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Pastoralism and planetary health the focus of dryland curriculum design workshop
A Garissa-Edinburgh team agreed to co-create a short online course on Pastoralism and Planetary Health
East Africa dialogue examines anticipatory action policies and practice
In October 2024, the Observatory co-sponsored the first Eastern Africa Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Action
How compounding shocks impact food security and resilience
An update on our research with Cornell University on household outcomes in the face of multiple shocks
Anticipatory action in protracted crises – research insights from East Africa
Save the Children research reveals critical elements in anticipatory action effectiveness
Finding the right balance: Addressing Africa’s demands for livestock feed
Last week, livestock feed experts developed plans to better monitor livestock feed ‘balances’ across Africa.
Escaping dryland poverty traps and unlocking prosperity: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance
How index-based livestock insurance scaled from a small pilot project in Kenya to a design that underpins drought risk management products and policies across Africa.
Drylands Summer School: capacity building for dryland resilience
The Observatory partnered in the second Drylands Summer School on agrosilvopastoral systems
Breaking down silos: Integrating resilience and humanitarian aid in East Africa
Our May 2024 workshop report on actions to better integrate humanitarian and development activities
Scaling anticipatory action within wider resilience-building efforts
A June 2024 conference by Save the Children and partners outlines priority research and action on AA in East Africa.
Pastoral communities respond to drought – insights and lessons from northern Kenya
Sake Godana Duba’s thesis documents lessons of drought responses in pastoral communities in northern Kenya
Research and convening the focus of Observatory’s third year
The Observatory’s third report covers activities betwen July 2023 and June 2024
Tackling environmental shocks in the drylands
Nathan Jensen introduces the work of the Observatory