Amid a pandemic, radio connects cross-border communities

Amid a pandemic, radio connects cross-border communities

How do you hold a face-to-face knowledge share fair with cross-border communities during a pandemic? We asked ourselves this question in 2020 when countries worldwide started to lockdown to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 virus. At the time, our team that...
ICPAC launches Drought Watch System

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

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...