Combating desertification in the Sahel: Niger awarded for best practices

2018/9/11

Claudio Zucca International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)   Niger wins competition on best practices to combat desertification and enhance resilience in the Sahel Dakar, Senegal – What are the best practices in countries in the Sahel region when it comes to combating des…more

South Sudan AI-CD Focal Point Launched Flagship Initiatives to Fight Desertification

2018/9/4

  A two-day workshop hosted by the South Sudan Focal Point for the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) was held in Juba on July 24-25, 2018, convening over 40 stakeholders who actively presented, deliberated, and discussed matters on desertification and its impacts in the r…more

The first JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program on AI-CD was held in Tsukuba, Japan 20 Nov.-1 Dec.

2017/12/18

Overview The first Knowledge Co-Creation Program (*) on “Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa”, under the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD), was held in Tsukuba, Japan from 20 November to 1 December 2017. Nine participants …more

AI-CD Side Event at UNCCD-COP13 in Ordos, China ~ 8 Sep. 2017 ~

2017/10/3

Overview The UNCCD COP 13 Side Event of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa was held on September 8th 2017 at the Ordos International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Ordos, China. Around 80 pe…more

AI-CD Follow-up Meeting at UNCCD COP 13 in Ordos, China ~ 7 Sep. 2017~

2017/10/3

Overview The Follow-up Meeting of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa was held on the 7th of September 2017 at Taihua Jinjiang International Hotel in Ordos, China. The meeting was attended by more than 20…more

[Prior Notice] AI-CD Side Event at UNCCD-COP13 in Ordos, China ~ 8 Sep. 2017 ~

2017/8/15

The thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be held at Ordos International Convention and Exhibition Center, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. AI-CD will organize a side event named “African Initiative for…more

Ministerial Forum for Horn of Africa in Kenya ~ Jun. 2017 ~

2017/8/15

The Ministerial Forum hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) Kenya with support of Japanese　International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Horn of Africa was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 29th June 2017. The forum was attended by the Secretary of Administration, Mr. William …more

Kick-off Meeting in the Sahel for AI-CD in Senegal ~ 1-3 Mar. 2017 ~

2017/8/14

The Kick-off Meeting in the Sahel for “African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change  in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa” was organized by the Executive Secretariat of the National Food Security Council (SECNSA – Prime Minister’s Offic…more

1st Regional Forum in the Horn of Africa for AI-CD in Kenya ~ 1-3 Feb. 2017 ~

2017/8/13

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENR)-Kenya, and Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) in partnership with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) organized the 1st Regional Forum, in Kenya from the 1st to 3rd February 2017 under the framework of the regional coop…more

High-Level Side Event to launch AI-CD at TICAD VI, Kenya ~ 27 Aug. 2016 ~

2017/8/12

This High-Level Side Event aimed to share challenges of desertification that the Sahel and the Horn of Africa countries are facing and discuss how the countries and development partners can work better to address desertification issues and strengthen resilience to climate change.   It was held …more