ICPALD News

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…

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…

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…

21 Oct 25

ICPALD at the 2025 Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) Kitale National Show

ICPALD facilitated the showcasing of value-added rangeland products from cross-border pastoral communities in Kaabong District-Uganda and Kapoeta East County-South Sudan during the four-day ASK Kitale National Show. The event provided a regional opportunity for 16 community members to expand their market base, enhance visibility of their products and create awareness…

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…