On 8 September, we produced a light play illustrating how dryland communiities manage climate shocks
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Drylands partnership project looks toward delivery
The Observatory was profiled in the 2023 Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems newsletter
Introducing Nathan Jensen – Jameel Observatory Research lead
Nathan Jensen joins us as Jameel Observatory Senior Research Fellow based at the University of Edinburgh
Action research on challenge questions the focus of Observatory’s second year
This post gives a brief update on the various activities carried out between July 2022 and June 2023
Data, droughts and food security: Insights from a Kenya datathon
Exploring ways that data can be used to better understand and manage drought impacts on food security in Kenya
Advancing research on pastoral livelihoods in the face of environmental shocks
With SPARC, we are co-funding two post-docs working on pastoralism in drought affected East Africa
Reimagining local drought early action and responses in northern Kenya
Discussing drivers and blockers to effective local early action against droughts
Introducing Jameel Observatory post-doctoral fellow – Tahira Mohamed
Tahira works on the nexus between short-term humanitarian response and long-term resilience programming
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