Information collection by early warning systems (EWS) and its contribution to triggering responses to the threat of famine are examined in this study. Five countries and four donor agencies were analyzed during 1990/91, a year in which EWS gave systematic and early indicators of a food crisis across much of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. This report presents the research findings and the responses of the participants. It identifies realistic policy recommendations to improve the use of early warning information to promote famine prevention.
- ISBN10 1870322665
- ISBN13 9781870322669
- Publish Date June 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 September 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Save the Children
- Format Paperback
- Pages 84
- Language English