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.
Horn of Africa
Drylands Summer School: capacity building for dryland resilience
The Observatory partnered in the second Drylands Summer School on agrosilvopastoral systems
Breaking down silos: Integrating resilience and humanitarian aid in East Africa
Our May 2024 workshop report on actions to better integrate humanitarian and development activities
Scaling anticipatory action within wider resilience-building efforts
A June 2024 conference by Save the Children and partners outlines priority research and action on AA in East Africa.
Pastoral communities respond to drought – insights and lessons from northern Kenya
Sake Godana Duba’s thesis documents lessons of drought responses in pastoral communities in northern Kenya
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
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