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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrief Guidelines to the Global Information and Early Warning System’s (GIEWS) Earth Observation Website 2018
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No results found.Guidelines to GIEWS’ Earth Observation website in order to help the viewers with navigation through the website. The Earth Observaiton for Crop Monitoring Tool supports its analysis and supplement ground-based information. The Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) utilizes remote sensing data that can provide a valuable insight on water availability and vegetation health during the cropping seasons. In addition to the rainfall estimates and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), GIEWS and FAO’s CBC Division have developed the Agricultural Stress Index (ASI). Every ten days, the System generates a map showing the hot spots around the world, where crops are affected by water stress during the growing period and the information is verified with field observations to corroborate the remote sensing analysis. -
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This paper is intended for directors of fisheries and fisheries planning staff of African countries. It offers a methodology and guidelines for fisheries development planning in developing countries. It describes the types of development plans, the planning system, and offers definitions of terms commonly used in planning. The paper discusses the various phases in the planning process: the setting of objectives and strategies, pre-planning, plan preparation, and major planning issues faced by co astal African countries as the result of the Law of the Sea. -
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