Biophysical remote sensing for food security Early Warning System in Central America : New approaches, new methodologies
(2007) 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment: Sustainable Development Through Global Earth Observations p.447-450- Abstract
USAID's Meso-American Famine Early Warning System (MFEWS) supports activities to monitor and assess Central America's food availability and vulnerability to food insecurity as a result of natural disasters, droughts, and other hazards such as lower incomes resulting from a collapse in coffee prices. This paper will describe the opportunities and challenges of using remote sensing data for food security early warning in Central America. Remote sensing of rainfall, vegetation index, water requirement satisfaction index and topography are used together with livelihood zone mapping to assess the impact of weather related hazards.
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- author
- Brown, M. E. LU ; Choularton, R. LU ; Aguilar, G. L. and Pedreros, E.
- publishing date
- 2007
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Food security, MFEWS, NDVI, Rainfall, WRSI
- host publication
- Sustainable development thorough [i.e. through] global earth observations : 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment ; June 25 - 27, 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica ; proceedings ; [ISRSE 2007] - 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment ; June 25 - 27, 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica ; proceedings ; [ISRSE 2007]
- pages
- 447 - 450
- conference name
- 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment: Sustainable Development Through Global Earth Observations
- conference location
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- conference dates
- 2007-06-25 - 2007-06-29
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84880004989
- ISBN
- 9780932913128
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- d16897cb-f53a-484d-baef-9f29ad850d8e
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- 2023-02-14 14:36:41
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