Framework released to guide joint capacity development for dryland food security early warning/early action
University of Edinburgh
Pastoralism and planetary health the focus of dryland curriculum design workshop
A Garissa-Edinburgh team agreed to co-create a short online course on Pastoralism and Planetary Health
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.
Research and convening the focus of Observatory’s third year
The Observatory’s third report covers activities betwen July 2023 and June 2024
Tackling environmental shocks in the drylands
Nathan Jensen introduces the work of the Observatory
Insights from the Field: George Tsitati on community-centric early warning systems
George Tsitati reflects on his research on locally-led anticipatory action
Improving country-level childhood wasting estimates that account for seasonality
Conclusions from the SEASNUT final report on improved child wasting estimates
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