GHAI Practitioners Guide for Conflict Prevention
and Mitigation
Hosted on the Conflict Prevention Web, the Guide is intended for policy-makers and
practitioners at all levels, and represents a recently-assembled body of knowledge on the
origins and life cycle of conflicts, an array of tools for conflict prevention and
mitigation, and a set of strategies for applying those tools effectively.
USAID Famine Early Warning System
USAID's Famine Early Warning System is an information system designed to help decision
makers prevent famine in Sub-Saharan Africa. FEWS specialists in the US and Africa assess
remotely sensed data and ground-based meteorological, crop, and rangeland conditions for
early indications of potential famine areas. Other factors affecting local food
availability and access are also carefully evaluated to identify vulnerable population
groups requiring assistance.
USGS Greater Horn of Africa pages
This site, produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center (EDC), presents
image maps, thematic maps, and statistics for regional analysis of natural resource and
socioeconomic data providing a general overview of food security for the expanding
population of the Greater Horn of Africa. This information is necessary to understand
current and potential food deficits and surpluses, and to develop strategies to enhance
food security.
The USGS - EDC also hosts the Africa
Data Dissemination Service, containing a Greater Horn of Africa page with
data, maps and images of GHA countries and the region.