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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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Weather and Climate Information as a Public Good
by Collison Lore
Contributions from ICPAC Climate Change Technical Working Group
“The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, “Information as a Public Good”, underlines the indisputable importance of verified and reliable information. It …
Zoom Mashinani
The word ‘Mashinani’ refers to grassroots in Kiswahili, Zoom, at the grassroots is an approach undertaken by the local media in Taita Taveta supported by ACREI partners and communities. Zoom Mashinani seeks to empower farmers …
Climate Action Awards East Africa
Why now?
This regional Climate Action Awards aim at giving visibility to local mitigation and adaptation solutions from Eastern Africa. In a context of a global Climate Emergency, there is a need to give visibility …
10 Climate Change impacts in East Africa you didn’t know about
Fighting Locust Invasion in East Africa. Source: Luis Tato
Africa, which contributes only 3.6% of the total global emissions, is disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change. In this article, we highlight 10 impacts …
Gender and Climate Change: Why Women are Getting the Short End of the Stick
by Charity Mumbua
Contributions from ICPAC Climate Change Technical Working Group
Oxfam International: Climate Change Canvas by Ashley Cecil
Climate change remains one of the greatest global challenges of the twenty-first century. From shifting weather …
ICPAC launches Agriculture Watch Platform for East Africa
The East Africa Agriculture Warning Explorer is based on near-real-time Earth Observation and Weather information and provides automatic ten days drought conditions warnings for crops and rangelands at the provincial level. This information and the …