Detection and Monitoring of Agricultural Drought for Famine Early Warning

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FARM-D

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Publication date

29/02/2012

Language:

English

Type of Publication:

Event Reports

Other

Focus Region:

Global

Focus Topic:

Climate / Weather / Environment

Type of Risk:

Natural disasters

Type of Risk Managment Option:

Risk reduction/mitigation

Commodity:

Crops

Author

James Verdin

Organization

United State Geological Survey (USGS)

This presentation was made at the “Using Satellites for Better Water and Environment Management?” training event in February 2012 which was jointly hosted by The World Bank and the US Government Agencies working in the remote sensing arena.

Keywords: drought monitoring, Early Warning Systems, Famine Early Warning, Geospatial Data, Presentation, Remote Sensing