Out of the 10 districts analyzed during the period from June to November 2016, 5 districts (Barguna, Barisal, Patuakhali, Madaripur and Jessore) are classified as Stressed (IPC Phase 2), 5 districts (Bagerhat, Jhalokati, Bhola, Pirojpur and Satkhira) are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). According to this acute analysis, 2.87 million (17%) people are classified in the acute food insecurity crisis situation and 0.84 million (5%) people are classified in the acute food insecurity emergency situation. The most food insecure populations are located in Jessore, Bhola, and Satkhira districts, respectively.

Out of the 10 district, 7 districts were analyzed for the projected period January-April 2017. It is likely that 3 districts (Patuakhali, Pirojpur and Satkhira) will be classified as Stressed (IPC Phase 2) and 4 districts (Bagerhat, Barguna, Jhalokati and Bhola) will be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Barguna has moved from IPC Phase 2 to Phase 3 with the projected analysis. Two districts - Pirojpur and Satkhira – have improved their status from crisis (current) to stressed phase (projection). According to the projection, 1.74 million (17%) people are classified in the acute food insecurity crisis situation and 0.51 million (5%) people are in the acute food insecurity emergency situation. The most food insecure populations are located in Bhola, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts. Overall, it is likely that total number of food insecure people (phase 3 and higher) will decrease in the projected period.

• The area is highly susceptible to disasters where physical and financial access of food is main phenomenon of acute food insecurity. Moreover, poor utilization of food may contribute to the acute situation to the severe acute food insecurity situation.
  
  
• Persistent poverty, low literacy rate, poor nutritional status and recurrent disasters negatively contribute to the overall food security of these districts. The projected months are prone to different disasters. If any disasters occur then situation may sharply deteriorate.|
  
  
• Food diversity is a major concern in HHs’ food consumption where more than 70% of women consume less than 5 food group. Child feeding practice is also compromised in some extends; only below 50% child gets appropriate food. Very poor women dietary diversity indicates the alarming situation of the nutritional status of women in most of the districts. This situation is expected to continue in the projected period.
  
  
• More than 70% of the people depend on homogenous livelihoods option like agricultural/daily wage labourer. The vulnerable livelihoods groups practice coping strategies during the lean agricultural period each year that may deteriorate livelihoods assets; The projected time is highly prone to disease of livestock (e.g. goat, duck etc.); this may limit financial access of poor HHs specially female headed HH those depends on small scale livestock rearing.
  
  
• Limited physical access, though the river network is good in some of the districts, low job opportunity during the agricultural lean period, low remittance flow (only below 9% HHs) increase the vulnerability of the population In addition, more than 80% population lives in vulnerable geographical settings exposed to disasters (especially tropical cyclone, water logging, tidal surge etc.).
  
  
• In some of sub-districts of Satkhira, Bagerhat and Jessore, shrimp cultivation and drainage congestion are the main causes for water logging and salinity intrusion. This scenario increases the scarcity of drinking water due to salinity. Half of the population does not have improved latrine facilities. In addition, 90% of HHs are using unhealthy cooking materials. Those are the fundamental concerns of food utilization for the districts and households also. Commercial electricity and solar is only available for just more than half of the population of the districts, which is lower than national average.
  
  
• Apart from rice, food like meat, egg and milk are in deficit in most of the projected districts. In addition, low number of growth centres can limit and make this area vulnerable to get access to the market. On the other hand, people do not get standard wages from their livelihoods which make them unable to purchase sufficient nutritious food for their families.
  
  
• High acute food insecurity and low number of institutions may lead to deterioration of the district’s food security situation. If not addressed properly and immediately, in particular during upcoming agricultural lean period, this may further deteriorate the overall of food security situation of the analyzed districts.

• Articulate policies that synchronize humanitarian emergency assistance (Government and development partners) and longer-term development to timely inform and optimise use of humanitarian resources.
  
  
• Effective government policies that could facilitate and enhance timely/periodic assessment of Food and Nutrition indicators at district and sub-district level.
  
  
• The role of the private sector can be crucial in decreasing food and nutrition insecurity in Bangladesh. Therefore, there is need to focus on the private sectors policies and to align with government long term strategies such as government incentives, soft loan, etc. This can encourage investment in livelihoods in the least accessible areas of Bangladesh.
  
  
• Better geographical targeting for the Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs). Enhance the preventive interventions rather than protecting interventions. Monitoring SSNPs and food assistance and track the impacts on food security situation.
  
  
• Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of rural Bangladeshi. Annual average of losses of livelihoods is very high due to natural hazards in the country, while the risk and instability of food security could be reduced through early warning in food insecurity monitoring system.
  
  
• Focus actionable common interagency policy and strategy to identify food & nutrition insecurity pockets number of population and communities for immediate action to save lives and livelihoods in crisis situation.