Producing time series for country-level childhood wasting estimates that account for seasonality

by Jameel Observatory | May 1, 2023 | Bangladesh, Children, Climate Change, Data, Data for Children Collaborative, Impact Collaborations, Nutrition, Projects, University of Edinburgh

In 2022, the Observatory partnered with the Data for Children Collaborative in an impact collaboration process to investigate how we can best produce a time series of childhood wasting estimates that account for seasonality, survey timings and climate impacts. Here,...

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...

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...

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Michael Renfrew

by Jameel Observatory | Feb 3, 2023 | Data, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Livestock, 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...

Early action gets aid to communities before the vultures arrive

by Jameel Observatory | Dec 9, 2022 | About, Anticipatory Action, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Pastoralism, Save the Children, Somalia, University of Edinburgh

People in drylands sometimes associate humanitarian aid workers with vultures – noticing that they arrive around the same time when animals have already died and the response is too late. A more promising approach is to anticipate droughts and other shocks,...