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Somalia Switches On Its Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, and a 24/7 Situation Room to Match
With technical support from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) and funding from the European Union, Somalia has launched a national platform that brings real-time hazard monitoring, analysis and warnings together in one place, along with a 24/7 National Situation Room linked to the regional situation room.
Somalia knows too well what happens when warnings come late. Droughts that wipe out herds and harvests, floods that sweep through riverine towns, tropical cyclones, landslides and disease outbreaks: for millions of Somalis, these are not distant risks but recurring realities. They are becoming more frequent and more severe.
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Somalia Switches On Its Multi-Hazard Early Warning System, and a 24/7 Situation Room to Match
With technical support from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) and funding from the European Union, Somalia has launched a national platform that brings real-time hazard monitoring, analysis and warnings together in one …
Call for side events at the IGAD pavilion at COP 31
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) invites member states and partners to apply to host side events at the IGAD pavilion at COP 31. The pavilion covers 50 square metres. Sessions should showcase evidence, solutions …
IGAD Member States on the Validation of the Common Regional Framework on Climate, Peace and Security (CRF-CPS)
We, the representatives of the Member States of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Djibouti, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic …
More than 40 million people in six IGAD Member States face high levels of acute food insecurity in 2026
Nairobi, Kenya, 24 September 2026: More than 40.3 million people, or 34 per cent of the population analysed, face high levels of acute food insecurity in six IGAD Member States in 2026.
2026 Global …
Strengthening End-to-End Dissemination and Uptake of Climate Information through HUSIKA
Producing an accurate forecast is only the beginning of an effective early warning system. Its value is realised when the information reaches the people who need it in a timely manner and in a format …