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Anticipatory health systems require upstream preventive interventions as well as downstream systems that can act.

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Effective risk mitigation must balance urgent short-term actions with strategic long-term planning

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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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Satellite data combined with ground observations can help forecast feed availability

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Anticipatory action for pastoralist communities requires shifts towards locally grounded planning and actors

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On World Camel Day, Tahira Mohamed explains why camels matter in pastoralist regions

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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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At last week’s GLF Africa event, we explored what an ‘abundance’ narrative provides for investors in drylands