10/05/2017
This third edition of the Resilience Focus magazine has been produced by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in collaboration with the Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative (DLCI), an independent regional resource and facilitation organisation based in Kenya.
The articles in the magazine have been selected [...]
26/04/2017
Currently, the world is faced with an unprecedented call for action at a moment in which three countries (Somalia, Yemen, and northeast Nigeria) have been identified at risk of famine, after the declaration of famine in South Sudan early this [...]
Stakeholders’ sensitization on the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II (RIMA-II) model in Kenya
15/03/2017
Measuring the resilience capacity of people to food insecurity and other shocks as well as the effectiveness of FAO’s resilience interventions has been a significant activity of the Organization since 2008. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...]
Djibouti 15-16 February 2017
15/02/2017
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MENSUR) of Djibouti organized, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), FAO, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, The European Union, the University of Djibouti and the Centre for Study and Research in [...]
12/01/2017
Since its inception in 2012/2013, considerable progress has been made on various fronts in the implementation of IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI) throughout the region, with a number of achievements having been recorded, including the following:
The establishment and operationalization of the IDDRSI Regional [...]