Data, droughts and food security: Insights from a Kenya datathon

Data, droughts and food security: Insights from a Kenya datathon

by | Jun 29, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Data, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Food Security, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Save the Children, University of Edinburgh

Enhancing the usefulness of weather forecasts and impact data for effective early action by development, humanitarian and community organisations is central to one of the Observatory’s challenge questions. In early May 2023, we brought together a group of people...
Rain or shine, community elders seek more attention to drought in Kenya’s drylands

Rain or shine, community elders seek more attention to drought in Kenya’s drylands

by | Jun 19, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Coordination, Dialogues, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Local Knowledge, Pastoralism, Trust

Understanding and overcoming disconnects between formal and informal drought and crisis prediction and response systems is central to the Observatory’s challenge question on effective early action at community levels. In early May 2023, we brought together a group of...
Reimagining local drought early action and responses in northern Kenya

Reimagining local drought early action and responses in northern Kenya

by | Jun 12, 2023 | Anticipatory Action, Dialogues, Drought, Drylands, Early Action, Early Warning, Eastern Africa, Horn of Africa, ILRI, Kenya, Local Knowledge, Pastoralism, Resilience

Understanding and overcoming disconnects between formal and informal drought and crisis prediction and response systems is central to the Observatory’s challenge question on effective early action at community levels. In early May 2023, a group of county-level actors...