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Ready, Set & Go! An anticipatory action system against droughts
Gabriela Guimarães Nobre
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
World Food Programme (WFP), Rome, Italy
Jamie Towner
World Food Programme (WFP), Rome, Italy
Bernardino Nhantumbo
Mozambique National Meteorology Institute (INAM), Maputo, Mozambique
Célio João da Conceição Marcos Matuele
Mozambique National Meteorology Institute (INAM), Maputo, Mozambique
Isaias Raiva
Mozambique National Meteorology Institute (INAM), Maputo, Mozambique
Massimiliano Pasqui
National Research Council, Institute for BioEconomy, Rome, Italy
Sara Quaresima
National Research Council, Institute for BioEconomy, Rome, Italy
Rogério Manuel Lemos Pereira Bonifácio
World Food Programme (WFP), Rome, Italy
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Ready, Set & Go!system, developed by the World Food Programme and partners, employs seasonal forecasts to tackle droughts in Mozambique. With the Maputo Declaration, efforts to expand early warning systems are aligning with global initiatives for universal protection by 2027. Through advanced forecasting and anticipatory action, it could cover 76 % of districts against severe droughts, reaching 87 % national coverage for the first months of the rainy season.
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Ready, Set & Go!system, developed by the World Food Programme and partners, employs...
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