Overall, a slight improvement is observed in the food and nutrition situation compared to the previous analysis conducted in May 2014. However, the overall trend remains negative in recent years and shows that the food security situation in the Republic of Djibouti remains a concern.

Food consumption indicators, changes in livelihood and nutrition data highlight a very precarious situation in rural areas of Djibouti. Persistent drought contributes to the continuing deterioration of livelihoods (lack of pasture, loss of animals) and the acceleration of the rural exodus. It particularly affects the agropastoral populations dependent to weather conditions and fluctuating commodity prices, which remain vulnerable to shocks.

The main factors driving food insecurity are:

• persistent drought
• lack of pasture
• loss of livestock
• acceleration of rural exodus
• price fluctuation and precarious sources of income limit access to food in a country that is highly dependant on foreign imports (more than 90% of food products are imported)
• low rainfall in the first trimester of 2015
• extreme poverty increasing population vulnerability

Process recommendations for next steps of IPC analysis

• Explore the possibility of performing an urban IPC analysis
• Chronic IPC analysis to encourage medium- and long-term strategies and programs, providing answers to the limiting factors and underlying causes of food insecurity
• Necessity of analysis of the regional and sub-prefecture regions' capitals
• Include livelihood zone data in acute analyses
• Data on the use in terms of food practices
• Reading of the data in relation to the reference tables which excludes the analysis of the context
• Need for inclusive data collection that would help to identify key aspects of food insecurity and of malnutrition
• Accelerate the process of appropriation of the IPC tool