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.
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Breaking down silos: Integrating resilience and humanitarian aid in East Africa
Our May 2024 workshop report on actions to better integrate humanitarian and development activities
Pastoral communities respond to drought – insights and lessons from northern Kenya
Sake Godana Duba’s thesis documents lessons of drought responses in pastoral communities in northern Kenya
Research and convening the focus of Observatory’s third year
The Observatory’s third report covers activities betwen July 2023 and June 2024
Investment essential to realise benefits of early warning
Nader Diab of Community Jameel argues that investment is essential to maximise early warning systems
Uncertainty, pastoral knowledge and drought early warning
Article exploring Kenya’s experience with early warning, early action and drought management
Improving country-level childhood wasting estimates that account for seasonality
Conclusions from the SEASNUT final report on improved child wasting estimates
Looking ahead in a crisis – roles for anticipatory action in protracted droughts
How and when to best support household livelihoods and wellbeing during repeated humanitarian crises
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