RESOURCES

A new tool has been developed to help humanitarian agencies and donors analyse a disaster situation, make a comparison with another disaster that might be unfolding in a different part of the globe, and plan and prioritise their response to a particular crisis accordingly.

The Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Somalia developed a comprehensive situation analysis early warning tool in 2004, which [...]

While Kenya has witnessed significant economic recovery over the last five years, resulting from implementation of farmer-oriented and other wide-ranging policies, a significant and growing proportion of the population suffers chronic and acute food insecurity. In this regard, the Government of Kenya, humanitarian partners and donors have in recent years engaged, to address chronic food insecurity by....

The performance of the October to December 2006 (short rains) season was exceptionally good, with above normal rainfall in most parts of the country. Areas dependant on the short rains and most pastoral areas received good rainfall, which has started the recovery process after several seasons of drought. Flooding in the eastern part of the country and in the Lake region resulted in an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) [...]

The Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) is an innovative set of tools (including a reference system and supporting protocols) for improving food security and humanitarian situation analysis, highlightedin issue 28 of Field Exchange1. Although originally developed for Somalia through the Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU), the FAO and strategic partners are now developing it at the global level.
Major agencies, organisations, NGO’s, academic and [...]