The Platform Coordination Unit of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) today received audio-visual production equipment worth USD 15,365.83. The equipment was procured by GIZ with the support of the BMZ and will be used by IGAD...
ICPAC launches Drought Watch System The East Africa Drought Watch (https://droughtwatch.icpac.net/) is the very first public transboundary system that uses near-real-time Earth Observation and Weather Information to monitor drought conditions in a region in Africa....
“When I was young, in my community, gender-based violence was the order of the day, and somehow it appeared like a normalised practice. No one was bothered about it. As time went by, I realised that culture was harshly blamed because of these practice,” said Ms. Betty...
Since its inception and establishment in the post disarmament Karamoja, KDF has undertaken efforts to document the transformation of land and land related conflicts in the region, including efforts towards recovery and reconstruction. In the post disarmament period,...
Press Release While East Africa is still battling multiple shocks, a drier than usual season due to La Niña could pose risks to crops and pastures in some parts of the region Nairobi, 11 of November 2020: October to December is a major farming season for Kenya,...
This photo shows how much milk a mother of 6 children could get from 20 goats. It was back in February 2019 during the dry season, in the northern part of Kenya, albeit the drought spells replicate annually. For a significant population of the Horn of Africa,...
