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Handbook for Defining and Setting Up a Food Security Information and Early Warning System (FSIEWS)

The World Food Summit, held in Rome in November 1996, recognized the urgency of improving the information available to governments, their international partners and all members of civil society in every country, in order to guide their actions against food insecurity and to make them as effective as possible. As a result, in 1997 the FIVIMS (Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System) initiative was launched as a cooperative venture, with secretariat functions being assured by FAO, among about 20 multi- or bilateral organizations and inter- or non-governmental organizations, in order to assist countries and the international community to identify the "who, where and why" threatened by food insecurity. Even before the Summit, many countries had established approaches for this purpose based on multidisciplinary networks, at national and local levels. One of these approaches, developed first in French-speaking Africa, and with which FAO has accumulated a rich experience from its support and participation, is the FSIEWS method (Food Security Information and Early Warning System) proposed in this handbook as one of the tools available to those engaged in the fight against hunger. This contribution to the FIVIMS initiative is addressed to the national technical officers at central and decentralized level, as well as to their collaborators from the technical assistance community. The handbook aims to propose both a way and a set of tools which can be used at different stages.

management of the database by the FSIEWS coordinating unit (the database
managers to be chosen from among FSIEWS managers) and assisted by
technical staff from the main information provider services. They should receive
more advanced training in computing and database management. It is very
difficult, and, above all, not in the didactic grain, to propose ideal lists (of direct or
indirect indicators, warning signals or other type of information) for setting up the
food security ...

Keokuk and the Great Dam

This remarkable pictorial history tells the story of an engineering marvel: the first dam built across the Mississippi River (from 1910–1913), and the historic Midwestern community that fostered the world-famous hydroelectric project. Keokuk and the Great Dam is the story of a colorful and historic river town with a dream of economic development and cultural progress; a self-taught engineer who took on a challenge that no one else wanted to attempt; and a massive construction effort that pitted men and machines against the awesome power of America’s greatest river. Completed shortly before WWI, the Keokuk dam (now known as Lock and Dam No. 19) was the culmination of a long struggle to employ the Mississippi River for hydroelectric power and to improve navigation on the great waterway. In frontier days the Des Moines Rapids, stretching north from Keokuk, prevented loaded steamboats from moving upriver. They also created a business opportunity for local residents. A rapidly growing town by the 1850s, Keokuk went into decline for many years when it failed to secure adequate railroad connections. But the coming of hydroelectric power fostered a new dream, and local leaders set out to harness the great river. What followed was a dramatic effort that drew international attention, produced the world’s second largest dam (at the time), and forever changed both the community and the fabled American waterway.

Keokuk and the Great Dam is the story of a colorful and historic river town with a dream of economic development and cultural progress; a self-taught engineer who took on a challenge that no one else wanted to attempt; and a massive ...

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Starting Your Own Business

Become an Entrepreneur!

A business book for kids! -- back cover.

From pet sitting to lawn mowing to selling cookies, you now have the tools you need to make your dreams a reality. You can learn how to formulate a business plan and put your idea into motion, thanks to the fun projects in this book!