The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action participates in the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where leaders meet to accelerate investment and action to restore land and boost drought resilience.
The Jameel Observatory host a session entitled ‘Accelerating actions for healthy land in East Africa’ to discuss strategies for healthy land management and governance in drylands in the face of droughts and other shocks.
The Jameel Observatory and CGIAR co-organise a second session, entitled 'Scaling innovations for healthier land, livelihoods and livestock in East Africa', in which speakers focus on agri-food system innovations that boost the health of drylands and their reliance against droughts and other shocks. Guyo Roba, director of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action, is joined by Tahira Mohamed, fellow at the Jameel Observatory and post-doctoral fellow at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and Dereje Wakjida, director of the IGAD centre for pastoral areas and livestock development.
Accelerating actions for healthy land in East Africa - Pathways to pastoralist prosperity, resilience and food security | 11 December 2024, 13h00-14h30 | Room MET-02, Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh
The session will focus on strategies for healthy land management and governance in drylands - in the face of droughts and other shocks. With an early action and resilience framing, it highlights actions of and for pastoralist and rangeland communities that can be achieved and scaled through targeted investment.
Scaling innovations for healthier land, livelihoods and livestock in East Africa - Pathways to pastoralist prosperity, resilience and food security | 12 December 2024, 15h00-16h30 | Food & Agriculture Pavilion, Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh
This session will focus on agri-food system innovations that boost the health of drylands and their reliance against droughts and other shocks. Within an early and anticipatory action framing, it highlights strategic actions and interventions that can be scaled through targeted investment in research and capacity sharing.
Director, IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development
Regional engagement and partnership lead, Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
Head, Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
