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🚑 New paper: Researchers Komal Rathod, Erin Coughlan de Perez, Akriti Sharma, and Carolyn Van Sant analyzed the outcome of an anticipatory action program implemented by the Mozambique Red Cross in January 2022. Co-authors: Meizal Popat, PhD, Luis Artur, and Noah Beca of Eduardo Mondlane University ▶️ Read the open access paper in the Journal of International Humanitarian Action: https://lnkd.in/ex2zXzkJ 📷 Fidelto Bata / ICRC

As the year comes to a close, we continue to be deeply grateful for your support of the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. Thank you, and we wish you all a happy and healthy new year!

Check out our new paper on crop choices and El Niño: https://lnkd.in/d5yE9qzn tl;dr Video summary below! (I made video summaries of readings for my students this year in the format of a practitioner talking to an academic...)

In an interview with Good Authority (formerly TMC), Feinstein Research Director Kimberly Howe and Dipali Mukhopadhyay address the end of the Assad regime in Syria. ▶️ Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eC5QmUzJ Mukhopadhyay and Howe are co-authors of 📖 Good Rebel Governance: Revolutionary Politics and Western Intervention in Syria: https://lnkd.in/e-e2tJCc

🎉 Congratulations to Feinstein Postdoctoral Fellow Matteo Caravani on the publication of his book, "Bussola per un Mondo in Tempesta" (Bussola: A Compass to Navigate the World Crises), co-authored with Francesco Sylos Libini. While this work reflects their personal perspectives, we're proud of their commitment and accomplishment.

👏 Earlier this week, Feinstein researchers Rahma Hassan and Roba Jilo and colleagues from Centre for Research and Development in Drylands (CRDD) shared their work at the 2024 Pastoralist Leadership Summit in Wajir County, Kenya. Key issues on the summit’s agenda include climate change, governance in pastoralist regions, the livestock economy, and integrating pastoralist economies into the national development agenda. ▶️ Learn more about the team's research: https://lnkd.in/ec39ffgF

Feinstein researchers Achiba Gargule, Ph.D, Helen Young, Anastasia Marshak, Elizabeth Stites and colleagues share their experiences collaborating with communities in northern Kenya to study and understand causes of malnutrition. This article explores community-level dissemination events as a form of accessible research uptake. ▶️ Read the article in the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) Field Exchange magazine: https://lnkd.in/evKsN4ub The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University

🥕 Students at The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University: We invite you to join us for an in-person event with Sara Moussavi of the UN World Food Programme. Only 11 seats left! ✉️ RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eqpScj2w

Feinstein Senior Researcher Evan Easton-Calabria co-authored a new policy brief on climate mobility in African intermediary cities, published by the Climate Mobility Africa Research Network. ▶️ Read the brief: https://lnkd.in/dzbgMNRq ℹ️ Access the entire series of briefs and fact sheets: https://lnkd.in/dGJHS-3Q Co-authors: Janina Stürner-Siovitz, Lionel Nzamba Nzamba The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, UCLG Africa

A few months ago I collaborated with researchers from Tufts University in the USA Erin Coughlan de Perez and Evan Easton-Calabria and developed an explainer video on disaster risk financing (DRF) in Lesotho. The purpose was to reach a broader audience by engaging audiovisual cartoons to disseminate research results. Learn how Lesotho has advanced in DRF: https://lnkd.in/dtZwtYTU For a detailed policy brief visit: https://lnkd.in/d_N_iBba. #disasterpreventionandmanagementisourresponsibility #climatefinance #anticipatoryaction