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Voices from below: Changing nature of livestock raiding in Turkana and West Pokot

Voices from below: Changing nature of livestock raiding in Turkana and West Pokot

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 21, 2025 | BIEA, Conflict, Dialogue, Drylands, Kenya, Livestock, Local Knowledge, Pastoralism, RVI | Daniel Salau Rogei, padd

Our second Pastoralism and Drylands Development Seminar featured Dr Daniel Salau Rogei

Designing livestock insurance subsidy programmes in Ethiopia’s drylands

Designing livestock insurance subsidy programmes in Ethiopia’s drylands

by Peter Ballantyne | Apr 18, 2025 | Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Evidence, Financing, Horn of Africa, Insurance, Livestock, Pastoralism, Research, Risk Resilience | Xandru Cassar

Xandru Cassar introduces the significance of his research on livestock insurance

Historical ecological perspectives on pastoralism in the Horn of Africa

Historical ecological perspectives on pastoralism in the Horn of Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 17, 2025 | BIEA, Climate Change, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Pastoralism, Rangelands, RVI | Gufo Oba, padd

Our first Pastoralism and Drylands Development Seminar featured Professor Gufo Oba

Drought early action for resilient drylands

Drought early action for resilient drylands

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 10, 2025 | ABC, Anticipatory Action, Dialogue, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, IWMI, Pastoralism, Resilience | cgiarscienceweek, Guyo Malicha Roba

Our CGIAR Science Week session explored how drought early action contributes to resilient drylands

Harmonizing agricultural extension curricula targeting dryland livestock systems

Harmonizing agricultural extension curricula targeting dryland livestock systems

by Jameel Observatory | Apr 4, 2025 | ABC, AICCRA, Capacity Development, Climate Change, Drylands, Ethiopia, Kenya, Livestock | dryland futures academy

We joined the ‘AICCRA project to develop the livestock component of an agricultural extension curriculum.

Weather and climate information services for pastoralists

Weather and climate information services for pastoralists

by Jameel Observatory | Mar 21, 2025 | Data, Dialogue, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Horn of Africa, Local Knowledge, Mercy Corps, Pastoralism, Report, Research, SPARC, Trust | WCIS

With parthers, we reviewed evidence on weather and climate information services use by pastoralist communities.

Drylands summer school explores pastoralist resilience to shocks and uncertainties

Drylands summer school explores pastoralist resilience to shocks and uncertainties

by Jameel Observatory | Mar 10, 2025 | ACIAR, Capacity Development, Climate Change, CRDD, Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Local Knowledge, Pastoralism, Resilience, Tufts University | dryland futures academy, summer school

In February 2025, East Africa students examine and discuss local constructs of resilience in the drylands

Camels, climate, and capital – opportunities for pastoralists

Camels, climate, and capital – opportunities for pastoralists

by Jameel Observatory | Mar 3, 2025 | Climate Change, Drought, Drylands, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Opinion, Pastoralism, Tufts University | camels, oped, Roba Jilo, Tahira Mohamed

Tahira Mohamed and Roba Jilo argue that camels can provide healthy and sustainable livelihoods in drylands.

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Rosie Herrington

Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Rosie Herrington

by Jameel Observatory | Feb 14, 2025 | Children, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Livestock, Nutrition, People, Refugees, Research, University of Edinburgh | Rosie Herrington

Rosie Herrington is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems

Integrating humanitarian and development aid in the Horn of Africa

Integrating humanitarian and development aid in the Horn of Africa

by Jameel Observatory | Jan 27, 2025 | Coordination, Drought, Early Action, Eastern Africa, Evidence, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Research, Resilience, SPARC | Guyo Malicha Roba, Samuel Derbyshire, Tahira Mohamed, Todd Crane

Integrating humanitarian and development aid through the lens of drought management in the Horn of Africa.

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