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OFFICE INTERGOUVERNEMENTAL LUTTE CONTRE SECHERESSE DEVELOPPEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Environmental Management
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

IGAD "Intergovernmental Authority on Development" is the new name of the Authority superseding the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD) which was created in 1986 by the six drought stricken countries of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after its independence. IGAD headquarters is in Djibouti.

Key term(s)
  • Intergovernmental Authority for Drought and Development
  • Inter-governmental Authority for Drought and Development

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Coopération et développement économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
Key term(s)
  • Organismo intergubernamental sobre la sequía y el desarrollo
  • Servicio Intergubernamental para el Desarrollo
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