Introduction/Project Description
The Strategy for Sustainable and Resilient Livestock Development in view of Climate Change in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Region is a holistic and comprehensive plan designed to build a livestock sector resilient to the effects of climate change, while promoting simultaneous growth and sustainable development throughout the region. The initiative to create the Strategy was launched in 2020 as a regional collaboration between IGAD and the World Bank. The Strategy seeks to provide IGAD Member States (MS) with a framework to support the identification and prioritization of policies and actions to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the livestock sector to climate change. It focuses on pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) because they are often the most exposed and vulnerable to the impact of climate change; however, a number of actions described in the Strategy are also relevant to other production systems.
The Strategy reflects the existing priorities expressed in Member States’ national policies, consolidating relevant priorities at the nexus of livestock sector development, climate change, and sustainability into a unified, strategic thrust.