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Session 2.2.

Situation Analysis Step 1

Context & Key EFSA Indicators

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After this session, participants should be able to:

Explain the role – and importance for the EFSA – of contextual information, and indicators

Identify the key sets of indicators used in EFSA to determine levels of food & nutrition insecurity

Learning objectives

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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

Step 1: Synthesize…Step 2: Estimate…Step 3: Determine…Step 4: Identify…Step 5: Determine…Step 6: Estimate…

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6 steps of Situation Analysis

Step 1:

Synthesize contextual information to gain understanding of crisis

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EFSA planning….

1. Define objectives of the assessment

2. Decide what information must be collected & processed from primary & secondary sources to fulfil assessment objectives

→→ Ensures focused data collectionEnsures focused data collection

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Typical EFSA objectives

Assess FS status of a given population

Determine causes of food insecurity

Determine how different livelihood groups are coping with emergency

Determine whether people are chronically or temporarily food insecure

Anticipate how the situation may evolve

Determine response options and modalities of interventions

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Two levels of information needs

1) Contextual informationProvides background, helps clarify effects of emergency on nutrition & FS

2) Data and indicators

Provide basis for analysis of current nutritional status, food security & mortality

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Contextual information collection methods include:

observation questionnaire-based household interviews key informant interviews focus group discussions secondary information review (ongoing, throughout

entire assessment)

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EFSA key sets of indicators

Assessment of risks to lives and livelihoods and resulting needs for assistance

4 components:

Mortality Nutritional

statusHousehold

food securityCoping

strategies

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4 key sets of EFSA Indicators

1) Mortality rates:

an indication of potential risks to lives at population level

2) Nutritional indicators:

used to estimate risks to lives at individual level.

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3) Food security indicators:

combine food consumption and food access data at household level

4) Coping strategy indicators:

used to estimate risks to lives & livelihoods at household level

4 key sets of EFSA Indicators

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HH FS estimated from combination of food consumption and food economic access

1. Food Consumption

Poor? Borderline? Acceptable?

2. Food Access

Poor? Average? Good?

3. Food (In)security

Severe? Moderate? Adequate?

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Potential risks to lives and livelihoods: estimated by combining food security status and coping strategies

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3. Food (In)security

Severe? Moderate? Adequate?

4. Coping Strategies

Risk to lives?Risk to

livelihoods?Acceptable?

4. Severity of the situation, urgency

Risk to lives?Risk to

livelihoods?Acceptable?

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Exercise 2.2. Contextual information Use Worksheet