SO5 MAIN AREA OF WORKBUILDING RESILIENCE IN PROTRACTED CRISES

(MAW-PC)

Protracted Crises – what are they? NO INTERNATIONALLY AGREED DEFINITION SOFI 2010 MEASUREABLE CRITERIA:

Longevity – 8 out of 10 years on GIEWS list Aid flow - at least 10% ODA as humanitarian Economic and food security status - LIFDC country

SHARED (RECURRENT) UNDERLYING CAUSES E.G. CONFLICT, WEAK GOVERNANCE, NATURAL HAZARDS

MANIFESTATIONS - SEVERE FOOD INSECURITY/MALNUTRITION, INCREASED DISPLACEMENT, DISRUPTED LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SYSTEMS, INCREASED MORBIDITY/MORTALITY

MOST CRISES NOW A COMBINATION OF NATURAL AND HUMAN-INDUCED FACTORS

BECOMING THE NORM RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION LOOKING AHEAD…

1.5 billion live in fragile, conflict affected areas Possibly 325 million extremely poor living in 49 countries most

exposed to natural hazards by 2030 At no point since 1945 have so many been displaced by conflicts

– internally or externally: 51 millions Approx. 40% of fragile and post-conflict countries relapse into

conflict within 10 years 90 %: the number of appeals that continue for more than 3 years 78%: the proportion of OECD donors that are allocated to

protracted emergencies.

Protracted Crises – some trends

Reinforces systems’ capacities to deal with shocks at different levels and particularly at the local and community level –

Complements the existing absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities of affected men and women

Addresses uncertainty and volatility - protecting development gains already made

Strengthens the design of humanitarian programmes with sustainable development in mind

Potential savings in the form of reduced humanitarian spend, avoided losses and development gains

Bolsters support for interventions that blend relief and development such as protecting and supporting people and their livelihoods

Provides an entry point to ensure that both symptoms and causes of malnutrition are addressed in a comprehensive way, tackled from both the humanitarian and development angles

ADDED VALUE OF APPLYING A RESILIENCE PERSPECTIVE TO PROTRACTED CRISES

WHAT IS THE MAW-PC?

Protracted crises one of the five typologies of shock identified under SO5

Articulated around three guiding principles: Context specific policy frameworks and

institutional development processes Information systems able to inform both short-

and long-term actions Livelihood support actions focusing on keys to

resilience of most vulnerable

ADDITIONAL SLIDES

USING SOFI METHODOLOGY: 20 COUNTRIES WITH PROTRACTED CRISIS

SITUATIONS IN 2012 TOTAL POPULATION 474 MILLION OF WHICH 176

MILLION UNDERNOURISHED NB DOES NOT INCLUDE PALESTINE, SOUTH

SUDAN, YEMEN, PAKISTAN… AVERAGE 37% UNDERNOURISHED COMPARED TO

15% IN REST OF DEVELOPING WORLD

Protracted Crises – some figures

WHAT IS THE MAW-PC? Global and HQ level delivery mechanism to implement SO5

(complements RI and Country mechanisms) Three main functions:

The coordination of FAO normative resilience work in relation to protracted crises;

The provision of a pool of expertise and services to support regions and countries on these specific shocks and their differentiated technicalities and impacts;

The creation of specialized networks promoting dialogue and team work across global, regional and national levels.

CONTRIBUTING TO MOVE SO5 OUTPUT LEVEL INDICATORS

1.1 Number of countries that formulated and institutionalized a strategy/plan for risk reduction and crisis management as a result of FAO support

2.1 Number of threat monitoring mechanisms/systems supported by FAO to enhance delivery of early warnings

2.2 Number of countries that improved resilience/vulnerability mapping and analysis as a result of FAO support

3.1 Number of countries with improved application of integrated and/or sector-specific standards, technologies and practices for risk prevention and mitigation as a result of FAO support

3.2 Number of countries with improved application of measures that reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience of communities at risk of threats and crisis as a result of FAO support

4.1 Number of countries benefiting from FAO support to uptake standards, guidelines and practices for hazard and sector specific emergency preparedness

4.2 Proportion of regions/countries affected by a crisis impacting agriculture, food and nutrition in which the emergency response has benefitted from FAO coordination support, by level of emergency

4.3 Percentage of countries affected by a crisis impacting agriculture in which FAO provided timely and gender-responsive crisis response