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ACTION AGAINST HUNGER and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) Launch Landmark ECHO-Funded Initiative to Build Anticipatory Action Systems Across the Horn of Africa
Nairobi, Kenya, 9 July 2026: Action Against Hunger (ACF) and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) today launched “Institutionalising Interoperable Multi-Hazard Anticipatory Action” (IMPAACT), a two-year initiative co-funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). The project aims to protect 243,801 people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti from the compounding effects of climate-induced and conflict-driven humanitarian crises through coordinated, science-based anticipatory action.
The Greater Horn of Africa remains one of the world’s most disaster-prone regions, where recurrent drought, floods, conflict, and displacement intersect to generate predictable humanitarian crises. Despite the …
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Agriculture and Food Security in Africa: Why are Youth Not at the Forefront?
By Doreen Nanyonga
With contributions from the ICPAC Climate Change Technical Working Group
A video has recently been circulating on social media of a young lady protesting the portrayal of youth (or …
Wetter than usual season is expected over the northern part of the region
27th of May 2021, The upcoming rainfall season, June to September is an important rainfall season for Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. For some of these countries it is the main farming …
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 …