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Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Michael Renfrew
Michael Renfrew is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Mathematics, and the Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) Centre for Doctoral Training
Understanding anticipatory action in food crises
Save the Children UK commissioned research services to understand anticipatory action in a food crisis
Early action gets aid to communities before the vultures arrive
Guyo Roba, Gary Watmough, and Stephen Mutiso of the Jameel Observatory explain how they aim to enhance drought preparation through collaboration and action.
Partnerships and data central to Jameel Observatory’s strategy
In this podcast, Alan Duncan, Guyo Roba and Gary Watmough explain how data and partnerships drive the Observatory’s work
How livestock data can counter food and climate shocks
A Livestock Data for Decisions community meeting examined ways to enhance the contributions of livestock data to counter food and climate shocks in the drylands of East Africa.
Producing time series data on childhood wasting
Jameel Observatory is partnering with the Data for Children Collaborative and UNICEF to support an impact collaboration to produce a time series of childhood wasting estimates.
Using geospatial data to estimate human livelihoods and poverty can help guide priorities
This post introduces ways that geospatial data is used to help assess and target where to allocate resources.
Introducing Jameel Observatory student – George Tsitati
George Tsitati Mayenga is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
Community engagement and agenda setting the focus of Jameel Observatory’s first year
This post gives a brief update on the various activities carried out to July 2022
Anticipatory actions can mitigate future droughts in East Africa’s drylands
Guyo Roba calls for improved diagnostic and predictive tools, enhanced capacities and expanded multi-year flexible funding for anticipatory action against drought.
Livestock insurance for East Africa pastoralists a long term focus of ILRI
This post introduces regional opportunities to scale out index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) in the Horn of Africa
Anticipatory action to mitigate drought-induced crises: Learning from Kenya and Somalia
How climate forecasts and projections of food security conditions were used to prevent or mitigate drought impacts