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Overcoming policy and practice disconnects to build dryland resilience from below
With partners in Kenya we convened a dialogue to overcome disconnects between drylands policy and practice
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action to launch Drylands Academy
Announcing a Drylands Academy to build capacities, expertise and know-how for early action in East Africa
Anticipatory action in the drylands – bringing pastoralist knowledge to the fore
Anticipatory actions must centre and support locally-rooted drought preparation and mitigation
Integrating community knowledge to advance anticipatory action
How local information can have larger roles in early warning systems was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
Data-driven early warning, prediction and analysis for food security action in East Africa
How well-coordinated and effective early action can better employ data was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
Localisation and anticipatory action: webinar take-aways
Local organisations are critical in early action. Susan Njambi-Szlapka shares key points from a webinar on ‘localisation’
Enablers and blockers for effective anticipatory action against food crises
Managing factors that block or enable effective anticipatory actions was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
Pastoralism and food systems in East Africa and the Arab world
Guyo Roba joins a ‘Community Jameel x Afikra COP28 podcast’ on pastoralism, food systems and climate change
The definition and timing of anticipatory action to tackle food crises: do they matter?
How to balance immedite humanitarian needs in a crisis with anticipatory actions was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
Fighting hunger and malnutrition in the face of climate change
Guyo Roba shares dryland climate change challenges and opportunities with Impact Room podcast
Land, Livestock and Livelihoods – Early actions for dryland adaptation and resilience
We explored dryland adaptation and resilience priorities and solutions at COP28
Making the case for adaptation and pastoralism in drylands
At last week’s COP28 food systems pavilion, Laureen Ongesa led a discussion on potentials and priorities for pastoralism