Research to identify next generation earth observation services and tools for East Africa’s drylands
Horn of Africa
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
Research accelerator project improving early warning on child malnutrition in Kenya
A project to improve early warning of food insecurity as part of Kenya’s drought monitoring services
Examining the long term impacts of catastrophic drought insurance
Nathan Jensen presented research on the long term impacts of drought insurance on pastoral households in Kenya and Ethiopia
Drylands capacity development education framework now available
Framework released to guide joint capacity development for dryland food security early warning/early action
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
East Africa dialogue examines anticipatory action policies and practice
In October 2024, the Observatory co-sponsored the first Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action
Anticipatory action in protracted crises – research insights from East Africa
Save the Children research reveals critical elements in anticipatory action effectiveness
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