and diagnostics specialists) from Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South…

25 Feb 26

From Early Warning to Anticipatory Action: Lessons from Horn of Africa’s Drylands

The promise of locally led approaches and impact-based forecasting in building resilience across Africa’s drylands By Ahmed Mohamoud – Project Officer By co-developing anticipatory action frameworks with pastoralist communities, PASSAGE project and its partners are linking science, local knowledge and finance to turn forecasts into early, practical action. Forecast to…

20 Feb 26

March to May (MAM) 2026 Rangeland Forage Prediction

The March to May 2026 rangeland forage prediction points to wetter-than-normal conditions expected over parts of western Kenya, most parts of Uganda, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, normal-wetter conditions over some parts of Somalia, northern and eastern Kenya, eastern and western South Sudan, western Ethiopia and parts of Uganda. Drier-than-usual conditions are…

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…

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…

21 Oct 25

PASSAGE Project Students Review Meeting

Our PASSAGE Project brought together a transdisciplinary team of academic and technical partners for a one-day post-graduate research dissemination and progress review meeting. “From this forum we can gauge what can be of actionable benefit from the student’s work and also provide them with meaningful feedback”, said Dr. Dereje Wakjira…

21 Oct 25

ICPALD, SPARC & Jameel Observatory Conference on Building Resilience & Prosperity of Pastoralists & Dryland Communities

ICPALD, SPARC and Jameel Observatory held a policy and practice dialogue focusing on the sustainable development of drylands. Co-convened by the three institutions, the event took place on October 1st & 2nd, 2025 at the Movenpick Hotel in Nairobi. In opening, H.E. Mohamed Abdi Ware, IGAD Deputy Executive Secretary, said, “There…