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Emergency Prevention System: Prevention Saves Lives, Livelihoods and Money

The Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) addresses prevention and early warning across the entire food chain. It promotes the effective containment and management of the most serious epidemic pests and diseases and food safety threats through international cooperation involving early detection, early warning, preparedness and timely reaction, coordination and communication, and capacity development.

URL
http://www.fao.org/3/a-an441e.pdf
Date
2012
Publisher
FAO
Region
Global
Keywords
Animal & plant health, Disaster & emergency, Food safety, Food security, Food systems, Protracted crisis, Resilience