Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action
Offers research and policy initiative brokering science and action on climate-driven food security in dryland Africa.
The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action is a consortium-based research and policy initiative funded by Community Jameel and headquartered at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya. Its work focuses on early warning systems and practical action for climate-driven food security risks facing dryland communities in east Africa. The consortium includes the University of Edinburgh, ILRI as host, Save the Children, and J-PAL, with Community Jameel as funder. The program does not run a public open call for proposals, and the available record frames it as partnership-driven work rather than a general grant competition. The 2024 annual review points to 23 million people targeted to benefit and more than 42 partner organisations. Applicants need to approach it as a collaborative research and policy platform, not as a standard grantmaker. The strongest fit is an institution or consortium partner already working on climate shocks, early action, or food-security systems in dryland East Africa.
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