Agriculture and Environment

Mr. Daher Elmi Houssein
Director Agriculture and Environment Division

About Agriculture and Environment Division

The Agriculture and Environment Division (AED) was started in 1986 and has remained central to IGAD’s mandate, vision, and mission. The division is in charge of IGAD’s work on agriculture, environment protection, natural resource management, blue economy, and land governance. It leads the efforts of the Authority in building resilience and sustainable development.
The mandate of the division focused on the following intervention areas: agriculture and food security, natural resources management and renewable energy, environment protection, land governance, and blue economy.

Areas of Intervention

Natural Resources Management
Agriculture and Food Security
Sustainable Environment Protection

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Ministerial Meeting for the First High-Level Learning Event on the Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa

March 6, 2025 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): Ministers and senior representatives from Eastern and Southern Africa convened at the High-Level Learning…
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Regional Validation of Indicators of the IGAD Support Platform

The validation workshop aims to secure the endorsement of the results monitoring framework from Member States, ...

8:00 am - 12:00 am
Nairobi, Kenya
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19 March 2025
20 March 2025

Regional Validation of Indicators of the IGAD Support Platform

The validation workshop aims to secure the endorsement of the results monitoring framework from Member States, ...

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Nairobi, Kenya
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20 March 2025

Regional Validation of Indicators of the IGAD Support Platform

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12:00 am - 5:00 pm
Nairobi, Kenya
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24 March 2025
26 March 2025

Capacity Building on Principles of International Protection and Refugee Status Determination Processes for Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS)

The training aims to equip officials from Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS) with the necessary ...

8:00 am - 12:00 am
Machakos, Kenya
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25 March 2025
26 March 2025

Capacity Building on Principles of International Protection and Refugee Status Determination Processes for Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS)

The training aims to equip officials from Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS) with the necessary ...

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Machakos, Kenya
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26 March 2025

Capacity Building on Principles of International Protection and Refugee Status Determination Processes for Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS)

The training aims to equip officials from Kenya’s Department for Refugee Services (DRS) with the necessary ...

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Machakos, Kenya
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