

Jonathan Rivers
158 posts

@JRiversWFP
Head of @WFP's @mobileVAM team Using mobile technologies to reach the most vulnerable



📣We're expanding our team as we work to track #hunger and its drivers in real-time - food security analysts, data scientists and developers are some of the #jobs we're hiring for. 📨To receive all the details, sign up to our 'Latest News' today: bitly.com/HungerUpdates

We’re seeing significant #rainfall deficits in #Madagascar – w/ alerts signaling deteriorations in Androy, Anosy & Atsimo Andrefana. Today, 1.5M people have insufficient food consumption in these 3 regions alone. 📥More info via our Newsletter, sign up: bitly.com/HungerUpdates

Today, alerts signal poor rainfall/vegetation in Namibia – incl. Kunene & Ohangwena, where food security is also deteriorating. These 2 regions now contribute to 20% of the country’s total # of people w/ insufficient food consumption. ⬇️Today’s Report: static.hungermapdata.org/insight-report…







#Didyouknow that @WFP tracks the impacts of #COVID19 on #education in near real-time? Among those monitored, here are the 90-day trends for countries with the highest percentage of children out of school due to COVID-19 closures 👇 See the #data here: #page=6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">static.hungermapdata.org/insight-report…

In #Mozambique, the incidence of conflict-related fatalities rose by 219% since Jan 2021 - mainly driven by escalating violence in Cabo Delgado, where almost 1 in 2 people now report insufficient food consumption. For #data see @WFP's #InsightsKeyTrends: static.hungermapdata.org/insight-report…




#Droughts continue to push more people into food insecurity in #Angola. Today's #Insights place Angola the 3rd greatest deteriorating country in household food consumption globally - now affecting 7.2 million people. Have a look 🔍static.hungermapdata.org/insight-report…



In #Benin, northern departments of Alibori, Atakora & Borgou are registering #vegetation anomalies. Now, 1.8M report insufficient food consumption across these 3 departments - that's 40% of the nation's 4.5M w/ insufficient food consumption. For #data: bit.ly/HungerUpdates








In @mobileVAM's latest blog, they explain the temporary impact that #outliers such as #Ramadan can have on #data. For example, here's 👇a peek into food consumption trends in #Yemen and #Syria during Ramadan last year. Learn more about it today: mvam.org/2021/05/19/und…