FSNAU In Focus
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Special Brief Post Deyr 2010/11 Analysis
February 15, 2011Read More ....
The findings of the FSNAU, FEWSNET and partner post Deyr 2010/11 seasonal assessment indicate that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia has increased by 20 percent to 2.4 million.This represents 32 percent of Somalia’s 7.5 million people. Failure of the Deyr seasonal rains linked to prevailing La Niña event affecting Somalia, caused a severe water crisis in most parts of the country with the exception of north-western regions. The dry conditions have also resulted in... -
Press Release: Somalia faces severe water crisis as drought looms
January 28, 2011Read More ....
NAIROBI, January 28 – Somalia is facing a severe water shortage following failure of the short rains also known as Deyr, heightening fears of deepening humanitarian crisis in coming months, a new report shows.Seasonal analysis by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis unit (FSNAU), managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Somalia, in collaboration with FEWSNET, indicates that the failure of short rain season dwindled water sources for...
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Nutrition Update: November-December 2010
December 23, 2010Read More ....
In November 2010, FSNAU with financial support from UNICEF and SCUK and in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Labour (MOHL) in Somaliland, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Puntland, and many partners in South Central regions conducted 10 representative nutrition surveys using the standard methodology. Six of these surveys focused on IDPs in Hargeisa, Burao and Berbera in Somaliland, and Garowe, Galkayo and Bossaso in Puntland; three were rural livelihood based surveys... -
Focus on Post Deyr 10/11 Season Early Warning
December 16, 2010Read More ....
There are clear signs of a worsening food security situation in most livelihoods of Somalia, as a result of unusually below average precipitation caused by the La Niña meteorological phenomenon.The impact of the poor performance of Deyr rains is demonstrated by failed crops in most of the southern crop-producing regions, and considerable water and pasture shortages in most key pastoral areas of the country, causing deterioration in livestock conditions. These developments indicate...
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Early impact of poor rains seen in Somalia
November 26, 2010Read More ....
NAIROBI, November 26 - Somalia has started experiencing the impact of La Niña, a meteorological phenomenon that results into drier than normal conditions in the Horn of Africa nation, reports indicate.The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis unit (FSNAU), managed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Somalia, reports that the current short rainy season is characterized by unusually low rainfall and is already negatively affecting the food security situation. Currently, 2 million Somalis depend...
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Focus on Deyr Season Early Warning (Quarterly Brief)
November 4, 2010Read More ....
The food security situation in all livelihoods of Somalia remains as classified during the post Gu 2010 analysis (Aug ‘10). The Juba riverine livelihood, where Gu harvest was damaged by the floods in May 2010, has received a good off-season harvest in September this year, which has largely offset the previous losses. However, despite very positive food security and nutrition indicators, the Humanitarian Emergency phase is... -
Somalia Nutrition Situation Update, September-October 2010
October 21, 2010Read More ....
The International Medical Corps (IMC) in partnership with FSNAU/UNICEF conducted a nutrition survey in Sanaag region on October 1st-12th, 2010 using the standard methodology . The study aimed at informing on the nutrition situation following the August 2010 Post Gu 2010 nutrition and food security analysis which indicated an Alert nutrition situation, but a food security crisis in parts of Sanaag region (Maps 1... -
Galkayo Urban Baseline Report / Profile is published
October 7, 2010Read More ....
From October to November 2009, FSNAU conducted its first baseline livelihood assessment of Galkayo town, including an assessment of IDPs. The main objectives were: to classify and document Galkayo’s urban livelihood system; identify risk factors or hazards and the population’s ability to cope with the shock; to improve the food security monitoring in Galkayo; and inform recovery and development programming and policy. This... -
Food Security Post Gu 2010
September 27, 2010Read More ....
The findings of the FSNAU, FEWSNET and partners’ post Gu 2010 seasonal assessment confirm that the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Somalia dropped by 25 percent in the first half of 2010. However, about 27% of the total population or an estimated 2 million people still remain in need of emergency humanitarian assistance and/or livelihood support until the end of 2010. The assessment results indicate that improved crop and livestock production, due to... -
Nutrition Situation Post Gu 2010
September 17, 2010Read More ....
The nutrition situation shows a varied picture throughout the country, with improvements in northern areas yet a sustained crisis in South Central areas. From April to July 2010, FSNAU and partners conducted a total of 25 representative nutrition surveys. Of these, 8 reported rates of global acute malnutrition (GAM) <10%, 7 reported rates in the 10-15% range, 7 reported rates in the 15-20% range, with the remaining 3 reporting rates >20%. The median national rate of global acute...
