Early Warning and Early Action for Increased Resilience of Livelihoods in IGAD Region

The East Africa region is amongst the most food insecure areas of the world and the number of crises affecting the East Africa region will likely continue to increase due to the effects of climate change. Multiple calls have been issued for better preparedness, early warning, and early action to reduce the scale of food insecurity. A recent study on food security information systems in East Africa noted that despite years of attention, the link from early warning-early action (EW-EA) is not as effective as it could be. New technologies involving remote sensing, satellite imagery, computational modeling, and artificial intelligence are all competing to improve early warning and humanitarian information systems, but it is not always clear why these new technologies are being developed or what needs they fill.