Jameel Observatory at COP28

by Jameel Observatory | Nov 27, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Climate Change, Dialogues, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Pastoralism, Resilience, University of Edinburgh

On 6 December 2023, the Observatory joins partners to co-organize a COP28 pavilion session on ‘anticipatory action’  at the intersection of livestock agri-food systems, climate action, land and mobility rights, security, governance and humanitarian action. It brings...

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Susan Njambi-Szlapka

by Jameel Observatory | Oct 4, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Data, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Local Knowledge, Pastoralism, 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...

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Sirimon Thomas

by Jameel Observatory | Oct 3, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Health, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Pastoralism, 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...

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Abdishakur Diriye

by Jameel Observatory | Oct 2, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Drought, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Financing, Horn of Africa, Livestock, Pastoralism, People, Research, Somalia, 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...

Seasonal variation in feeds shape livestock diet quality and methane emissions

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Data, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Research, University of Edinburgh

This week, Observatory PhD student John Mutua shared emerging insights from his research at the 8th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana, 26-28 September 2023. Since livestock are one of the most important assets of people in dryland...

El Niño: Experts push for finance for sustainable livestock practices

by Jameel Observatory | Sep 20, 2023 | Drought, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Financing, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock

In an interview with TUKO.co.ke at the Africa Climate Summit, Guyo Malicha Roba, head of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action reflected on El Niño and what it could mean for livestock farmers in the region. A farmer drives his cattle herd over a busy...