by Jameel Observatory | Aug 31, 2022 | About, Climate Change, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, News, Projects
In September 2021, the University of Edinburgh and partners launched the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action – the Observatory. Involving the University of Edinburgh through its Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems, Save the Children UK, the...
by Jameel Observatory | Aug 15, 2022 | Anticipatory Action, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, News, Somalia
Four consecutive seasons of failed rains have ruined people’s lives and livelihoods in parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. A record-breaking fifth below average season is now in the offing, which will push needs even higher by the end of the year....
by Jameel Observatory | Jun 17, 2022 | Anticipatory Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, News, Save the Children, Somalia, University of Edinburgh
In May, Save the Children and Oxfam in partnership with the Jameel Observatory launched the ‘dangerous delay 2 report’ calling for urgent action to tackle the catastrophic hunger crisis in East Africa. It also called for governments, humanitarian agencies and other...
by Jameel Observatory | Apr 21, 2022 | About, News, People
The Observatory is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Guyo Malicha Roba as Head of the Jameel Observatory, based at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya. He takes up his role this week, coinciding with the first face to face meeting...
by Jameel Observatory | Nov 11, 2021 | Climate Change, Community Jameel, Drylands, Food Security, News
On 2 November, Community Jameel asserted its food security focus during an Observatory launch event at Goals House in Glasgow. Hosted by the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action and CLIMAVORE, a project by 2021 Turner Prize nominees Cooking Sections,...
by Jameel Observatory | Sep 21, 2021 | Climate Change, Data, Drylands, Early Action, Food Security, News, Pastoralism, Resilience
The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action has been created to help tackle the growing threat to people in the world’s drylands posed by the increasing severity and frequency of climate-related disasters. The new venture brings together leading research and...
