Family Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

$19.91M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	University Of California Santa Barbara
Country	World
Start Date	Jun 27, 2019
End Date	Oct 28, 2023
Duration	1,584 days
Number of Grantees	54
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`214721-76`

Grant Description

The Climate Hazards Center (CHC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara works with USAIDs Family Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) to monitor food insecurity across several countries in the developing world.

The CHC contribution to FEWS NET includes components related to forecasting and monitoring the agroclimatic conditions in its primary regions of interest. Foremost among these efforts is the characterization of rainfall conditions.