ICPAC

📢 We had the pleasure of hosting the World Bank and the AICCRA teams. The visit provided an opportunity to highlight ICPAC’s mandate, services, and regional leadership in advancing climate prediction and early warning across Eastern Africa. We also reflected on AICCRA’s remarkable contributions and achievements over the past five years in enhancing climate resilience through innovation, partnerships, and the co-production of climate information for decision-making.

👉🏾 The programme included a brief overview of ICPAC and AICCRA’s contributions, highlighted key priorities for the next phase of AICCRA, and concluded with a tour of the ICPAC Situation Room and Server Room, demonstrating the systems and infrastructure that support climate monitoring and early warning in the region.

👉🏾We look forward to continued collaboration to strengthen climate resilience and deliver greater impact for communities.

We are pleased to host a high-level delegation from the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda (Disaster Preparedness), the Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda, and the Department of Meteorological Service, Uganda, and key national partners for a technical exchange visit at IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC).

Co-organized with Africa and the Water at the Heart of Climate Action initiative, the visit focuses on strengthening Uganda's disaster risk management and early warning capabilities. Key areas of collaboration include the establishment of a national Situation Room, enhancement of hazard monitoring and forecasting systems, and strengthening institutional and technical capacities for risk-informed decision-making.

This partnership reflects our shared commitment to advancing , building climate resilience, and translating science into action to protect lives, livelihoods, and development gains across Africa.

📢 We hosted Action Against Hunger (ACF) Headquarters and Regional Office at the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) to explore collaboration opportunities on anticipatory action and digital technology applications.

👉🏾 The visit included presentations on ICPAC’s Anticipatory Action initiatives and the IGAD Regional Roadmap, followed by a tour of the Disaster Operations Situation Room highlighting multi-hazard monitoring and early warning systems.

👉🏾 Discussions focused on leveraging ICT, AI, Earth Observation, and GIS tools to enhance disaster risk management and joint programming.

👉🏾 This engagement marks a significant step towards strengthening partnerships and advancing technology-driven solutions for disaster preparedness and response in the IGAD region.