The IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Centre (ICPAC) has officially announced the winners of the Youth for Climate Action Campaign 2025.
The first-place winners in every category will get a chance to travel to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where they will formally be recognised and receive their awards during the official ceremony.
According to ICPAC, the campaign received 254 entries across the board from passionate young champions who are involved in creating awareness, implementing climate-smart solutions, and advocating for resilience in their communities.
The second and third place winners will be contacted by ICPAC to get their awards.
“After a rigorous evaluation process by a dedicated panel, the following individuals emerged as the top three in each category,” ICPAC Said
Winners Of ICPAC 2025
In the Photography category, Jesse Chenge(Kenya), Lotiyu Stephen (South Africa), and Aakphotography emerged as winners.
In the videography Category, Najib Ahmed (Somalia), Henok Kinde (Ethiopia), and Adelaide Jachi(Tanzania) became winners.
In addition, under the 18 category, Naomi Momone(South Sudan), Caleb Mutai (Kenya), and Stephen Mboya (Kenya) lead.
Moreover, Age 18-24 Ester Muhindo (Uganda), Mohamed Hassan (Kenya), and Dawit Ademe (Ethiopia) emerged as winners.
In the Age 25-35 Jatani Bonaya (Ethiopia), Emmanuel Mwita (Kenya), and Lynnette Kawira (Kenya) became winners.
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The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was formed in 1989 as the Drought Monitoring Centre-Nairobi (DMCN). It became an official institution under the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in 2003 and was renamed ICPAC in 2007 to reflect its expanded mandate beyond drought monitoring to broader climate prediction and applications.
Formulation Of IGAD
The formulation of the IGAD Regional Strategy and Implementation Matrix 2021–2025 is the culmination of a long and intensive process that began in January 2020, following a decision to develop the IGAD’s Vision 2050. Subsequent meetings resulted in an extensive consultative process that drafted a conceptual framework for the IGAD Vision 2050 and later formulated the Regional Strategy that was anchored on Vision 2050.
The IGAD Vision 2050 will be the region’s development blueprint for the five-year period. The Vision 2050 will seek to transform the IGAD region into upper upper-middle-income economy and an industrialised region to serve as a continental beacon of regional peace, stability, and security by 2050.
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It is anchored on regional peace and security, macroeconomic stability, equitable distribution of resources and wealth creation for all citizens, infrastructure, energy science, technology, and innovation, climate change mitigation, and efficient utilisation of the environment and natural resources.
Opening of ICPAC Office
On 27 October 2021, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was officially opened in Kenya by the former President H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta in Ngong, near the Kenyan capital Nairobi. ICPAC is a designated regional climate center by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) to provide climate services and early warnings to 11 Eastern African countries.
The first-place winners will attend the 70th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF70) in Addis Ababa.
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