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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 at the grassroots level to discuss in groups with strict conformity to the COVID19 guidelines.
The IGAD Climate Prediction & Application Centre (ICPAC), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) working under the Agricultural Climate Resilience Enhancement Initiative (ACREI) project, with funding from the Adaptation Fund, seek to address the challenges posed to climate information …
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Wetter than usual season expected over most farming areas of central and southern East Africa
Nairobi, 17 February 2021: March to May is an important season for Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Somalia, and parts of Ethiopia. A wetter than usual season is expected over western Kenya, eastern Uganda, western …
Very High Risk of Impacts to Crops and Rangelands
Projected impact on food and fodder
- Very high risk of significant impact to both crops and rangelands in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya due to the high numbers of swarms recorded which are likely to breed …
High Level Conference: Prevention and Monitoring of Future Desert Locust Outbreaks in the Region
On 21 January 2021, IGAD in partnership with the World Bank, FAO and the French Agency for Development (AFD) convened a high-level conference to reach consensus on a set of actionable recommendations around a desirable …
How can Artificial Intelligence Help Improve Climate Forecasting and Risk Information?
By author, Herbert Misiani, ICPAC Climate Researcher
Contributions by ICPAC Climate Change Technical Working Group
Climate is chaotic in nature, with many processes and feedbacks which have not been fully understood. Predicting the future states …
Desert Locust Projection December 2020
Projected impact on food and fodder
- Very high risk of significant impacts to both crops and rangelands due to high rainfall received in northern parts of the region which has enabled the swarms to migrate. …
