Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa

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dc.creatorBraimoh, Ademola
dc.creatorManyena, Bernard
dc.creatorObuya, Grace
dc.creatorMuraya, Francis
dc.date2018-01-30T20:19:44Z
dc.date2018-01-30T20:19:44Z
dc.date2018-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:41:25Z
dc.descriptionThe risk of the El Niño-induced food insecurity in southern Africa in 2016; the recent risk of famine in northern Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and South Sudan; and the recent outbreak of the fall armyworm (FAW) in East and Southern Africa (ESA) all demonstrate that responses are still largely reactive than proactive. Inadequate early warning systems (EWSs), coupled with limited investment and weak institutional and technical capacity, are implicated in contributing to food insecurity–related emergencies in ESA. Yet over the years, strong evidence has emerged on the benefits of investing in EWSs. In Ethiopia, investing in a drought EWS, which would reduce livelihood losses and dependence on assistance, has a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of between 3:1 and 6:1. Similarly, the BCR of improving national hydro-meteorological services in developing countries ranges from 4:1 to 36:1. Consistent with one of the goals of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), increasing investment in EWSs would contribute to a substantial increase in the availability of, and access to multi hazard and disaster risk information, one of the key inputs in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454781516290787924/Assessment-of-food-security-early-warning-systems-for-East-and-Southern-Africa
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29269
dc.identifier10.1596/29269
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409212
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationAfrica Climate Business Plan Series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectWEATHER FORECASTING
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectHARVESTS
dc.titleAssessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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