A high level meeting was this morning held between the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to discuss their long term working relationship, and to strategize on how the two organizations will continue to implement and work towards border security, drought resilience, food security and nutrition, as well as research on resilience.

14-12-2016, Nairobi: The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) water resources programme today kick started a three-day inception and capacity building workshop during which a project titled “Strengthening Trans-boundary Water Governance and Cooperation in the IGAD Region” was launched under the leadership of the Guest of Honour James Ntabo, Senior Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Kenya.

Delegations of experts from IGAD Member States and stakeholders have met for two days in Nairobi to discuss the Regional Information System and the maintenance of the regional biodiversity databases.

Tadjourah, Djibouti: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) this morning brought together CSOs from Djibouti, Kenya, and Somalia sponsored under the IGAD Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Grant Facility for a Regional Workshop of Exchange of Experiences in the coastal town of Tadjourah, Djibouti.

18-11-2016, Nairobi: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Land Policy Initiative (LPI) project this afternoon closed its 2nd Steering Committee Meeting in Nairobi in the presence of the State Minister of Environment, Natural resources, and Physical Development of Sudan, Dr Ali Mohamed Musa Tawer, officials from IGAD Member States in charge of land governance, delegates from the IGAD Civil Society Platform, the East African Community Secretariat, and the East African Farmers Federation.