Planning for the future. An assessment of food security early warning systems in Sub-saharan Africa. Synthesis report

This report synthesizes findings and recommendations of an assessment of early warning systems (EWS) in Sub-saharan Africa, which focused mainly on systems operated by national governments and regional inter-governmental institutions. The major findings are presented in relation to three themes:

• early warning methods, technical skills and capacity
• information needs, consensus-building and communication
• institutional setting and capacity of EWS.

J. Tefft, M. McGuire, N. Maunder - 2007