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@mobileVAM

mobile Vulnerability Analysis and Monitoring at the UN World Food Programme. Food security monitoring in real time.

hungermap.wfp.org/
Joined May 2015
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Data is critical to prepare for natural #hazards but is time-consuming & costly to collect. @WFP’s #mVAM overcomes this by remotely monitoring #FoodSecurity, #nutrition & food markets in 5 #Pacific Countries & Territories providing real time data for informed decision-making
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❗️Happening now❗️ @DigicelFiji1 personnel are being trained to remotely collect vital info on #foodsecurity #nutrition & #foodmarkets Digicel supports #WFP with compiling data for informed decision-making to address #FoodInsecurity in the #Pacific 🙏to @USAIDSavesLives #mVAM
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The latest #mVAM update from @WFP is out. Download for insights on: 🔻the national and provincial food market 🔻average retail price and price trends 🔻 supply and transportation of goods More: bit.ly/40TLD36 #Nepal #Feb23Update #market
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🇰🇮In Kiribati, the ongoing drought is a threat to the food security of households & communities. 📱WFP is partnering with the Dept. of Agriculture & Livestock to collect real time digital data on the drought impact.
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Image from WFP Asia Pacific (@WFPAsiaPacific)
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Our paper "Machine learning can guide food security efforts when primary data are not available" is now out in @NatureFoodJnl: nature.com/articles/s43016-0… The 🧵 below summarizes the main findings 👇
Elisa Omodei (@elisa_omodei) profile pictureElisa Omodei@elisa_omodei2 Jul 2021
📢 New preprint alert (my first as last author!) "Nowcasting food insecurity on a global scale" by WFP's @mobileVAM team: @GiuliMartini4 @albe_bracci @interesting_ish @matteocorea @_lorenzori @JRiversWFP and @elisa_omodei medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… 🧵 1/
Nowcasting food insecurity on a global scale

Nowcasting food insecurity on a global scale

Lack of regular physical or economic access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food is a critical issue affecting millions of people world-wide. Estimating how many and where these people are is of...

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As this year's #UNGA gets underway, the number of people experiencing extreme hunger is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Understand what’s driving the global #FoodCrisis - and what’s needed from world leaders to stop it.

Will there be a global food shortage?

Rising costs and ripple effects are driving unprecedented hunger. WFP explains what’s driving the global food crisis - and what it will take to stop it.

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"Climate change has increased food insecurity in areas prone to flooding," Mr Mahesh Kharel, Program Director #CLEAR A workshop was held in #KTM tog/w @NEPALNPC & #MetOfficeUK to explore the linkages between food insecurity & climate as well as possible adaptation options.🌦️🍲
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Image from WFP Nepal (@WFP_Nepal)
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The impact of rising grocery bills are being felt in homes around the world. 📈💰🥘 Some families are experiencing more impact than others in #Nepal. Read our latest mVAM report for more info: bit.ly/3AfGsQQ
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W/ partners @WFP is sounding the🚨on an unfolding catastrophe: record #droughts & extreme temperatures in the past 4 rainfall seasons devastated livelihoods & brought the risk of famine to millions of people in #Somalia, parts of #Ethiopia & #Kenya.👇is the last rainfall season:
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It’s Day 2 of our Field #Monitoring Retreat and we’re exploring how we can improve evidence for decision making & action. Qualitative research and leveraging #tech such as @WFP’s hungermap.wfp.org/ are just a few ideas on the table today. @WFPVAM
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Image from S_Renk (@SiR_1860)
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Food Security Update May 2022 for Yemen is out Ramadan effect on food consumption: 👇
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We caught up with Zuzana from @WFP's #Gender Office to unpack why collecting gender-sensitive #data matters 👇She reminds us that "what we don't assess, we can't address" & how access to good data informs better response ℹ️ For more, read bit.ly/IWD22Data from @mobileVAM
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Climate change impacts women disproportionately. In the Pacific, WFP's @mobileVAM 's data highlights food security concerns that will help to adapt social protection systems & improve the timeliness of responses in the case of a disaster. #IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay2022
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🖥️ Digital tech and data has saved us over $150 million dollars – enough to feed an extra 2 million people for an entire year. Get a sneak peak into how we do it. ➡️bit.ly/3JPq8sH
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Digital tech has helped @WFP transform the way food assistance is provided worldwide. Here's a look back at what's changed, and the challenges ahead. @WFPInnovation @WFPVAM @UNGlobalPulse @ETCluster @UNTechEnvoy @unfoundation @HumanitarianAI @humdata unfoundation.org/blog/post/q…
Q&A: How Digital Tech is Transforming the Fight Against Global Hunger

Q&A: How Digital Tech is Transforming the Fight Against Global Hunger

Digital technology is revolutionizing the fight against global hunger. As the world’s largest humanitarian agency, WFP has been at the forefront of this change.

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I’m pleased to be doing this talk on the complex relationship between data & decisions in the humanitarian sector this Wednesday. Details below: @WFPVAM @WFPInnovation @UNTechEnvoy @MWaehlisch @AnniTervo @UNGlobalPulse
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@humdata29 Nov 2021
Join @jos_berens at ICRC's Analysis and Evidence Week for a discussion with @UNUMERIT @CreoleBauer @tinacomes on the link between better data and improved decisions in the humanitarian sector. ⏲️Wednesday, 1 December at 15:30 CET ➡️Register: icrc.org/en/event/analysis-d…
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"With a multitude of shocks–such as disasters, economic collapse & conflict–near #realtime data is a crucial resource that allows us to keep up w/#hunger & inform more effective response for those we serve." More on #SDG2 efforts in our StoryMap w/@WFP👉bit.ly/3nxLr8M
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WFP explains its numbers and pledges transparency after Elon Musk feud devex.com/news/wfp-explains-…
WFP explains its numbers and pledges transparency after Elon Musk feud

WFP explains its numbers and pledges transparency after Elon Musk feud

The World Food Programme's Arif Husain details how the agency is responding to the Tesla boss's challenge to publicly account for its spending and how it plans to engage other potential megadonors.

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About 75,000+ questionnaires/month, predictive analytics & open data on the drivers of #hunger power the #HungerMapLIVE's capacity to track how situations are evolving globally. 🎙️@JRiversWFP joins the @copreshub to explain the value of daily #data in informing early action.
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@WFPVAM9 Nov 2021
#LIVE from @copreshub: 5 selected analysts share 5 approaches that aim to foster collaboration & leverage technology to improve early warning & better inform early action. Join the conversation, livestreamed @ cop-resilience-hub.org/live-… #CopResilienceHub
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🚨In 15 minutes, @JRiversWFP joins @copreshub at #COP26 to share how @WFP #innovations such as the #HungerMapLIVE (which provides food security #data daily) translate early warning into early action. 📽️Tune in through the livestream @ cop-resilience-hub.org/
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