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IGAD High Level Experts and Committee of Ambassadors Meeting to Endorse the Protocol on Transhumance in the IGAD Region, 27 February 2020
Background: Climate variability has been affecting vast areas of the region irrespective of international borders and restriction on cross-border transhumance as a regional risk management mechanism, conflicts and defective tenure…
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Awareness Creation and Roll Out of PLEWS, PET and AFBS Tools to Enhance Early Warning and Informed Decision-Making Training, 24-25 February 2020
The three day meeting, in Naivasha, was officially opened by Stanley Mutua on behalf of the Director of Livestock Production, while welcome remarks were made by Dr. Solomon Munyua,…
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Signing of Cross-border MOU between South Sudan and Sudan, and the Governance structure to operationalize the MOU launched on 17th to 18th February, 2020 in Juba, South Sudan
Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from FAO funded by the EU organized a bilateral two days meeting between South Sudan and Sudan…
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Regional Conference on Donkey Skin Trade,26th – 27th November 2019, Nairobi Kenya
The entire population of donkeys in this region is at a risk due to donkey hide trade driven by burgeoning demand from China. Kenya is the most affected in…
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Validation of the Protocol on Information Sharing for Cross-Border Animal Health and Sanitary Measures between Ethiopia and Kenya,12-14th November 2019
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), through financial support of BORESHA project being implemented by Danish Refugee Council with funds from the EU- Trust financed the…
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Ministers Adopt Recommendations and Roadmap on Curbing Livestock Rustling in the IGAD Region
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from European Union and Technical Cooperation Fund (EU-TCF) organized a two-day workshop on cattle rustling…
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IGAD /ICPALD Regional Validation Workshop on Rangeland Management Strategy for IGAD Region Mombasa, Kenya; August 5-6, 2019
Introduction About 65% of the IGAD region landmass is Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) characterized by low erratic rainfall with vast rangelands. The IGAD region suffers…
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Launch of Harmonized/ synchronized transboundary animal disease vaccination for cross-border areas of Ethiopia-Kenya at Moyale Ethiopia and Kenya
The Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project is concomitantly under implementation in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. National RPLRP project supported the national veterinary department towards cross-border area disease surveillance and…
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The Ministers signed the Multilateral Cross-border MOU to enhance animal disease control among Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda and finalized the Implementation Framework to operationalize the MOU ; Uganda 3-5th July, 2019
Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from USAID and FAO/South Sudan EU cross border project organized a multilateral two days meeting between Ethiopia,…
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The 9th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) meeting conducted to enhance trans-boundary animal disease control in the region; June 26-28, 2019 Kenya
IGAD /ICPALD in collaboration with FAO and AUIBAR organized the 9th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EA-RAHN) meeting. It comprises the Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs), Epidemiology (EAREN),…
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