Syrian Arab Republic: Protecting wheat farmers by anticipating La Niña-induced drought in crisis-affected areas

21/09/2022

The Syrian Arab Republic is affected by compounding risk factors such as conflict, economic crises and natural hazards, which have severe impacts on food security.

Madagascar: Anticipatory Action to avert a Malagasy migratory locust upsurge

21/09/2022

Madagascar is highly prone to natural hazards, and in the Grand Sud region, three years of consecutive severe drought have wiped out harvests and hampered people’s access to food.

Anticipatory action: Changing the way we manage disasters

21/09/2022

Anticipatory action is a growing area of disaster management that relies on data analysis to predict where crises might strike and act ahead of time.

Sri Lanka: Sida’s contribution to the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA) – Anticipatory Action window

05/07/2022

Sri Lanka is witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis. Challenges in public finance and the significant reduction in agricultural production compounded by rising prices and limited availability of fuel are disrupting livelihoods.

Hunger Hotspots: FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: June to September 2022 Outlook

06/06/2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warn that acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further in 20 countries or situations (including two regional clusters) – called hunger hotspots – during the outlook period from June to September 2022.

The 2020–2021 desert locust upsurge: How anticipatory action prevented a full blown humanitarian crisis

26/05/2022

In late 2019, a massive outbreak of desert locusts swept across the greater Horn of Africa and Yemen. This infographic outlines the actions FAO and partners took to avert a disaster, and showcases the impacts and results of the early, scaled up action.

Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme

25/11/2021

Report of the multidisciplinary context and fodder value chain analysis in Sool and Sanaag (Somaliland) The Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme (FNS-REPRO) is the first programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Eastern Africa specifically designed to foster peace and food security at scale.