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TYPES OF FOOD INSECURITY. Chronic Creeping Transitory. MONITORING TRANSITORY FOOD INSECURITY. Continuously monitor food insecurity everywhere Measure food insecurity indirectly/directly (monitoring/targeting) Use Early Warning indicators for monitoring.
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TYPES OF FOOD INSECURITY • Chronic • Creeping • Transitory
MONITORING TRANSITORY FOOD INSECURITY • Continuously monitor food insecurityeverywhere • Measure food insecurity indirectly/directly (monitoring/targeting) • Use Early Warning indicators for monitoring
Indicators should cover the entire food chain Convergence of evidence not a necessary condition Conduct multidisciplinary field assessments Adopt a minimum data set (costs, sustainability) EARLY WARNING INDICATORS
MINIMUM DATA SET • Meteorological data (rainfall, soil moisture) • Remote sensing imageries (NDVI, RFE) • Food Balance Sheet (forecast import, export) • Wholesale prices (food crops, livestock) • Child anthropometry (age, weight, height)
International early warning systems • USAID-FEWS • WFP-VAM • FAO-GIEWS • FAO/WFP Crop assessment missions
RESEARCH • Exploit the new information technologies (Satellite/mobile phones, internet, FM radio) • Define/refine early warning indicators • Using local institutions (school, clinic, church) • Refugees/IDPs as source of information • Conflict early warning (CEWARN)
THE END Thank you.