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Horn of Africa: impact of early warning early action - protecting pastoralist livelihoods ahead of drought

  • 04/07/2018
  • FAO

Horn of Africa: impact of early warning early action - protecting pastoralist livelihoods ahead of drought This study analyses the outcomes of early actions implemented in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia in 2017, evaluating how effective they were in mitigating the impact of severe drought on vulnerable pastoralist livelihoods and quantifying the benefits generated through acting early. Early actions are varied and flexible, ranging from cash transfers for fishing communities to safely store their nets ahead of an impending cyclone, to livestock treatments for herders as a drought intensifies, or flood defences for farmers before a severe rainy season.