The Local Governance and Adapting to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (LGACC) project team held an initial consultative workshop with stakeholders. The activity was part of the assessment of governance systems and property rights regimes work package being implemented by ILRI.
Kenya is able to feed herself. However the key cause of food insecurity is over-reliance on erratic rainfall. Over 80% of Kenya`s landmass is classified as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALS) and is prone to drought. A sustainable livelihood in the region is threatened by climate change.
Rainwater Association of Somalia (RAAS) is one of the associated partners of the ICRAF/IGAD project funded by EU through IGAD assigned to facilitate and support the implementation of project; rainwater harvesting program for re-greening the environment.
The World Agroforestry (ICRAF), the lead organization in the BMP project organized a two-week training on Quantum Geographical Information System (QGIS) from the 24 April to 6 May 2016, with an objective to;
BMP project target to support the training of at least 500 farmers on improved integrated soil and water resource management including rain water harvesting (RWH) techniques for sustainable availability of water to livestock, humans and crop as well as drainage.
ICRAF facilitated delegation from Somalia and Kenya to visit NRT and it conservancies to enhance their capacity in collaborative biodiversity management.
The Biodiversity management program with financial support from European Union through Intergovernmental Authority on Development has five main thematic focuses on; cross border exchange, land Use Planning; community conservation; biodiversity value chains and agroforestry interventions.