The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2024 confirms the enormity of the challenge of ending hunger by 2030. In 2023, nearly 282 million people in 59 countries/territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity requiring urgent food and livelihood assistance.
DRIVERS
FOOD CRISES
Conflict and insecurity
Climate and
natural disasters
Economic
shocks
Drivers of food crises
EWS pathway
Navigating EWS
EWS pathway
Navigating EWS
Early Warning Systems (EWS) alert to the presence of food crises and related drivers, informing decision makers and saving lives. The Early Warning Hub brings together information from across Early Warning Systems in one place.
EWS inputs
• Weather data
• Food price volatility data
• Production data
• Conflict and migration data
• Food security assessments like IPC/Cadre Harmonisé
EWS outputs
• Inputs consolidated
• Anomalies analyzed
• Drivers of potential/actual food crisis identified
• Recommended responses generated
EWS alerts stakeholders of potential or actual crisis
Response to prevent or mitigate food crisis
EWS Pathway
EWS pathway
Drivers of food crises
Navigating EWS
Drivers of food crises
Navigating EWS
There is a range of Early Warning Systems (EWS) relevant for food security. Click below for information on the primary EWS for food crises.
GIEWS
Supply and demand monitoring (food prices, crop prospects, etc.)
IPC/Cadre Harmonisé
Excessive Food Price Volatility EWS
EWEA
FEWS Net
WFP VAM
Global Report on Food Crises
FSP Control Panel for Risk Monitoring
Navigating EWS
Drivers of food crises
EWS pathway
Other EWS
Food Security Portal EWS
Food security assessments; the common system for classification of food crises based on a 5 phase scale
Consolidation of information needed for FAO and partner country responses
Bringing together analysis from various EWS to provide a reference for coordinating responses to food crises
Current and projected food insecurity early warning based on range of factors
Alerts on excessive food price volatility
Monitoring staple foods price changes and their impact on the cost of the basic food basket
Monitoring risk factors including conflict data, crop monitoring and others
Linked EWS
Drivers of food crises
EWS pathway