session 4.2. situation analysis step 6 estimating severity of food insecurity & malnutrition
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Session 4.2.
Situation Analysis Step 6
Estimating Severity of Food Insecurity & Malnutrition
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Learning Objectives
After this session, participants should be able to:List various indicators of severity of crisisExplain the meaning and value of the “convergence of evidence” conceptDescribe the “needs” vs. “food basket cost” method of estimating the food access gap
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Where are we?
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EFSA Process
Adapt conceptual framework & objectives
Prepare analysis plan: indicators, data, sources
Collect, review secondary data
Collect primary data
Conduct situation analysis
Conduct forecast analysis
Analyse response options
Make response recommendations
Prepare report
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Why estimate severity?
To ring the alarm if need be: we must announce if the situation is severe – or not
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How do we determine severity of the situation?Combination and convergence of findings such as: Magnitude: No. of individuals/HHs whose lives &
livelihoods are potentially at risk Size of food access or consumption gap Historical comparisons: comparing current population
in severe food insecurity with previous situations Increase in mortality rate (beyond norm for area) Acute malnutrition rates Other indicators?
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The “convergence of evidence” concept
Comparing different indicators: a powerful way to determine the severity of a crisis…
…particularly when different indicators lead to the same conclusion, show same patterns
The difficulty: Multiple sources are used – data only as good as source collecting them
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Estimating the access gapOne example
Cost of minimum “nutritious” food basket
Example of East Timor
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Calculating the cost of the minimum food basket…
Average HH size Food habits and what constitutes a “nutritional food
basket” – including main sources of micronutrients Sources of HHs’ food Cost of each food item
What information will we need to do this?
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Nutritional needs of 7-member family in Dili
ENERGY PROTEIN FAT CALCIUM IRON VIT. A VIT. C
Requirements kcal g g mg mg µg RE mg
Child <5 1,290 25.5 43.0 400 9 390 20
Child <5 1,290 25.5 43.0 400 9 390 20
Child 5-9 1,980 48.0 42.5 450 16 400 20
Child 10-14 2,210 50.0 42.1 600 24 550 25
Child 10-14 2,210 50.0 42.1 600 24 550 25
Lactating mother 2,920 69.6 64.9 600 17 850 50
Father 2,230 49.6 42.5 400 24 570 30
TOTAL/DAY 14,130 320 316 3,450 123 3,700 190
We need now to figure out what food items can cover these
nutritional needs
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Minimum cost of nutritious food basket for 7-member family in Dili
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Nutritious basket for 7-member family in Dili
Daily needs (grams)
Monthly needs (kgs)
Cost per kg
Monthly cost of family
basket
Yellow maize 500 15.00 0.65 9.75
Cassava 1,300 39.00 0.35 13.65
Beans 600 18.00 0.50 9.00
Rice 1,100 33.00 0.43 14.19
Sugar 200 6.00 0.75 4.50
Groundnuts 225 6.75 1.00 6.75
Green leaves 1,200 36.00 0.20 7.20
Tomatoes 250 7.50 0.80 6.00
Vegetable oil 150 4.50 1.34 6.03
Milk 549 US$ 77.07
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Proxy for FoodAccess Gap in Dili
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HHs earning less than US$ 77.00 per month
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Access Gap in Dili = HHs earning less than US$77/month
Household access to healthy food basket w ithin food security groups
7658
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2442
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0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Severely food insecure Moderately food
insecure
Food secure
Access gap No access gap
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Exercise 4.2.The “Minimum Cost Food Basket”: Challenges in Using the Method
As a group: consider the Dili Minimum Cost Food Basket
example just presented and discuss: What factors do you suppose made this method
feasible in Dili? What factors might make this method more
challenging? Why?
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Consider before calculating the food access deficit:
What is the average household size? What are the food habits? Which are the main sources of micronutrients? From which sources do households obtain their
food?
(relatively easier to calculate a food access gap in urban areas)
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