Our ‘research accelerator project’ recommends ways to strengthen anticipatory action systems
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Co-creating a research agenda for localized anticipatory action in Somalia
Earlier this year, we joined Save the Children to develop an anticipatory action research agenda in Somalia.
Designing livestock insurance subsidy programmes in Ethiopia’s drylands
Xandru Cassar introduces the significance of his research on livestock insurance
Research accelerator project on future earth observation systems for drought management
Research to identify next generation earth observation services and tools for East Africa’s drylands
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
How compounding shocks impact food security and resilience
An update on our research with Cornell University on household outcomes in the face of multiple shocks
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.
De-risking, financial security and safety nets for more resilient dryland communities
How dryland communities can de-risk their livelihoods in the face of droughts was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
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