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Social assistance, moral economy and pastoralist resilience

Social assistance, moral economy and pastoralist resilience

by Peter Ballantyne | Jun 25, 2025 | Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Research, Resilience, Trust | Tahira Mohamed

Tahira Mohamed calls for humanitarian and development interventions to combine the best of external and local actions

Camel milk marketing in Kenya underpinned by a moral economy

Camel milk marketing in Kenya underpinned by a moral economy

by Peter Ballantyne | Jun 18, 2025 | Drylands, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Pastoralism, Report, Research, Resilience, Trust | camels, Michele Nori, Tahira Mohamed

Tahira Mohamed and Michele Nori explored socioeconomic networks and daily practices involved in camel milk marketing in Kenya

Growing dryland futures in the Horn of Africa: Notes from an informal policy discussion

Growing dryland futures in the Horn of Africa: Notes from an informal policy discussion

by Peter Ballantyne | Jun 2, 2025 | Dialogue, DLCI, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Pastoralism, PPG, Report, Resilience |

On 10 April 2025, we and partners explored priority narratives and actions for drylands in the Horn of Africa

Addis Ababa dialogue examines dryland early action and resilience lessons

Addis Ababa dialogue examines dryland early action and resilience lessons

by Peter Ballantyne | May 26, 2025 | AICCRA, Anticipatory Action, Community of Practice, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Pastoralism, Research, Resilience, Somalia |

On 15 and 16 May we convened a drylands early action research and evidence dialogue in Addis Ababa.

Research and evidence the focus of our fifth community of practice meeting in Ethiopia

Research and evidence the focus of our fifth community of practice meeting in Ethiopia

by Peter Ballantyne | May 19, 2025 | Anticipatory Action, Community of Practice, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Pastoralism, Research, Resilience, Somalia |

On 13 and 14 May, research was in the spotlight at our Observatory Community of Practice meeting.

Designing livestock insurance subsidy programmes in Ethiopia’s drylands

Designing livestock insurance subsidy programmes in Ethiopia’s drylands

by Peter Ballantyne | Apr 18, 2025 | Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Evidence, Financing, Horn of Africa, Insurance, Livestock, Pastoralism, Research, Risk Resilience | Xandru Cassar

Xandru Cassar introduces the significance of his research on livestock insurance

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