Collaborate for impact – Help tackle drought and food security ‘early warning to early action’ gaps in the Horn of Africa

by Jameel Observatory | May 19, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Data, Data for Children Collaborative, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Impact Collaborations, Projects

Together with the Data for Children Collaborative at the University of Edinburgh, we seek individuals and organizations to join us in an impact collaboration to find answers to the question: “How can we bridge the disconnects between food security, climatic and...

Jameel Observatory seeks PhD proposals for research on food security early action

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 30, 2023 | Climate Change, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, News, Research, University of Edinburgh

The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action seeks proposals for two fully funded PhD positions at the University of Edinburgh. To help advance progress towards its vision that ‘vulnerable pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in East Africa are more...

Human-induced climate change increased drought severity in Horn of Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 29, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Climate Change, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia

A new report by World Weather Attribution, a group that seeks to quickly determine whether certain extreme weather events were influenced by climate change, concludes that the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced...

Jameel Observatory small project support to University of Edinburgh staff for research on food security early action

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 28, 2023 | Climate Change, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, News, Projects, Research, University of Edinburgh

To deepen engagement and bring in new skill sets from across the University of Edinburgh, the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action seeks proposals from University of Edinburgh staff to support ot undertake action research on its key themes. The Jameel...

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Puff Ray Mukwaya

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 27, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, People, 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...

Loss and Damage financing can help African communities with drought

by Jameel Observatory | Feb 27, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Financing, Horn of Africa, Pastoralism

Guyo Roba, head of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action, explains how loss and damage funding could provide the most benefit to African communities suffering from drought. Photo Credit: Colin Crowley/Save the Children:...