AI-CD Workshop in Burkina Faso held from 22 to 26 November 2021

2022/3/7

A five-day national workshop of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) was held in Koudougou on November 22-26, 2021. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change (MEGECC) of the Republic of Burkina Faso with support of the Japan Interna…more

AI-CD Workshop in Sudan Held on 16 and 17 June 2021

2021/10/15

16th & 17th June 2021 AI-CD Secretariat Support Team OVERVIEW A two-day national workshop was held in Khartoum and El-Rawakeeb in Sudan on 16 and 17 June 2021, hosted by the Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (HCENR) of Sudan in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperat…more

AI-CD Final Regional Conference for Horn of Africa – Great Progress of Member Countries in Achieving the Objectives of AI-CD

2021/10/4

25th August 2021 AI-CD Secretariat Support Team     OVERVIEW The final conference of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) for Horn of Africa (HoA) was conducted virtually on 25 August 2021 in Kenya, the regional hub of HoA. The conference, hosted by the Ministry of …more

AI-CD Workshop in Mali Held on 16 and 17 June 2021

2021/9/27

A two-day national workshop on the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development (MESSD) of the Republic of Mali, with support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), was held in Bamako on June 16 and …more

AI-CD Workshop in South Sudan Held on 8 and 9 June 2021

2021/8/17

A two-day national workshop was held in Juba, South Sudan, on 8 and 9 June 2021, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) of South Sudan with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The objectives were to promote the “African Initiative for Combating Desertification&#8221…more

[SUDAN-SATREPS] Development of climate-resilient innovative technologies for sustainable wheat production in the dry and heat-prone agroecologies of Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa

2021/8/2

#Crop Production, #Wheat Breeding, #Innovation Platform, #Climate Change ✔ KEY POINT Developing wheat varieties tolerant to hot and dry climate for adaptation to global warming Project Summary Wheat, sorghum, and pearl millet are the major calorie sources in Sudanese diet. They provide more than hal…more

[KENYA-JICA] Capacity Development Project for Sustainable Forest Management in the Republic of Kenya (CADEP-SFM)

2021/8/2

# Forestry, #Farmer Field School, #REDD+, # Tree Breeding, #Regional Cooperation, #Technical Manuals ✔ KEY POINT Comprehensive approach to develop capacity for sustainable forest management with the aim of achieving 10% forest cover in Kenya 1. Project Background Over 80% of Kenya’s land area is cla…more

[BURKINA FASO-JIRCAS] Promotion of Low Carbon Rural Development through Efficient Utilisation of Local Resources for the Realisation of Sustainable Development

2021/6/21

#Low carbon emission, #Sustainable rural development, #Climate change Project Overview ✔ KEY POINT Aiming to conduct projects which can achieve both financial benefit and reduction of carbon emission Source: JIRCAS Climate change affects people’s lives all over the world, and African people are no e…more

AI-CD’s 4th Regional Forum for the Sahel Improvement of Access to Finance Through Networking and Knowledge Sharing

2021/2/22

19th February 2020 AI-CD Secretariat Support Team Overview Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all activities of the African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (AI-CD) have been undertaken online. Following the online 4th Reg…more

AI-CD’s 4th Regional Forum for Horn of Africa -Strong will of the member countries to continue their initiatives to promote AI-CD relevant activities-

2020/12/25

25th December 2020 AI-CD Secretariat Support Team Overview   Under the COVID-19 pandemic, all the activities for the African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and Horn of Africa (AI-CD) have been implemented online. To share the pro…more