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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.
A hunger stone at the Elbe river in Děčín, Czech Republic. A hunger stone (German: Hungerstein) is a type of hydrological landmark common in Central Europe. Hunger stones serve as famine memorials and warnings and were erected in Germany and in ethnic German settlements throughout Europe in the 15th through 19th centuries.
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 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 ...