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Pan-European famine, including Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Low Countries, Nordic Countries, Russia and mostly east of Ukraine [42] Europe: 1585–1587: Pan-European famine, including Italy, France, Low Countries, Britain and Ireland [42] Europe: 1586 Famine and drought in Qishan County, Shaanxi province. Rice prices ...
Pages in category "Famines in Europe" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Great Famine of 1695–1697; Finnish famine of 1866–1868;
This list may not reflect recent changes. Famine * Global Hunger Index; List of famines; B. Bark bread; F. Fameal; Famine Early Warning Systems Network; Famine events ...
The Codes listed three stages of food insecurity: near-scarcity, scarcity and famine, and were highly influential in the creation of subsequent famine warning or measurement systems. The early warning system developed to monitor the region inhabited by the Turkana people in northern Kenya also has three levels, but links each stage to a pre ...
In July 2000, the initiative's name was changed to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, or FEWS NET, to signal the importance of collaborating with and strengthening national local food security information systems. In 2008, Molly E. Brown argued that during its twenty years of activity, FEWS NET had been extremely successful.
The basic premise of the Famine Codes formed the basis of numerous subsequent early warning systems. One of the most efficacious is the Turkana District Early Warning System in northern Kenya in which indicators include rainfall levels, market prices of cereals , status of livestock , rangeland conditions and trends, and enrollment on food-for ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1846–1848 Newfoundland potato famine; ... European potato failure; F. Famines in Austrian Galicia; Finnish famine ...
The famine caused many deaths over an extended number of years and marked a clear end to the period of growth and prosperity from the 11th to the 13th centuries. [2] The Great Famine started with bad weather in spring 1315. Crop failures lasted through 1316 until the summer harvest in 1317, and Europe did not fully recover until 1322.