On 7 May, our roundtable debated ways to link short-term humanitarian response with long-term resilience
Coordination
Addressing dryland policy disconnects and their effects on pastoralists in Eastern Africa
Read a summary of the discussions at a dialogue on disconnects between drylands policy and practice
Policy and practice disconnects facing pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa
Ian Scoones asks if humanitarian, emergency and development interventions genuinely build resilience
Overcoming policy and practice disconnects to build dryland resilience from below
With partners in Kenya we convened a dialogue to overcome disconnects between drylands policy and practice
CNN interview – Guyo Malicha Roba on drought early action priorities in East Africa
On CNN’s ‘Connecting Africa’ , Guyo Roba explains the action research approach of the Observatory
Advancing research on pastoral livelihoods in the face of environmental shocks
With SPARC, we are co-funding two post-docs working on pastoralism in drought affected East Africa
Rain or shine, community elders seek more attention to drought in Kenya’s drylands
Discussing drought management with a group of elders from pastoral communities in Kenya
Early action priorities the focus of Observatory’s first community of practice meeting
The Observatory’s first face to face meeting of partners co-identified a set of ‘challenge questions’ to help guide the Observatory’s choice of research and other actions.
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