FEWS NET, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, is a leading provider of information and analysis on #foodsecurity
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#FEWSNET is using machine learning to forecast crop yields in areas lacking data.
“This innovative modeling approach will not only address challenges in data-limited regions, but will pave the way for more reliable and scalable agricultural forecasting." ow.ly/7p6s50UCJeJ
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#FEWSNET scientists are leveraging advances in #ENSO predictions to make preseason crop yield forecasts up to a year in advance of harvest.
Learn more in our new blog blog.chc.ucsb.edu
Paper: nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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#FEWSNET scientists are using machine learning to better understand how climate ☀️ and weather 🌧️ affect different farming regions, and to improve crop yield forecasts in areas lacking data.
Learn more in our new @Agrilinks blog agrilinks.org/post/machine-l…
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On Day 10 of @Chemonics 12 Days of #EvidenceandLearning, check out this blog about how the @FEWSNET team contextualized #data collection to improve early warning of acute food insecurity in #Somalia. ow.ly/BILA30sIPz4
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Did you know #FEWSNET provides a wide range of services that go beyond our monthly 🌍 food security reporting?
We offer:
◻️Livelihoods resources
◻️Markets & trade reports
◻️Science partner portals
◻️Data platforms & more
Visit our Services Directory ow.ly/OhMq50TSMzi
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Across #Gaza 🇵🇸, humanitarian food assistance dropped by 50% in October compared to September. The month saw the lowest entry of food supplies since the start of the war.
Read #FEWSNET's latest Gaza Strip Food Supply Report ow.ly/PSob50Ub3li
📸©UNOCHA/Themba Linden
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#FEWSNET scientists are using innovative methods 🛰️ to forecast floods in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 before the worst impacts are realized.
“We need to save people’s livelihoods on the ground."
Read our latest @ReliefWeb blog ow.ly/N6TU50U5fMN
📸©UNOCHA/Liz Loh-Taylor
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@FEWSNET field scientists were recently together in Accra, #Ghana with support of #CHC, @NASA, and @USGS_EROS. The group discussed harmonized #famine monitoring practices.
#FLDAS #earlywarning
#climateaction #FoodSecurity
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@FEWSNET scientists at @USGS and @NASA have recently developed a novel approach to forecast floods several months in advance. In May 2024, models predicted severe flooding in #SouthSudan from June through November. Read more here: ow.ly/LiQp50U7gxu
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ALT FEWS NET graphics of South Sudan, showing projected food security outcomes for Oct. 2024 to Jan. 2025 (left) and projected flooding in Oct. 2024 (right). The graphic has a title above: FEWS NET Scientists Get Ahead of South Sudan Floods. A description below says the FEWS NET monitors conditions around the world and provides early warning information and analysis about food insecurity.
ALT Landsat 8 image of South Sudan, showing portions of the states of Unity, Jonglei, and Warrup. The image was captured on Oct. 22, 2024, and shows the widespread flooding in the region.
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Released today! #CM4EW November bulletin covering delayed OND rainfall in southern #EastAfrica, the start of the main agricultural season in #SouthernAfrica, concern for Segunda/Postrera crops in #CentralAmerica, and more. Visit cropmonitor.org with @climatehazards
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🚨 NEW ANALYSIS: Developments in early October are raising alarm that circumstances identified as being part of the scenario that would lead to Famine (IPC Phase 5) in #Gaza 🇵🇸 may be materializing.
Learn more ow.ly/HrFf50TR6Pk
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For nearly 40 years, USAID-funded @FEWSNET has utilized innovative analyses to forecast acute food insecurity and understand the impact of changing weather patterns. medium.com/@fewsnet/beyond-n…
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Investing in early warning systems to prepare for weather disasters can not only help save lives but can avoid catastrophic losses. USAID’s @FEWSNET helps countries monitor a number of factors that affect food security. Check it out here: fews.net/
ALT A screenshot of fews.net website
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NEW BLOG: #FEWSNET's Crop Production Statistics Group has compiled the 🌍's most extensive time series of crop production data for many #African countries.
Learn how you can access and extract the data and create your own visualizations via @Medium ow.ly/cuXO50TG3aT
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NASA Harvest's Weston Anderson writes in Carbon Brief that El Niño forecasts are able to give early warning of crop failures.
Recent research shows that, in some locations, crop yield shocks can be predicted more than six months ahead of time.
carbonbrief.org/guest-post-u…
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In this podcast ‘Being Better Together | Using Early Warning to Reduce Exposure to Climate Extremes,’ Chris Funk speaks with Nadita Bajaj and Alan Ware about rapidly increasing heat waves and climate extremes, and how improved early warning systems can help counter these risks.
Many areas that face the greatest risk as our climate warms are also those that have the highest population growth - placing millions at risk. Climatologist Chris Funk discusses the importance of early warning systems to help vulnerable people plan ow.ly/JjeT50Tr7fV
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@FEWSNET Regional Scientist Gideon Galu met with local officials to discuss the launch of a new weather station in Kilifi. The collaboration with @USAID & @MeteoKenya Met Department is advancing data collection, improving food security, and facilitating climate resilience.
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@FEWSNET is projecting food assistance needs across Southern Africa to exceed 30 million people from Oct 2024- Mar 2025, an increase of 50% compared to the same period last year due to El Niño-driven drought & conflict in parts of the region.
Read More: fews.net/southern-africa/ale…
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Check out our August newsletter! 👉conta.cc/4gapOVn
We're announcing a new partnership with @MathematicaNow, highlighting a @FEWSNET report looking at drought across Southern Africa, and discussing our new high resolution maps of sunflower cropland across Ukraine.
ALT Maps comparing planted area of sunflower cropland across Ukraine for 2021 (in left) and 2022 (in right). The five boxes show zoomed in sections of the country to highlight differences between 2021 and 2022. The western and north-eastern boxes (red and light blue respectively) show increases in planted area while the eastern box (blue) shows a decrease in production. Sunflower planted cropland has almost completely disappeared along the front line of the conflict (the pink line that cuts from the north to south of the country) as well as within the zoomed in portion shown in the yellow box.
ALT Maize cropping conditions across southern Africa at the conclusion of the 2024 harvest
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NEW: #FEWSNET confronts data challenges as war in #Gaza obscures understanding of food needs.
Learn about FEWS NET's Gaza phone surveys and how to access the data in our latest @ReliefWeb blog ow.ly/wjJt50Telk8
📸©UNOCHA/Themba Linden
