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Anticipatory action in protracted crises – research insights from East Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 27, 2024 | Anticipatory Action, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Floods, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Pastoralism, Report, Research, Resilience, Save the Children, Somalia |

Save the Children research reveals critical elements in anticipatory action effectiveness

Finding the right balance: Addressing Africa’s demands for livestock feed

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 23, 2024 | Evidence, ILRI, Livestock, Research, University of Edinburgh | animal feeds, John Mutua

Last week, livestock feed experts developed plans to better monitor livestock feed ‘balances’ across Africa.

Escaping dryland poverty traps and unlocking prosperity: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 20, 2024 | Africa, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Insurance, Kenya, Livestock, Pastoralism, Report, Research, Risk Resilience, University of Edinburgh | Nathan Jensen

How index-based livestock insurance scaled from a small pilot project in Kenya to a design that underpins drought risk management products and policies across Africa.

Drylands Summer School: capacity building for dryland resilience

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 13, 2024 | Capacity Development, Community Jameel, Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Pastoralism, Rangelands | dryland futures academy, Guyo Malicha Roba, summer school

The Observatory partnered in the second Drylands Summer School on agrosilvopastoral systems

Breaking down silos: Integrating resilience and humanitarian aid in East Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 5, 2024 | Anticipatory Action, Coordination, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Projects, Report, Research, Resilience, SPARC | Tahira Mohamed

Our May 2024 workshop report on actions to better integrate humanitarian and development activities

Scaling anticipatory action within wider resilience-building efforts

by Jameel Observatory | Aug 30, 2024 | Anticipatory Action, Coordination, Dialogue, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Local Knowledge, Research, Resilience, Save the Children |

A June 2024 conference by Save the Children and partners outlines priority research and action on AA in East Africa.