Zimbabwe Acute Food Insecurity Projections from FEWS NET

FEWS NET provides geospatial data classifying acute food insecurity in Zimbabwe for specific years, including 2012 and 2020. The data is archived on HDX as the original FEWS NET Data Warehouse is currently unavailable. It is released under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping projected acute food insecurity phases across Zimbabwe using geospatial boundaries.
• Analyzing temporal changes in food security classifications between 2012 and 2020.
• Integrating FEWS NET's IPC-aligned classifications into early warning systems.
• Supporting resource allocation for food aid based on geographic severity projections.

Strengths

• Data is produced by FEWS NET, a specialized and authoritative source for food security analysis.
• Uses the standardized Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) framework.
• Available for multiple distinct years (2012 and 2020), enabling some temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Core metadata is missing: row counts, file sizes, and specific column names are not provided.
• The original source data warehouse is noted as unavailable, limiting access to the full underlying data.
• The 'last updated' metadata dates are future dates (2026), indicating potential system errors.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network).

Collection Method

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Time Range

2012 to 2020

Freshness

2026-04-05 09:28:52.038839

Geography

Zimbabwe