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WFP and FAO Overview of Countries Affected by the El Niño

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Map proving the FAO and WFP overview of countries affected by the 2015-2016 El Niño as at 21 April 2016
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This dataset contains a list of the countries affected by the El Niño as at April 21, 2016 as reported jointly by FAO, the Global Food Security Cluster and WFP on 21 April 2016 in the 2015-2016 El Niño: WFP and FAO Overview update. According to the World Bank, El Niño is likely to have a negative impact in more isolated local food markets, and many countries are already facing increased food prices. Food Security Cluster partners have implemented preparedness activities and are responding in countries where the effects of El Niño have materialised, such as Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, Malawi and throughout Central America. In Southern Africa, many areas have seen the driest October-December period since at least 1981, and some 14 million people in the region are already facing hunger, which adds to fears of a spike in the numbers of the food insecure later this year through 2017.

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Source FAO, Global Food Security Cluster, WFP
Contributor HDX
Date of Dataset Apr 21, 2016
Expected Update Frequency Every three months
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Visibility
Public
License Creative Commons Attribution for Intergovernmental Organisations
Methodology Direct Observational Data/Anecdotal Data
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The data was extracted from list of affected countries from the 2015-2016 El Niño: WFP and FAO Overview update issued by the Global Food Security Cluster on 21 April 2016 which can be downloaded from the GFSC website here: http://www.foodsecuritycluster.net/document/2015-2016-el-nino-wfp-and-fao-overview
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el nino
emergency response
food and nutrition
food security
humanitarian profile
preparedness
response monitoring