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Early warning systems and dryland communities in the Horn of Africa - A desk review of actors, challenges, and opportunities - August 2025

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Maria Luisa de la Puerta Fernadez, Abdulfatah Adam, Lilian Kirwa, Calvin Kiprop, Nathaniel Jensen, Brenda Lazarus, Kim Kristensen, and Aurelie Walker.

This report is part of a series drafted to respond to the challenge: “How can we bridge the disconnects between food security, climate, and natural hazards early warning systems and the anticipatory actions that pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the Horn of Africa can take to overcome recurring shocks and threats to their lives and livelihoods?”