IGAD Strategy for Sustainable and Resilient Livestock Development in View of Climate Change (2022 - 2037)

The Strategy reflects the existing priorities expressed in Member States’ national policies, consolidating relevant priorities at the nexus of livestock sector development, climate change, and sustainability into a unified, strategic thrust. It also draws upon regional and national stakeholder input, as well as on extensive diagnostic work and modeling to assess the effectiveness of policy interventions aiming at improving the sector’s resilience.

The Strategy builds on an analysis of the critical issues related to sustainability and climate change in the IGAD region, as well as the progress achieved within the existing policy framework to address these challenges (section 1). This analysis is the basis for the rationale and justification of the need for the Strategy presented in Section 2, and its goal and strategic objectives that can be found in Section 3. The proposed five priority areas for intervention are detailed in Section 4, drawing on existing knowledge and experiences from the region and in select cases, underpinned with original modeling and analysis. Finally, key needs for strategy implementation are described in the monitoring and evaluating strategy for implementation (Section 5).