IGAD Convenes its Drought Initiative Platform Meetings amidst Severe Drought in the Region
July 18, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, today inaugurated the 14th Steering Committee Meeting of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative...
ICPAC launches Drought Watch System
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....
Closing the Gender Gap on Land in the IGAD region
“We found out that there are high levels of gender inequalities on land, and women tend to be more marginalised,” said Ms. Joselyn Bigirwa, Gender and Land Expert, IGAD Land Governance Programme, as she started her talk, which covered gender gaps and the...