Integrating earth observation and other 

data sources for pastoralist and 

stakeholder’s early action

Sintayehu Alemayehu
Jameel Observatory drylands food security and resilience early action research 

and evidence dialogue, Addis Ababa, 15-16 May 2025



Challenges of pastoralism  



User-centered and rangeland monitoring and forecasting - early 

warning system for early action

Water and Pasture Resource monitoring – forecasting system  



Water Monitoring System and Forecasting

Water monitoring - forecasting - early warning system for Lowlands Early 

Warning and Response System



Pasture monitoring - forecasting - early warning system for Lowlands Early 

Warning and Response System

Pasture Availability and Biomass Monitoring and 
Forecasting



Climate change: 
Seasonal and sub-
seasonal rainfall 
and temperature 

Rangeland 
resources: Water 

and pasture Communication and 
dissemination in 

collaboration with 
EIAR, MoA, ATI, MoILL, 

EMI Regional 
universities and 

research 
organizations 

Enhancing resilience Climate Information  and 
Advisory Services

Resilient Livelihood: Advisory Services for building resilience 
and conflict management 



Television Broadcast

SMS 

Radios/FM

Community Information Centers

Pastoral communities of Practices 
(PCoPS)

Platform 

IVR – hotline (ATI)

Rangelan
d 

Resource

Rangelan
d 

Resources
Informatio

n

Risk Management Options

Dissemination and end user interaction

For proactive DRM and building  Resilience in 
Pastoral and Agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia



Thanks!


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