Outputs
We produce diverse outputs from our research, convening and capacity development activities. Here we list our main knowledge products. We also produce short films and video, news items on this website and various posters and presentations – through the ERA and CGSpace repositories.
Reports
- Centre for Humanitarian Change. 2022. Anticipatory action to mitigate drought-induced crises: Tracking drought impacts and aid responses in Kenya and Somalia, 2020-2022. Edinburgh: Jameel Observatory and Save the Children.
- Farr, E., Finnegan, L., Grace, J., and Truscott, M. 2022. Dangerous delay 2: The cost of inaction. Edinburgh and London: Jameel Observatory, Oxfam and Save the Children.
- Grace, J. 2024. Lessons learned: Anticipatory action in a protracted crisis. London: Save the Children.
- Inter-Agency Working Group, Save the Children International and Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2024. Report: Anticipatory action and resilience conference, Nairobi, 27 June 2024. Nairobi: Inter-Agency Working Group.
- Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2024.The Dryland Futures Academy Education Framework (version 1.0). Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security.
- Jensen, N.D. et al. 2024. Escaping Poverty Traps and Unlocking Prosperity in the Face of Climate Risk: Lessons from Index-Based Livestock Insurance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Jensen, N.D., Abdi, M., and Hussein, J. 2025. Co-creation of a research agenda for localized anticipatory action in Somalia. Nairobi: Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
- Morinere, L.C., Tozier de la Poterie, A., Swift, L. and Schofield, L. 2024. Looking ahead in the midst of a crisis: The role of anticipatory action in a protracted drought. London: Save the Children.
- Swift, L. et al. 2024. No regrets: Acting in anticipation of flooding in Somaliland. London: Save the Children.
- Swift, L. and Schofield, L. 2024. Lessons in anticipatory action: An operational pilot for flooding in Kenya. London: Save the Children.
- Watmough, G. et al. 2024. Final report – How can we produce a time series of country-level childhood wasting estimates, accounting for seasonality: exploring the impact of survey timing? Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Data for Children Collaborative.
Policy and research briefs
- Cassar, Xandru G.G.N.A. 2025. Informing the Design of Livestock Insurance Subsidy Programmes in Ethiopia: Research findings and recommendations. Dublin: Trinity College Dublin
- Derbyshire, S.F., Mohamed, T., Banerjee, R., Hassan, R. and Rogei, D.S. 2024. Anticipatory action in the drylands: steps toward centring pastoralist knowledge. ILRI Policy Brief 42. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
- Mohamed, T.S., Crane, T.A., Roba, G., Derbyshire, S. and Banerjee, R. 2024. Breaking down silos: Towards effective integration of resilience and humanitarian aid in the Horn of Africa. ILRI Workshop Brief. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.
Journal articles
- Derbyshire, Samuel F., Banerjee, R.R., Mohamed, T.S. and Roba, G.M. 2024. Uncertainty, pastoral knowledge and early warning: A review of drought management in the drylands, with insights from northern Kenya. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 14:13006.
- Kahiu, N., Anchang, J., Alulu, V., Fava, F.P., Jensen, N. and Hanan, N.P. 2024. Leveraging browse and grazing forage estimates to optimize index-based livestock insurance. Scientific Reports 14:14834.
- Jensen, N., Teufel, N., Banerjee, R., Galgallo, D. and Shikuku, K.M. 2024. The role of heterogenous implementation on the uptake and long-term diffusion of agricultural insurance in a pastoral context. Food Policy 125:102644.
- Mohamed, T.S., Crane, T.A., Derbyshire, S.F. and Roba, G.M. 2025. A review of approaches to the integration of humanitarian and development aid: the case of drought management in the Horn of Africa. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 15: 14001.
- Mutua, J.Y., Duncan, A.J., Robinson, T.P., Fraval, S., Notenbaert, A.M.O. and Watmough, G.R. 2025. Effect of variation in gridded cattle diet composition on estimated enteric methane emissions in data sparse tropical regions. Animal 19(1): 101396.
Discussion briefs
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2024. De-risking, financial security and safety nets for more resilient and food-secure communities in the Horn of Africa. Discussion Brief 6. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2024. Livestock as pathways to food secure and resilient ecosystems in the Horn of Africa. Discussion Brief 5. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2023. Integrating community knowledge to advance early warning and anticipatory action in drylands of the Horn of Africa. Discussion Brief 4. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2023. Data-driven early warning, prediction and analysis for well-coordinated and directed food security action in East Africa’s drylands. Discussion Brief 3. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2023. Enablers and blockers for effective anticipatory action against food crises in East African drylands. Discussion Brief 2. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. 2023. The definition and timing of anticipatory action to tackle food crises in East Africa: do they matter? Discussion Brief 1. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh