Action research on challenge questions the focus of Observatory’s second year
This post gives a brief update on the various activities carried out between July 2022 and June 2023
CNN interview – Guyo Malicha Roba on drought early action priorities in East Africa
On CNN’s ‘Connecting Africa’ , Guyo Roba explains the action research approach of the Observatory
Actionable research the focus of Observatory’s second community of practice meeting
The May 2023 CoP meeting reviewed action research progress and plans
Data, droughts and food security: Insights from a Kenya datathon
Exploring ways that data can be used to better understand and manage drought impacts on food security in Kenya
Advancing research on pastoral livelihoods in the face of environmental shocks
With SPARC, we are co-funding two post-docs working on pastoralism in drought affected East Africa
Rain or shine, community elders seek more attention to drought in Kenya’s drylands
Discussing drought management with a group of elders from pastoral communities in Kenya
Reimagining local drought early action and responses in northern Kenya
Discussing drivers and blockers to effective local early action against droughts
Introducing Jameel Observatory post-doctoral fellow – Tahira Mohamed
Tahira works on the nexus between short-term humanitarian response and long-term resilience programming
Introducing Jameel Observatory post-doctoral fellow – Samuel Derbyshire
Sam Derbyshire works on socio-economic indicators and triggers in drought early warning systems.
Tackling drought and food security ‘early warning to early action’ gaps
Announcing an impact collaboration to tackle early warning to early action gaps and disconnects