Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) looks towards the future by sharing estimates of how many people will likely need humanitarian food assistance in our monthly Food Assistance Outlook Briefs and Annual Peak Food Assistance Needs Outlooks. Access these documents and more on our ?? Food Assistance Needs page https://ow.ly/Yjtb50TfIus

?? JOB ALERT: USAID's Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) Management Team is hiring 2 Program Managers at the GS-14 level. We are looking for people who fully integrate technical excellence, collegiality and team orientation, and dedication to mission. This position announcement closes imminently on October 10, and the hiring mechanism is a U.S. PSC (personal services contract), which means that the application requires time and close attention to detail to complete successfully. U.S. Citizens are eligible. If you want to humbly stand on the shoulders of giants to help build the future of a legendary program, apply here https://ow.ly/CjS550TGZJj

Agricultural data help to tell an important story about whether harvests will be sufficient to nourish entire populations. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)'s Crop Production Statistics Group has compiled the world’s most extensive time series of agricultural data for many #African countries. Learn how you can access and extract these data and create visualizations to use in your own work https://ow.ly/zya350TG20Y

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ALERT UPDATE: Internally displaced populations in North Darfur, #Sudan, are facing increasingly dire shortages of food, medicine, and other essential supplies as conflict continues. They are now also facing?the wettest rainy season of the?40-year historical record,?leading to flash floods that are further endangering access to food and?driving disease outbreaks. Learn more https://ow.ly/vRzm50Tkroe

A variety of data challenges are making it difficult to fully understand ongoing food needs in #Gaza as the Israel-Hamas war continues. To bridge these data gaps and build a more comprehensive picture of the crisis, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is using phone surveys to ask Gazans questions about their food consumption and market experiences. Learn more and access the data yourself in our latest blog for ReliefWeb https://ow.ly/wjJt50Telk8 ???UNOCHA/Themba Linden

"We can't farm like we used to. Now we must rely on climate forecasts." Learn how the?Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)?is contributing to?#Kenya's early warning system by forecasting extreme climate events like droughts and floods months in advance. "In terms of early warning, Kenya stands out as a big brother for #EastAfrica."

Scientists with the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) recently supported the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe's 3D-printed automatic weather stations (3D-PAWS) training program in Harare, where participants learned how to fabricate and install their own weather stations. Learn how FEWS NET is using 3D printing to strengthen weather station networks across Africa for better monitoring and forecasting of extreme weather events https://ow.ly/vHEY50T2jjZ

ALERT: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has announced that more than 30 million people across #SouthernAfrica are expected to need food aid between October 2024 and March 2025. Millions of people are struggling to get the food they need after an El Ni?o-induced drought resulted in a poor harvest earlier this year. In the #DRC and parts of #Mozambique, conflict is driving acute food insecurity. Learn more https://ow.ly/9F5V50SXITH ???UNOCHA

ALERT: The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is one of several agencies warning of potential drought in the eastern #HornofAfrica during the upcoming October-December rainy season. Climate models are indicating a likely transition to #LaNi?a conditions during the second half of 2024, which would likely bring below-average rainfall to the eastern Horn of Africa. "Humanitarian partners should engage with local and national governments to support their contingency planning, the implementation of preparedness activities, and the identification of anticipatory actions to mitigate the impacts of potential below-average rains." Learn more https://ow.ly/oKYk50SRs2u ???UNOCHA/Jane Kiiru