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The Observatory reports on its research, dialogue and capacity development activities between July 2025 and June 2026.

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Later this year, Observatory researchers and partners co-edit a book on the future of mobile pastoralism in Africa’s drylands

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OurApril writeshop synthesized emerging insights from our work around early action in drylands

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Our ninth Pastoralism and Drylands Development seminar launches a special issue of the journal ‘Disasters’

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Last week in Nairobi, the Observatory team and partners contributed to several sessions around dryland resilience and anticipatory action

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If resilience is truly about adaptation, then respecting mobility, indigenous knowledge and community-led governance must be central

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Resilient Rangelands is the focus of our May 2026 joint pavilion at the GLF Africa event on ‘Stewarding Our Rangelands’

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In April, our Second Drylands Summer School challenged old misconceptions and offered more grounded viiews on drylands