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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 and partnerships that advance climate action and resilience in the IGAD region.
Priority themes
Adaptation and climate finance; early warning and anticipatory action; food security, agriculture and livestock; water, health and the blue economy; climate security and migration; youth and gender; climate science and innovation; and implementation of national and regional climate commitments.
Application requirements
Complete the online application form on Google Forms and upload …
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Co-production in Climate Services: What, Why, and How?
What does co-production mean? Just by looking at the word, one can probably tell that it has something to do with producing something as well as cooperating. But how does it work? …
Meet the Winners of the Climate Action Awards East Africa
ICPAC is pleased to announce the winners for the 2021 Climate Action Awards East Africa—a competition that shines a spotlight on people/organizations with groundbreaking innovations and ideas to mitigate the effects of climate change.
The …
Food Insecurity Persists In The IGAD Region
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ICPAC Launches Drought Watch System
by Grace Miswa, Viola Otieno, Erick Otenyo and Marta Baraibar
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 …
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By Marta Baraibar
Outrage and Optimism
Led by ex-Secretary General of the UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres, this Podcast covers the latest news from science, business, finance, politics, and culture every Thursday with a can-do …
50 Years of Disaster Data
by Thabang Doreen Lebese, Linda Ogallo, and Marta Baraibar
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The WMO has just released an Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970–2019) assessing the impacts of …