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ILRI News on drought

09 Feb 2023

Lancet article highlights ILRI's work putting One Health principles into practice in Kenya

A new article about One Health in Kenya was recently published in The Lancet on January 21. Written by Laura Salm-Reifferschedit, it demonstrates how Kenya is putting One Health principles into practice on the ground and highlights recent work conducted by ILRI scientists, jointly with national...

Elliot CarletonResearch and Communications Consultant

ILRI News

07 Dec 2022

‘We are more alike than different’: Meet three youth pastoralist participants from the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth consultation

With the United Nations’ declaration of 2026 as the Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists , the Livestock and Climate Initiative of the CGIAR is supporting a series of consultations in the coming years with pastoralist youth across the world. Youth can play a key role in strengthening and adapting...

Madison SpinelliPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

01 Mar 2022

Hunger in the Horn: East Africa needs rain

East Africa is no stranger to water crises. The disaster of 2010-2011 saw more than 260,000 people die due to consecutive droughts and half of them were children. Now, like then, a series of failed rainy seasons have led to a lack of potable water, which has, in turn, devastated communities reliant...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

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Publications on drought

Journal Article

Published2022

Genetic dissection and quantitative trait loci mapping of agronomic and fodder quality traits in sorghum under different water regimes

Brochure

Published2021

Feed and forage development program drought stress in tropical forages

Journal Article

Published2021

Physiological and transcriptional response to drought stress among bioenergy grass Miscanthus species

Poster

Published2019

Identification of water use efficient Napier grass accessions using field drought stress

Book Chapter

Published2011

Impact of ALRMPII on Emergency Responses to Drought (KPI2)

Book Chapter

Published2011

Impacts of ALRMPII on the Vulnerability of ASAL Populations to Drought

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ILRI Projects on drought

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

In collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...