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42 million people in six IGAD member states face high levels of acute hunger in 2025
The IGAD Regional Focus of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises sounds the alarm on widespread food insecurity and malnutrition in the region
Nairobi, Kenya, 16 September 2025: 42 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above*) this year across six IGAD member states (Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and Uganda), according to the IGAD Regional Focus of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises released today.
In five countries with comparable data since 2016 (Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and Uganda), the number of people facing high levels of …
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How Do Climate Services Help People in the East African Region Take Early Action?
Months ago, ICPAC issued a forecast predicting a poor upcoming rainy season. Two consecutive faulty rainy seasons are problematic in several parts of the region, and they have resulted in problems with crop production, poor …
IGAD and FAO call for urgent actions to mitigate the impacts of drought across the Horn of Africa
18 November 2021, Nairobi – Vulnerable communities in the IGAD region continue to experience a complex mix of re-enforcing shocks and stresses that are eroding their resilience to food and nutrition insecurity. As of October …
Risk of significant impact to both crops and rangelands is high in Ethiopia and Somalia
Locations with reported swarms and adult locusts
- Ethiopia: between October and early November, the desert locust swarms were reported mostly in Afar zone 1. Recently swarms have been reported in Somali region of Ethiopia. …
IGAD’s Climate Center officially opened
27 October 2021, Nairobi: The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was officially opened by Kenyan President H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta in Ngong', near the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday. ICPAC is a designated regional …
Kenyan President Kenyatta to officially launch IGAD's Climate Center
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Wednesday officially launch the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in Ngong, out of the capital Nairobi, Kenya.
ICPAC is a regional climate center designated by the World …