Food Security in Complex Emergencies.ppt

Food Security in Complex Emergencies A Challenge for FAO Prabhu Pingali, Director, ESA INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP 23 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2003, TIVOLI, ITALY Our Concerns with Food Security in Complex Emergencies Major ESA research themes The incidence in low-income countries From emergency relief to rebuilding food systems resilience Policy and planning framework for longer-term food security responses Critical component of the FAO/EC Food Security Programme Countries Facing Food Emergencies in 2003 Total 38 Africa 25 Asia 6 Latin America 5 Europe 2 Main Cause of Emergencies in the African Countries in 2003 Total 25 Human Induced 9 Weather Induced 9 Combined: Human and Weather 7 ODA and Emergency Assistance in Developing Countries Food Aid for Natural and Human Induced Emergencies 13 Countries Facing Complex Emergencies: People Affected,Food Aid and ODA Conflicts: People Affected, ODA, Emergency Assistance Per Capita Emergency Assistance and ODA Dimensions of Food Security Impact of Conflict on Access to Food People directly affected by conflict; Displaced persons loosing access to their food entitlements; Persons trapped in conflict zones cut-off from market links and relief food; Those loosing employment and income as a result of fighting, economic decline and informal taxation (war tax). Impact of Conflict on Stability of Food Supply and Access impacts on prices and markets; exacerbates the effects of natural disasters; weakens institutions safety nets insurances Complex Emergencies Beyond Conflict Large Scale Epidemics (e. g. HIV/AIDS); Macro-economic policy failures …may create crisis with similar food security implications as those involving violent conflict, particularly when combined with institutional breakdown and collapse. Food Security and Economic Collapse Conclusions We need to: better understand the factors that contribute to the resilience of agricultural and food systems in protracted comple