ICPALD News

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…

Photo 1: Rangeland in the IGAD Region Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) is a step-by-step process which aims to address degradation of vast rangelands through appropriate management practices and governance of communal rangelands. So far, PRM has been piloted in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania with the help of non-governmental organizations, using…

June 3-10, 2023 (Napak and Moroto, Uganda): IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in partnership with Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University, University of Nairobi, and World Agroforestry, organized a follow up Stakeholders Engagement Field Visit on the Drylands Transform (DT) Research Project with the aim…

Rangelands cover about half of the Earth’s land surface, store between 10 and 30% of terrestrial carbon, and support over 2 billion people, yet they are under-recognized and under-valued and have been largely ignored in sustainable development agendas and climate negotiations. Typically, we have our heads in the trees when…

September 7, 2023 (MOMBASA, Kenya) – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, in a research-based partnership with Agence Française de Développement (AFD), held a two-day regional dialogue to validate a consultancy report that synthesized how political economy affects the livestock sector, and vice versa. The AFD funded…

August 30, 2023 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with financial support of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), held a three-day regional consultative workshop on acceleration of the implementation of the AfCFTA and elimination of trade barriers. In physical attendance were a…

August 25, 2023 (LODWAR, Kenya) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development, with financial support of IOM, held a two-day dialogue session on transhumance, peace and security between Turkana (Kenya) and Karamoja (Uganda). In attendance were Members of Parliament, National and County Government Officials, Community Leaders, Women Representatives,…

Representatives of the Djibouti National Assembly and representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Foreign Affairs, Justice and Panel Affairs and Interior; upon completion of a National High Level Meeting on IGAD Transhumance Protocol held on 17th – 18th May, 2023 hereby make the following resolutions and recommendations:…

May 9, 2023 (ENTEBBE, Uganda) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development with financial support of the European Union held a three-day meeting to initiate dialogue on operationalization of the Transhumance Protocol through the national legislative framework in Uganda. In attendance were technical experts from the pastoralism sector…

March 16, 2023 (ASSOSA, Ethiopia) The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with support from the Swedish Government, along with Member States Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda, assemble in the cross-border town of Assosa, Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, to launch the Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) project that will enhance rangelands management…