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Famine Early Warning Systems Network

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Famine Early Warning Systems Network
Year dem found am1986 Edit
CountryUnited States Edit

FEWS NET, alias de Famine Early Warning Systems Network, be website of information den analysis for food insecurity top wey United States Agency for International Development (USAID) den de US Department of State create for 1985 insyd, after famines for East den West Africa insyd. For 2008 insyd, Molly E. Brown argue say for twenty years of activity insyd, FEWS NET extremely make successful. She talk say na dem widely view am as "de most effective program wey be existence for providing information give governments about impending food crises".[1]

Dema History

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Dem create FEWS NET secof de response for de 1984 - 1985 famines for Sudan den Ethiopia insyd, wey result for de deaths of as many as 1 million people. From de beginning, de aim of de early warning system, wey na dem dey bell dem "FEWS", be say dem go anticipate impending famines den advise policy makers for how dem go prevent anaa mitigate such famines. For July 2000 insyd, dem change de initiative ein name go de Famine Early Warning Systems Network, anaa FEWS NET, so say ego signal de importance of how you go collaborate plus den strengthen national local food security information systems.

References

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  1. Brown, Molly E. (2008). "The Future of FEWS NET". Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data. Springer. pp. 297–309. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75369-8_18. ISBN 978-3-540-75367-4. Archived from the original on 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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