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

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

The 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 de...

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Main Authors: Braimoh, Ademola, Manyena, Bernard, Obuya, Grace, Muraya, Francis
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
FOOD SECURITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
WEATHER FORECASTING
CLIMATE
COMMODITIES
CROP PRODUCTION
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
HARVESTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454781516290787924/Assessment-of-food-security-early-warning-systems-for-East-and-Southern-Africa
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spelling okr-10986-292692021-05-25T09:10:56Z Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa Braimoh, Ademola Manyena, Bernard Obuya, Grace Muraya, Francis FOOD SECURITY NATURAL DISASTERS WEATHER FORECASTING CLIMATE COMMODITIES CROP PRODUCTION EARLY WARNING SYSTEM HARVESTS The 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). 2018-01-30T20:19:44Z 2018-01-30T20:19:44Z 2018-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454781516290787924/Assessment-of-food-security-early-warning-systems-for-East-and-Southern-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29269 English Africa Climate Business Plan Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agriculture Study Economic & Sector Work Africa East Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic FOOD SECURITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
WEATHER FORECASTING
CLIMATE
COMMODITIES
CROP PRODUCTION
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
HARVESTS
spellingShingle FOOD SECURITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
WEATHER FORECASTING
CLIMATE
COMMODITIES
CROP PRODUCTION
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
HARVESTS
Braimoh, Ademola
Manyena, Bernard
Obuya, Grace
Muraya, Francis
Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
geographic_facet Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
relation Africa Climate Business Plan Series;
description The 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).
format Report
author Braimoh, Ademola
Manyena, Bernard
Obuya, Grace
Muraya, Francis
author_facet Braimoh, Ademola
Manyena, Bernard
Obuya, Grace
Muraya, Francis
author_sort Braimoh, Ademola
title Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
title_short Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
title_full Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
title_fullStr Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of Food Security Early Warning Systems for East and Southern Africa
title_sort assessment of food security early warning systems for east and southern africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/454781516290787924/Assessment-of-food-security-early-warning-systems-for-East-and-Southern-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29269
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