1. Presentation Policy brief on Provision of water for Livestock in the IGAD region Dar es saalam, Tanzania thSep,2018

2. Map of IGAD states

3. Introduction
The IGAD region namely, (Djibouti, Ertirea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda all are in the Horn of Africa (HOA)
Area of land is approximately 5.2 million square kilometers, % of which is Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASALs) that experiences prolonged drought and unpredictable rainfall patterns (less than 600 mm of rainfall annually)
IGAD mission is to assist Member States achieve regional integration through closer cooperation in the areas of:- Agriculture and Environment

4. Cont`…
Human population: 250miillion people of whom 70million are food in secured and 40% of the world food aid goes to IGAD region but is home to 3% of the world population.
In 2010/2011, the IGAD region was hit by a severe drought that affected more than 13 million people and exacerbated an existing chronic food and nutrition insecurity situation to famine levels in several areas.
That is equals to over one million metric tons of food aid imported every year

5. Livestock contribution
Livestock Population:70 millions its contribution to the GDP range between 10-20%
Consumption of products of animal origin per persons per year in the IGAD region only amounts to about 30kg while industrialized countries people consumed 10 times this amount;
98 million cattel,173 million sheep and goat. this amount nearly half of the population of these species in Sub Saharan Africa;
Poultry numbers is 151 million birds which is 20% of the total population in the Sub Saharan
Due to the great importance of livestock in the region the major challenges are

6. Challenges Water scarcity due to recurrent drought
Pastoralist Community mobility in search of water
High mortality rate due to long distance

7. Intervention Introduce water harvesting technology
Dikes building in place
Digging of bore holes
Construction of reservoirs
Rehabilitation of water catchment

8. Recommendations Provision of funds by the member state countries
IGAD is to lobby for funds with development partners and also to coordinate with stockholders

9. Thank you