The Jameel Observatory is an initiative to support the use of data and earth observation approaches to catalyse early action to avoid food crises among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in East Africa. Image The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action helps tackle the growing threat to people in the world’s drylands posed by the increasing severity and frequency of climate-related disasters by connecting cutting-edge technology and data surveillance on early warning signs of severe weather and systemic climate change with community-driven applications and interventions.The project, launched in September 2021, brings together the expertise of five partners:The University of Edinburgh Global Academy of Agriculture and Food SystemsSave the Children UKThe Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)The International Livestock Research InstituteCommunity JameelBy combining the knowledge of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities and other local organisations with innovations in data science and humanitarian action, they expect that communities they work with in East Africa will become more resilient and better able to prepare for and overcome the effects of environmental shocks. Related linksPartnership using data to tackle hunger launchedThe Jameel Observatory's first yearJameel Observatory Community JameelGlobal Academy of Agriculture and Food SecurityThe International Livestock Research Institute This article was published on 2024-06-24
