Today, I had the honour of joining government officials, accredited agencies, and partners in discussions with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director @mafaldaduerte. We exchanged views on GCF's new strategy, accessibility, and how it can best support Somalia in tackling

This week, the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the #SantiagoNetwork established to catalyze technical assistance for averting, minimizing and addressing Loss &Damage caused by climate change particularly to vulnerable communities and countries, decided on Geneva as the

China's clean energy surplus: Global South shrugs off U.S. alarm bells Marco Fernandes

Adaptation Manager Dr Abdimajid Nunow (PhD) representing @ICECAEP_IGAD in the ongoing UN Development #ClimatePeaceSecurity Academy Workshop in New York. Emphasized need for embedding peace building in resilience. Amb. Gamal M Hassan IGAD Secretariat Anab Ovidie Grand Catherine Wong Amb. Tosi Mpanu Mpanu

This is a fascinating study that demonstrates how China has decoupled economic growth from environment degradation, and has now entered a phase where it can grow economically and have its environment improve at the same time. scmp.com/news/china/sci… A team of researchers from

China is adding solar power at an even faster rate than last year. 🇨🇳 Solar capacity added in May: 19 GW 🇺🇸 Solar capacity added in May: 2.4 GW We need permitting reform ASAP to keep up.

Kenya loses again a bid to host the Loss and Damage hub for government climate negotiators in Nairobi to the Philippines, missing out on significant financial benefits

This type of seed bank could land her in jail for up to two years if the seeds aren't registered. Or she could be fined 1 million shillings. Yet 80% of food in Africa is produced by small-scale farmers like her. This is why the Seed and Plant Varieties Act is dangerous, and

Delighted to announce that we have won a British Academy grant application for work on heritage adaptation to climate change and climate literacy: we are going to be boosting heritage adaptation to climate change through climate literacy.

This is genuinely huge: for the first time since the industrial revolution 200 years ago, it looks like 2024 may be the year when global emissions will start a long-term structural decline. And, as the article details, it's in large part thanks to China, because it's driven by:

The IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, is presently in the UNGA main meeting hall, engaging with member state delegations, including the IGAD Council of Ministers, high-level delegates, and partners. Together, we aim to strengthen regional cooperation and dialogue.

Proud to see the Mandera Municipality Greening Programme—a community-led initiative transforming a dusty town in northern Kenya into a thriving green oasis—win the World Green City Awards 2024 for Living Green for Climate Change. With over 20,000 trees planted and nurtured by a

Great meeting with Lionel Laurens UNDP Country Director and his team today. Discussed ongoing projects and explored new opportunities for collaboration.

Honored to meet H.E. William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya. I briefed him about the situation in the region as well as underlying the crucial role Kenya is playing . I thanked him for his strong support and commitment towards Regional cooperation through IGAD.

IGAD CAEP and UN Development today hosted a side event at COP29 Azerbaijan in Baku on the need for enhanced climate resilience financing in the IGAD region and used the opportunity to launch a regional policy brief on climate finance championing for a shift in humanitarian, climate and

Marsabit County Governor Gov Mohamud M. Ali, EGH attended the IGAD CAEP and UN Development hosted side event on Climate Resilience Financing at COP29 Azerbaijan. He shared the challenges and progress on the implementation of devolved climate policies at the Counties level from the Northern Kenya

Agriculture is the backbone of #Somalia’s economy, contributing up to 70 percent of GDP, 80 percent of employment, and about half of the country’s export. We just concluded a side event where #food and #nutrition security for #Somalia was the agenda. World Food Programme Amb. Gamal M Hassan

Yesterday at the High-Level ministerial dialogue on the urgent need to scale up adaptation finance, AGN Chair made it clear: Adaptation is Africa's lifeline. While leaders speak of doubling adaptation funding, this target remains unmet and would close merely 5% of the global