ICPAC

What ICPAC does

ICPAC (IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre) is an intergovernmental regional climate centre headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, designated by the World Meteorological Organization as the Regional Climate Centre for Eastern Africa. It delivers climate forecasting, multi-hazard early warning, food security monitoring, and capacity development services to the eight IGAD member states — Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda — plus Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The organization operates as a public-goods entity rather than a commercial vendor, serving governments via their National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), humanitarian organizations, media, and downstream sectoral users such as agriculture and pastoralist communities.

The technical platform integrates Earth Observation data, satellite imagery, and meteorological modeling to produce a portfolio of forecast products (weekly, monthly, and seasonal), monitoring platforms (EA Drought Watch, EA Hazards Watch, EA Agriculture Watch, Crop Monitor, Climate Monitoring, Water Resources, Flood Hazards), and the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) analytical outputs. Technology partnerships with Google Cloud, ECMWF, and NASA Harvest support the underlying compute, modeling, and Earth Observation data flows; convening franchises such as the Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) and the Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action (EADP) translate technical outputs into planning and policy decisions.

ICPAC is funded through donor support — including the European Union, World Bank, GFDRR, ECHO, and others — rather than commercial revenue, with no publicly disclosed budget and 83 employees. Its strategic posture is shaped by its WMO designation, its institutional position within the IGAD intergovernmental architecture, and its deepening role in regional anticipatory-action and food security policy, most recently evidenced by the South Sudan Roadmap on Anticipatory Action (2025–2030) and the April 2025 FSNWG update documenting 88.7 million people in acute food insecurity across the region.

Name

ICPAC

Legal name

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre

Website

https://icpac.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ICPAC is the WMO-designated Regional Climate Centre for Eastern Africa, providing climate forecasting, multi-hazard early warning, and food security monitoring to IGAD member states and adjacent countries through an intergovernmental public-goods mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Climate Services to Member States: ICPAC provides climate services to IGAD member states (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda), as well as Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Services include climate forecasting, early warning systems, and capacity development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICPAC is the WMO-designated Regional Climate Centre for the Greater Horn of Africa, delivering climate forecasting products (weekly, monthly, and seasonal), Earth Observation-based monitoring systems (Crop Monitor, EA Drought/Hazards/Agriculture Watch, Water Resources mapping), and food security analysis (FSNWG) to IGAD member states and humanitarian partners. Services integrate satellite imagery, meteorological modeling, and GIS tools to support anticipatory action across agriculture, disaster risk management, and water resource sectors.

Product overview

ICPAC operates as a WMO-designated Regional Climate Centre providing a comprehensive suite of climate services to Eastern Africa. The product portfolio centers on climate forecasting products (Weekly, Monthly, and Seasonal Forecasts) combined with Earth Observation-based monitoring tools (Crop Monitor, Climate Monitoring, EA Drought Watch, EA Hazards Watch, EA Agriculture Watch, Flood Hazards, Water Resources). Food security analysis is delivered through the FSNWG product. These products integrate satellite data, remote sensing, and climate modeling to provide early warning and decision support across agriculture, water resources, disaster risk management, and food security sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crop Monitor Earth Observation-based crop monitoring and agricultural assessment product for food security decision-making across Eastern Africa, providing satellite-imagery-driven crop condition analysis for governments, agronomists, and humanitarian partners.
• Weekly Forecast Weekly climate forecast bulletin delivered by email to subscribers, providing short-term climate outlooks for planning across agriculture, water, and disaster risk management in Eastern Africa.
• Monthly Forecast Monthly climate forecast bulletin delivered to subscribers by email, providing medium-term outlooks to support preparation and mitigation of climate extremes across Eastern Africa.
• Seasonal Forecast Seasonal climate forecast providing long-term outlooks to enable stakeholders to better prepare for the upcoming season across Eastern Africa.
• Climate Monitoring Suite of climate monitoring products providing ongoing observation and analysis of regional climate conditions for governments, researchers, and partners in Eastern Africa.
• Food Security and Nutrition Working Group (FSNWG) Food Security and Nutrition Working Group product delivering regular statements, alerts, and updates on regional food security data to governments and humanitarian agencies across the IGAD region.
• EA Drought Watch Near-real-time Earth Observation and weather data system for monitoring drought conditions across East Africa, supporting anticipatory action by governments and humanitarian responders.
• EA Hazards Watch Monitoring platform for extreme events across East Africa including droughts, cyclones, desert locust infestations, heavy rainfall, floods, and crop failures, providing integrated hazard information to decision-makers.
• EA Agriculture Watch Early warning system enabling detection of food production anomalies caused by climate extremes across East Africa, supporting agricultural planning and food security response.
• Flood Hazards and Risks Interactive mapping tool for monitoring and assessing flood hazards and associated risks across the IGAD region, delivered through an ArcGIS web application viewer.
• Water Resources Monitoring Water resources monitoring and management tool providing data on rivers, water bodies, and water availability across the IGAD region, delivered through an ArcGIS web application viewer.
• GMES & Africa Programme delivering Earth Observation data and technologies for monitoring natural resources, forests, agriculture, and rangelands, implemented by ICPAC under the GMES & Africa initiative.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides climate forecasts serving populations across 11 countries in Eastern Africa
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICPAC is a WMO-designated Regional Climate Centre, providing official climate services to the Greater Horn of Africa region. WMO provides the international framework and standards for meteorological and climate services.
• GooglemajorTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Google Cloud for climate services delivery, providing faster insights on climate data. ICPAC uses Google Cloud infrastructure to enhance their climate prediction capabilities.
• African UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican Union supports GMES & Africa initiative and other continental climate programs through ICPAC.
• FAOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO collaborates with ICPAC on food security analysis, the Global Report on Food Crises, and agricultural monitoring in the IGAD region.
• ECMWFmajorTechnology or IntegrationEuropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts provides technical support and modeling capabilities to enhance ICPAC's climate predictions.
• UNDRRmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction collaborates on disaster risk reduction and early warning system development.
• WFPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Food Programme partners on food security monitoring and humanitarian response coordination based on ICPAC climate data.
• UNDPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme collaborates on climate resilience and adaptation programs across the IGAD region.
• NASAmajorTechnology or IntegrationNASA provides satellite imagery and Earth observation data through NASA Harvest for agricultural and environmental monitoring.
• GFDRRmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery supports disaster risk reduction initiatives and early warning systems.
• Action Against HungermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHO-funded initiative to build anticipatory action systems across the Horn of Africa, launched in partnership with Action Against Hunger.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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