Agriculture and Environment

Mr. Daher Elmi Houssein
Director Agriculture and Environment Division

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

Latest News and Updates

Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Blue Economy
March 17, 2024

IGAD Strengthens Member States National Blue Economy (BE) Coordination Platforms

March 12, 2024 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Blue Economy Programme, with financial support…
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March 2, 2024

Preserving Biodiversity: The Horn of Africa’s Battle Against Illegal Wildlife Trade and the Innovative Solutions of HAWEN and TWIX

THEME: Connecting People and Planet: The Horn of Africa (HoA) boasts an extraordinary array of biodiversity, featuring rare and endemic…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Blue Economy
February 28, 2024

IGAD Organized a Consultative Meeting on Strengthening Kenya’s National Blue Economy Coordination Platform (NBECP)

February 28, 2024 (NAIVASHA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with the project “Enhancing Blue Economy in the IGAD…