Nathan Jensen

Convening a new seminar series in Nairobi with @rahmah2017 and @twahirah3 Pastoralism and Drylands Development (PaDD) All are welcome! Click this link for more information and to register: lnkd.in/dfGXe69a @jameel_observ @Crdd @DLCI_Kenya @ILRI

The Weiss Fund has a special call for bridge funding in dev econ for projects cancelled by USAID Submissions due April 14 ~ ceiling of $200k 👇🏾 weissfund.uchicago.edu/usaid-special-…

How do women’s empowerment metrics measure up? Using WEAI, WENI, WELI & SWPER in 🇰🇪 shows [unsurprisingly & interestingly] striking differences btw these common metrics Bageant @ErinLentz6 @_SudhaNarayanan @nd_jensen & @LepariyoWatson in @_Food_Policy doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

@jameel_observ Cheers to fantastic co-authors Elizabeth Bageant, Erin Lentz, @_SudhaNarayanan & @LepariyoWatson and constructive feedback from our editor and reviewers at @_Food_Policy

How do women’s empowerment metrics measure up? A comparative analysis Our research lead @nd_jensen co-authors a study from northern Kenya - "Metric choice dramatically influences which women are identified as empowered" ... #genderinag doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

@twahirah3 "Somalia is gripped by outdated aid systems built upon an old narrative that its crises are intractable. ... Much work remains – yet it’s often the humanitarian system that stands in the way of further progress."

Susan Njambi-Szlapka of ⁦@jameel_observ⁩ wonders if cash transfers might crowd out community based preparedness for drought #AfricaResearchWeek ⁦@EdinburghUni⁩ ⁦@GlobalAgEd⁩

The city of Pergamino in Argentina is using ODK for a large-scale public tree census. ODK is being used because it helps the city gather each tree's GPS location, picture, health status, and more. 🌳 laopinionpergamino.com.ar/nota/19786/202…

We are recruiting: Working with @nd_jensen and colleagues, we look for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Food Security Early Action in Pastoral Systems to join the team in Edinburgh. Apply by 25 October at: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

🔎 Don’t miss this recently published paper from the SPIA country-level study in Ethiopia! Read it here👇 bit.ly/3Uig1Ub

ILRI and University of Edinburgh propose spatial modelling and surveys for feed inventory, balance assessment citizen.digital/news/ilri-and-… @jameel_observ @ilri @GlobalAgEd

Asst/Assoc Prof development econ vacancy @CornellDyson: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28367. Application reviews start Oct. 20. Join @h_schof ,@jhaushofer, @danielascur, @UptonJoannaB , @JohnHoddinott6 ,@kaushikcbasu, @juli_caunedo, me and business.cornell.edu/centers/cider/ and enjoy this walk to work!

Installing new water supplies in the drylands may seem like a commonsensical solution to build #pastoralists' #resilience - but they do not always work as planned. Read our new blog: buff.ly/3yPiduE #SPARCideas #WWWeek @crrd_kenya

@nd_jensen, Francesco Fava, @agmude, @cbb2cornell, @Bnwgache, Anton Vrieling, @Masresha09, @pta277, @felix_lung, @MunenobuIkegami, Polly Ericksen, @kipsangar, Sommarat Chantarat, Michael Carter, @hbbashir, @rafiki80.

Escaping Poverty Traps and Unlocking Prosperity in the Face of Climate Risk - bit.ly/3MyT22S, open access & available now. It was an honor to be part of this co-author team of rock stars. Thanks to UNU-WIDER & Cambridge Elements in Development Economics

Interested in using high-frequency and longitudinal data to learn about household and environmental dynamics? Check this out! Lots of incredible research led by wonderful people. Thanks to @UptonJoannaB & @CatholicRelief for organizing and @Cornell for hosting

Are you a Nairobi-based researcher, program manager, or data consultant interested in geospatial and longitudinal data collection? Join ODK and @OnaData on July 24th for an evening of networking and learning. There's limited space so reserve a spot now! eventbrite.com/e/odk-and-ona-…

I'm currently reading a difficult-to-navigate introduction of an economics paper. I admit that I appreciate it when papers follow this simple formula cgdev.org/blog/how-write….

Scholarships for outstanding talents from low- and middle-income countries to conduct your PhD research with us at @ZEFbonn. Application deadline: 31 August. Get ready for an inspiring journey. How to apply: zef.de/doctoralprogra…

@rafiki80 @LepariyoWatson @WGobu @agmude @Bnwgache

Thanks to the Climate Change, Insurance and Conflict Workshop #CCIC for a very interesting day. As an added benefit it also offered me the opportunity to hang out with these wonderful people. @IBLI_Africa