- Famine early warning systems have a
good track record of predicting food shortages but are poor at triggering early
action, a report has concluded. The study said the opportunity for early action was being missed by
governments and humanitarian agencies. It said the "disconnect" was starkly apparent in Somalia where no action was
taken despite 11 months of warnings. Up to two million people are estimated to have died in drought-related
emergencies since 1970.
The report by UK think-tank Chatham House, Managing
Famine Risk: Linking Early Warning to Early Action, looked at the issue of
drought-related emergencies on a global scale but focused on the Horn of Africa
and the Sahel regions.
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