by Jameel Observatory | Jun 22, 2026 | Climate Change, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Opinion, Pastoralism, Rangelands | camels, Tahira Mohamed
On World Camel Day, Tahira Mohamed explains why camels matter in pastoralist regions
by Peter Ballantyne | Jun 22, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, CHC, CIFA Ethiopia, DLCI, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Earth Observation, Eastern Africa, FAO, Forecasting Data, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Locally Led Action, Mercy Corps, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Research, Resilience, Rethinking Early Action, Risk Resilience, University of Edinburgh, WHH, WISER |
OurApril writeshop synthesized emerging insights from our work around early action in drylands
by Jameel Observatory | Jun 8, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, BIEA, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Resilience, RVI, SPARC | padd, Samuel Derbyshire, Tahira Mohamed
Our ninth Pastoralism and Drylands Development seminar launches a special issue of the journal ‘Disasters’
by Jameel Observatory | May 15, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drylands, Early Action, Locally Led Action, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Resilience, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Samuel Derbyshire, Tahira Mohamed
Last week in Nairobi, the Observatory team and partners contributed to several sessions around dryland resilience and anticipatory action
by Peter Ballantyne | May 14, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ICPALD, ILRI, Local Knowledge, Locally Led Action, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, Samuel Derbyshire
At last week’s GLF Africa event, we explored what an ‘abundance’ narrative provides for investors in drylands
by Peter Ballantyne | May 13, 2026 | Africa, Dialogue, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Pastoralism, Rangelands | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Tahira Mohamed
Last week’s GLFAfrica event revidewed plans for Kenya’s proposed ‘Camel Centre of Excellence’
by Peter Ballantyne | May 7, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Pastoralism, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Samuel Derbyshire
Today’s conversations challenged us to rethink how anticipatory action works for pastoralists in chronically vulnerable drylands
by Peter Ballantyne | May 6, 2026 | Africa, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Locally Led Action, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Resilience, Rethinking Early Action | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands, Tahira Mohamed
If resilience is truly about adaptation, then respecting mobility, indigenous knowledge and community-led governance must be central
by Jameel Observatory | Apr 27, 2026 | Africa, AU-IBAR, Earth Observation, Forecasting Data, ILRI, Livestock, Nigeria, Research | animal feeds, John Mutua
Satellite-based approaches that map livestock feed supply and demand can guide sector policymaking
by Jameel Observatory | Apr 24, 2026 | Africa, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Partnership, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Resilience, Risk Resilience, WHH | GLFAfrica, ResilientRangelands
Resilient Rangelands is the focus of our May 2026 joint pavilion at the GLF Africa event on ‘Stewarding Our Rangelands’