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Building consensus towards an inclusive National Land Policy in South Sudan

July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024 (JUBA, South Sudan): Functional land administration systems cannot exist in the absence of inclusive national land policies…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Supports Uganda’s National Land Policy Review Working Group to Review and Approve the Issues Paper and First Draft of National Land Policy

July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024 (KAMPALA, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Programme this morning kickstarted the…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Strengthens Conflict Sensitive Land Use and Management in the Somali/Mandera Cluster

June 13, 2024
June 10, 2024 (Ethiopia, Kenya): Since February 2021, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Unit (LGU)…
biodiversityEnvironment ProtectionIGAD Blue EconomyNatural Resources & Renewable EnergyTransboundary Water ManagementUncategorized

World Oceans Day: IGAD Promotes Blue Economy Approach for Sustainable Development

June 8, 2024
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region has diverse socio-ecological landscapes, as well as a strategic edge on the Red…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD concludes a 2-Day orientation Workshop for South Sudan Parliamentary committees on the Draft National Land Policy

May 24, 2024
May 23, 2024 (JUBA: South Sudan): With financial support from the Swedish Embassy, the IGAD Land Governance Programme organized a…
Agriculture and EnvironmentNatural Resources & Renewable EnergyTransboundary Water Management

Advancing Water Security in the IGAD Region.

March 22, 2024
Introduction The IGAD region, facing the critical issues of water scarcity and climate change, is advancing water security through the…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Land Governance Twinning Exercise between Uganda and Ethiopia

February 20, 2024
February 15, 2024 (Kampala, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Unit with the financial support from…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

The 13th IGAD Land Governance Program Steering Committee (PSC)

February 4, 2024
January 25, 2024 (Kampala, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Unit held a two-day Programme…
Agriculture and EnvironmentGenderIGAD Land GovernanceUncategorized

Advocating for Gender-Responsive Climate Solutions Amidst Women’s Rights Challenges

December 10, 2023
IGAD joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day, marking the conclusion of the 16 Days…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD, with support from the German Government, launches a project aimed at improving land governance in the IGAD Region

December 4, 2023
December 3, 2023, (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with the support of the German Government, launches a…
Agriculture and EnvironmentGenderIGAD Land Governance

Gender and Power Analysis and Stakeholder Meetings Held in Kotido and Kampala, Uganda

October 6, 2023
October 06, 2023 (Kotido - Kampala, Uganda): IGAD organised a stakeholder meeting for actors implementing Gender and Climate change actions…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Concludes a Gender and Power Analysis in the Context of Climate Change in Mandera County, Kenya

September 25, 2023
September 22, 2023 (MANDERA, Kenya): As part of a two-year project implemented with support from Africa Climate Change Fund and…
Agriculture and EnvironmentbiodiversityNatural Resources & Renewable Energy

IGAD Launches a Sustainable Ecosystem Management Project for Pastoralists in Cross-border Areas

March 19, 2023
March 18, 2023 (ASSOSA, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today launched the Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) project at…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

‘Embrace Equity’ to Achieve Women’s Land Tenure Security in the IGAD Region

March 8, 2023
This year, IGAD joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme: #EmbraceEquity.…
Agriculture and EnvironmentNatural Resources & Renewable Energy

IGAD in Partnership with World Bank Launches its Groundwater for Resilience Project

December 12, 2022
December 9, (NAIROBI, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with financial and technical support from the World Bank, officially…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Land Commissions’ Workshop on Improving Land Governance in the Region

December 12, 2022
December 11, 2022 (MOMBASA, Kenya): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with the National Land Commissions of Kenya, South…
GenderIGAD Land Governance

Women’s Land Rights ARE Human Rights

December 10, 2022
Today, IGAD joins the rest of the world to commemorate the International Human Rights Day. Globally, the Human Rights Day…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

Validation Meeting of the Djibouti Land Reform and Investment Plan 2022-2032

November 30, 2022
November 27, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its IGAD Land Governance Programme with support from…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Ministers Commit to a Gender responsive and transformative Agenda on Land and Conflict

October 28, 2022
October 28, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): Ministers responsible for Lands, Justice, and Environment from Member States of the Intergovernmental Authority on…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

The IGAD Land and Conflict Conference outcomes to inform discussions at the Ministerial Meeting

October 27, 2022
October 26, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with the International Development Law Organization (IDLO),…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD, IDLO and Partners Convene a Regional Dialogue around Land and Conflict Nexus

October 26, 2022
October 24, 2022 (KAMPALA, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), in collaboration…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

High-Level Regional Conference on Land and Conflict in the East and Horn of Africa

September 25, 2022
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), The International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC), and…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

Call for Papers – IGAD/IDLO High-Level Conference on Land and Conflict

September 7, 2022
Background The causes of instability in the Horn of Africa are multi-dimensional. Deficits in the rule of law combined with…
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

International Youth Day 2022 Conference

August 11, 2022
Download Attached Concept Note and International Youth Day 2022 Booklet in PDF below. International-Youth-Day-2022_Concept note (2) International-Youth-Day-2022_Booklet-1
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

Call for Abstracts

July 14, 2022
THEME: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages TOPIC: The role of youths in responding to land governance, property…
The 11th IGAD Land Governance Programme Steering Committee Meeting
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

The 11th IGAD Land Governance Programme Steering Committee Meeting

June 4, 2022
June 3, 2022 (ENTEBBE, Uganda): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) through its Land Governance Programme with support from the Swiss…
IGAD training staff on gender mainstreaming
Agriculture and EnvironmentIGAD Land Governance

IGAD Agriculture and Environment Staff Train on Gender Mainstreaming

May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Agriculture and Environment Division (AED) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) held a…