Guyo Roba, Gary Watmough, and Stephen Mutiso of the Jameel Observatory explain how they aim to enhance drought preparation through collaboration and action.
Anticipatory Action
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.
Anticipatory action to mitigate drought-induced crises: Learning from Kenya and Somalia
How climate forecasts and projections of food security conditions were used to prevent or mitigate drought impacts
Delayed actions against drought and hunger cost lives
A new report by Save the Children, Oxfam and the Jameel Observatory reviews changes in anticipatory action and response in the Horn of Africa.
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