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Handbook for defining and setting up a food security information and early warning system

FAO

Published in : 2001

Available in : English, French, Spanish

This handbook describes the Food Security and Early Warning Information System (FSIEWS) method, seeking to enhance the ability of governmental and non-governmental actors to know who, where and why people are affected or threatened by food insecurity. The handbook is addressed to national technical managers, central and decentralized, as well as to their technical assistance co-workers, providing them with a procedure to follow and useful instruments for the different stages.

Documents :
English (PDF, 934.39Kb)
French (PDF, 1.08Mb)
Spanish (PDF, 886.05Kb)

Originally posted at : FAO - Food and Agricultural Organisation

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Emergency, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Nutrition planning, policy and programme, general, Undernutrition, general, Vulnerable groups, general, Assessments and Monitoring, Early warning, Food and nutrition policies and strategies, Food Security and Livelihoods , HTP module 09, Monitoring and evaluation, Monitoring and evaluation, Programmes, Rapid Assessments, Surveillance systems, Surveillance systems

Resource types : Field guide, Operational guidance: Programme and implementation