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
TICAD VI Preparatory Meeting in Kenya ~ 11-13 Jul. 2016 ~ 2017/8/11 Around 50 representatives from the Horn of Africa, Senegal, Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), the Japanese Government and JICA, and international organizations attended the TICAD VI Preparatory Meeting at Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) in Nairobi. T…more
Side Event at UNCCD-COP12 in Ankara, Turkey ~ 12-23 Oct. 2015 ~ 2017/8/10 A side event “Strengthening the Resilience to Climate Change and Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa – Toward TICAD VI” co-organized by JICA, Kenya and Senegal was held at UNCCD-COP12 in Ankara on 19th October. The participants shared a common understanding of the necessity of the launch of a …more