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Statement
Statement
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IGAD and FAO call for urgent actions to mitigate the impacts of drought across the Horn of Africa

A woman stands near her goats. The combined effects of crop and pasture losses caused by desert locust, the impacts of Covid-19, and consecutive below-average rainy seasons have placed communities in the arid and semi-arid lands of Ethiopia, Kenya and Som

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 …

19 Nov 2021 Read More
Alerts and Early Warning
Alerts and Early Warning
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Risk of significant impact to both crops and rangelands is high in Ethiopia and Somalia

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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. …
05 Nov 2021 Read More
Press Release
Press Release
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IGAD’s Climate Center officially opened

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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 …

27 Oct 2021 Read More
Announcement
Announcement
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Kenyan President Kenyatta to officially launch IGAD's Climate Center

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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 …

26 Oct 2021 Read More
Announcement
Announcement
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Winners of the Climate Action Awards East Africa by categories

ICPAC’s Action Awards East Africa for this year came to a close on September 8, 2021 with the winners of each categories announced.

The competition, which recognized people and institutions with disruptive innovations and ideas …

15 Oct 2021 Read More