Discussing drivers and blockers to effective local early action against droughts
Kenya
Introducing Jameel Observatory post-doctoral fellow – Tahira Mohamed
Tahira works on the nexus between short-term humanitarian response and long-term resilience programming
Introducing Jameel Observatory post-doctoral fellow – Samuel Derbyshire
Sam Derbyshire works on socio-economic indicators and triggers in drought early warning systems.
Human-induced climate change increased drought severity in Horn of Africa
World Weather Attribution says that the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change
Understanding anticipatory action in food crises
Save the Children UK commissioned research services to understand anticipatory action in a food crisis
Early action gets aid to communities before the vultures arrive
Guyo Roba, Gary Watmough, and Stephen Mutiso of the Jameel Observatory explain how they aim to enhance drought preparation through collaboration and action.
How livestock data can counter food and climate shocks
A Livestock Data for Decisions community meeting examined ways to enhance the contributions of livestock data to counter food and climate shocks in the drylands of East Africa.
Anticipatory actions can mitigate future droughts in East Africa’s drylands
Guyo Roba calls for improved diagnostic and predictive tools, enhanced capacities and expanded multi-year flexible funding for anticipatory action against drought.
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