Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Sirimon Thomas

by Jameel Observatory | Oct 3, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Health, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Pastoralism, Research, University of Edinburgh

As part of its matchmaking approach that devises data-driven early action food security solutions for dry areas, the Jameel Observatory supports researchers looking for answers that pastoral communities can use to overcome climate changes. Observatory Students combine...

Seasonal variation in feeds shape livestock diet quality and methane emissions

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Data, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Research, University of Edinburgh

This week, Observatory PhD student John Mutua shared emerging insights from his research at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26-28 September 2023. Since livestock are one of the most important assets of people in dryland...

El Niño: Experts push for finance for sustainable livestock practices

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 20, 2023 | Drought, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Financing, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock

In an interview with TUKO.co.ke at the Africa Climate Summit, Guyo Malicha Roba, head of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action reflected on El Niño and what it could mean for livestock farmers in the region. A farmer drives his cattle herd over a busy...

Response, Recovery, Resilience – how dryland communities manage climate shocks

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 15, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Climate Change, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Local Knowledge, Resilience, Somalia

Last week, at Africa Climate Week, Observatory colleagues and partners shared some of the strategies used by dryland communities as they respond to and recover from droughts and build resilience against future climate and environmental shocks. The conversation was...

Jameel Observatory @ Africa Climate Week 2023 in Nairobi

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 3, 2023 | Climate Change, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Food Security, Kenya, Livestock, Pastoralism, Resilience

From 4 to 8 September 2023, Nairobi hosted the inaugural Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week. The Summit aimed to address the increasing exposure to climate change and its associated costs, both globally and particularly in Africa. Organized in parallel,...

CNN interview – Guyo Malicha Roba on drought early action priorities in East Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Jul 11, 2023 | Climate Change, Coordination, Data, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, Kenya, News, Pastoralism, Research, Resilience, Somalia

Eleni Giokos, host of CNN’s ‘Connecting Africa’ programme recently interviewed Jameel Observatory Head Guyo Malicha Roba on the Observatory’s work helping vulnerable communities prepare for the consequences of climate change, drought and food shortages in some of the...