Information technology partner Kimetrica provides tools for knowledge and data management. The USGS team includes four regional scientists located in Botswana, Guatemala, Kenya, and Niger. Chemonics International Inc. manages FEWS NET's field offices and Washington, DC technical office. Led by USAID, FEWS NET also draw on the expertise of: the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and US Geological Survey (USGS). The FEWS NET team comprises five US government agencies and two private contractors. We also support and conduct training and capacity-building for national early warning systems, weather services, and other agencies. We are active players in the humanitarian and development communities, participating in global committees to improve classification, remote sensing, and other aspects of food security analysis. specialized reports on weather and climate, markets and trade, agricultural production, livelihoods, nutrition, and food assistance.timely alerts on emerging or likely crises USAIDs Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is a leading global provider of objective, evidence-based food security information, and analysis.monthly reports and maps detailing current and projected food insecurity.Our products, published here on our website, include: The "NET" in our name represents our vast network of partners, ranging from collaborators in data collection and analysis to consumers of our reporting. Created in 1985 by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) after devastating famines in East and West Africa, FEWS NET provides objective, evidence-based analysis to help government decision-makers and relief agencies plan for and respond to humanitarian crises.Īnalysts and specialists in 22 field offices work with US government science agencies, national government ministries, international agencies, and NGOs to produce forward-looking reports on more than 36 of the world's most food-insecure countries. The FLDAS is a hydrologic modeling system developed to meet the needs of food and. The study illuminates FEWS NET's performance in anticipating food insecurity amid fragile conditions and motivates recommendations for improvements through ongoing validation, deeper scrutiny of factors affecting reliability, increased transparency, and informed usage.FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a leading provider of early warning and analysis on acute food insecurity. Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) Land Data Assimilation. Variation in humanitarian responses, climate, and conflict appear connected to the patterns. India Environment Portal Knowledge for change Content Type Browse by subjects Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Content By Publication Date. Accuracy is 84 percent overall, but drops sharply with ascending food insecurity, biasing toward over-projection. Our extended analysis validates projections for 25 African countries from 2009-2020. The famine Early Warning systems network (fEWs nEt), funded by the United States agency for international development (USAID), are a leading global provider of objective, evidencebased food security information and analysis. Published statistical evaluations are rare and narrow in geographic scope. These activities' effectiveness hinges on the credibility of FEWS NET projections. Many stakeholders depend on this resource to guide monitoring, planning, interventions, and resource allocations. 100510 ISSN: 2211-9124 Subject: climate, famine, food security, stakeholders, Africa Abstract: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) operates to mitigate harms associated with food insecurity.
Validating Famine Early Warning Systems Network projections of food security in Africa, 2009–2020 Author: David Backer, Trey Billing Source: Global food security 2021 v.29 pp.
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