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FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS NETWORK. FEWS NET PARTNERS. FEWS NET COVERAGE. FEWS NET has resident representatives in 17 African countries. . . FEWS NET also provides regional coverage from Harare, Bamako and Nairobi. . THE FEWS NET VISION.
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FEWS NET COVERAGE • FEWS NET has resident representatives in 17 African countries • FEWS NET also provides regional coverage from Harare, Bamako and Nairobi
THE FEWS NET VISION To strengthen the abilities of African countries and regional organizations to manage threats of food insecurity, through the provision of timely and analytical early warning and vulnerability information
FEWS NET ACTIVITIES • EARLY WARNING Variables: • Agroclimatic • Production crop, livestock • Prices • Welfare – malnutrition, conflict • Interventions • VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS Baseline + Early Warning = Risk / Outcome Understand livelihoods and local economies – geographically (where?) and economic status focus (who?) Monitor hazards, shocks, that cause a change in how people normally live The analysis of how different types of hazards or changes affect different households • NET WORKING • Government • Donors • NGOs • Institutions • Communities • Capacity Building • Develop skills • Workshops • Software • Response Planning • Preparedness • Numbers affected • Actions needed
USE OF DMC FORECAST • To develop Contingency plans – for drought, etc • Example 1: Most Probable Scenario – mixed rainfall performance “normal to above normal” and below-normal to normal according to the forecast Assumptions and implications: • Example 2: Best Case Scenario – Normal to above normal rainfall performance in all areas Assumptions and implications: • Example 3: Worst Case Scenario – poor or failing rainfall performance in the country Assumptions and implications:
FEWS Net information can be accessed at … www.fews.net