Research to identify next generation earth observation services and tools for East Africa’s drylands
Drought warnings save lives, what about livelihoods?
Rahma Hassan and Sam Derbyshire explore when and how anticipatory actions can best meet the needs of pastoralist communities
Finding the right balance: Addressing Africa’s demands for livestock feed
Last week, livestock feed experts developed plans to better monitor livestock feed ‘balances’ across Africa.
Escaping dryland poverty traps and unlocking prosperity: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance
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.
Drylands Summer School: capacity building for dryland resilience
The Observatory partnered in the second Drylands Summer School on agrosilvopastoral systems
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
Uncertainty, pastoral knowledge and drought early warning
Article exploring Kenya’s experience with early warning, early action and drought management
Integrating humanitarian and resilience building programs for greater impact
On 7 May, our roundtable debated ways to link short-term humanitarian response with long-term resilience
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