LD4D Annual Meeting 2026
From Data to Decisions: Overcoming Challenges to Drive Climate Impact in the Livestock Sector
Join the 2026 Annual Gathering for LD4D Members! This year's meeting will focus on promoting critical problem-solving in the livestock sector, highlighting how our members have overcome data challenges.
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The core objective of this year's meeting is to spotlight solutions – examples where data and evidence have helped inform policy and finance decisions. By diagnosing persistent barriers and interrogating the "impact gap," this conversation aims to generate insights that can inspire change among our members and also inform the delivery of LD4D’s 2027 Strategic Workstreams.
A key focus this year is exploring examples where data and evidence are informing action on climate change mitigation and resilience in the livestock sector.
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Speakers
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Latifah Abdulkarim
Position Program Manager, Sahel ConsultingDr. Latifah Abdulkarim is a veterinarian and development professional with deep expertise in sustainable livestock systems. She leads design and implementation of programs that aim to improve livelihood and production of women across in the poultry value chain. She also leads advocacy campaigns across Nigeria to promote responsible antimicrobial use, reaching over 20,000 farmers through a grassroots approach. Dr. Abdulkarim designs gender-responsive and climate-smart livestock programs that incorporate sustainability into farm-level practices. She is also a Board Member, Alliance for Sustainable Livestock.
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Gregory Kohler
Position Agriculture Expert, Climate & Clean Air CoalitionGregory leads the Agriculture Hub of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition, a voluntary network of governments and key stakeholders working together to reduce the sector's short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions from livestock, paddy rice cultivation, open burning of agricultural residue, and food loss and waste. He was previously an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow with the Natural Climate Solutions division at USAID, working as a climate and land adviser.
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Sirak Bahta
Position Senior Agricultural Economist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Dr. Bahta is an expert in livestock sector analysis, economic modeling and strategy development. His work supports governments and development partners in designing evidence-based livestock sector strategies and investment programs, including Livestock Master Plans (LMPs) across Africa and Asia.
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Peter Alike
Position Director Technical, Federal Ministry of Livestock DevelopmentPeter Alike is the Director of Technical Services in the Office of the Permanent Secretary at Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Livestock Development (FMLD). He leads national climate-smart agricultural initiatives, manages animal genetic resource data policies, and previously headed accreditation at the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science.