Strengthening Resilience in the IGAD Region: Insights from the 17th IDDRSI Platform Steering Committee Meeting, 6-7 June, Mombasa, Kenya The recent convening of the 17th IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) Platform Steering...
Journey Towards Resilience and Sustainability When the severe drought of 2011 hit the Horn of Africa, the Heads of State and Government in the IGAD region came together for a Summit in Nairobi. This Summit marked the beginning of a journey towards resilience and...
The IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) recently commemorated its Tenth Anniversary, reflecting on a decade of dedicated efforts toward building resilience in drought-prone regions. The Resilience Focus Magazine (RFM), a vital...
Nairobi, Kenya – 14 June 2023 – The Member States of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) continued to grapple with a severe food crisis in 2022, with over 55 million people facing acute hunger and requiring urgent food, nutrition, and livelihood...
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....
