OurApril writeshop synthesized emerging insights from our work around early action in drylands
University of Edinburgh
Thesis: Quantifying livestock diets in Tropical regions: Insights from Kenya
John Mutua’s PhD thesis uses Earth observation data to estimate livestock diet composition and quality
Dryland early warning systems – Ethiopia and Kenya case reports
Country perspectives from our impact collaboration on early warning systems and dryland communities
Supporting pastoralist resilience through real-time monitoring of drought
DIRISHA project final report shows potential of crowdsourced data for drought early warning
Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Sam Derbyshire introduces an article that unpacks ‘anticipatory action’ for pastoralist communities
Thesis: Cost benefit analysis of drought anticipatory action in Uganda
Puff Mukwaya’s thesis assesses the effectiveness of drought anticipatory action in Uganda’s agro-pastoral drylands
Climate information services capacity building for Africa
Tahira Mohamed and George Tsitati contributed to an AGNES-AICCRA online course on climate information services.
Early warning systems and dryland communities in the Horn of Africa
Desk review outlines challenges and opportunities for community-level early action
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