Biophysical Remote Sensing and Climate Data in Famine Early Warning Systems

Famine early warning systems use remote sensing in combination with socioeconomic and household food economy analysis to provide timely and rigorous information on emerging food security crises. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is the US Agency for International Development's decision support system in 20 African countries, as well as in Guatemala, Haiti and Afghanistan. FEWS NET provides early and actionable policy guidance for the US government and its humanitarian aid partners. As we move into an era of climate change where weather hazards will become more frequent and severe, understanding how to provide quantitative and actionable scientific information for policy-makers using biophysical data is critical for an appropriate and effective response

Agriculture · Business · Climate change · Early warning system · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Famine · Food security · Geography · Political science · Sociology · Warning system · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Computer Science · Remote Sensing in Agriculture · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies · Ecology

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