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

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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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DIRISHA project final report shows potential of crowdsourced data for drought early warning

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At the ‘Building the Resilience and Prosperity of Pastoralists and Dryland Communities’ dialogue, we explored shocks facing pastoralist communities

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Xandru Cassar introduces the significance of his research on livestock insurance

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Nathan Jensen presented research on the long term impacts of drought insurance on pastoral households in Kenya and Ethiopia

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An update on our research with Cornell University on household outcomes in the face of multiple shocks