Weather and Food Security Outlooks
FEWS and USAID lounched their latest issue on Africa's Hazards Outlook.
The analysis of the number of rain days between 22 April and 21 May indicates an increase across much of East Africa. According to the report 5-10 more days of rainfall occurred across Ethiopia than normal, with a surplus of 50-150 mm of total rainfall.
Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook
For USAID / FEWS-NET
May 24 – May 30, 2012
"Despite the improvement of the season since the middle of April, the overall performance of the February to May rains will likely be below-normal providing ~60 to ~85 percent of normal rainfall totals though erratic and unevenly distributed" predicts FEWS and USAID for the second and third quarter of 2012.
According to the report high needs for humanitarian assistance are likely to persist in the Southern and Southeastern pastoral and agropastoral areas and food prices may show unusual rises between May and September 2012.
Estimated food security conditions,
3rd Quarter 2012 , USAID Medium-term Outlook
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