Getting Early Warning Right in the Sahel

With high food prices and low cereal outputs impacting many Sahelians, food security analysts are focusing on how to get early warning messages right.

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Photo: Action contre la Faim

A woman and her children in western Chad, where malnutrition rates often surpass the international emergency threshold.

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