At the occasion of a technical support mission of the AMESD Head Office (Addis Ababa) to the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in Nairobi from 6^th to 10^th April 2009, a Memorandum of Understanding between the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), has been prepared and signed between the two Institutions on 9^th April 2009.