Poor climate crisis warnings put countries around globe at increasing risk of acute hunger

A malnourished child receives treatment in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria - (AP)

A serious lack of effective early warning systems is leaving countries vulnerable to climate-induced hunger, according to new research published by one of the world’s leading think tanks.

Early warning systems are key to responding to disasters – including, for example, via text message or radio alert – as well as planning. With the climate crisis driving ever more extreme weather events, these systems are expected to play an ever more important role.