Food security information systems face disruption from politics, funding
Food security information systems (FSIS) are networks of technology-assisted sensing and data analysis platforms that provide information used to guide humanitarian actions.
FSIS face disruption from abrupt shifts in political and funding priorities, misinformation, and manipulation. These disruptions compromise data collection, food security monitoring, early warning projections, and crisis assessments.
In a new Food Policy paper, Nathan Morrow, Feinstein Research Director Daniel Maxwell, and co-authors identify five characteristics of resilient food security information systems.
Based on these characteristics, the authors recommend actions to strengthen the resilience of the FSIS ecosystem to guide humanitarian responses, prevent acute crises, and efficiently deliver results.
