YEMEN mvam Buletin#31:March2018

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1 Levelsofhouseholdfoodinsecurityremainhighinconflict-affectedgovernorates Keypoints Overal,households leveloffoodconsumptionimprovedslightlyinmarch,thoughmorehouseholdsarerelyingonfoodrelatedcopingstrategies. TheuseofnegativecopingstrategieswasmostsevereinSana acityandamongdisplacedhouseholds. Householdsareconcernedabouthighfoodandfuelpricesassevereshortagesoffuelareaffectingmanyareasacrossthecountry. Situationupdate TwoyearsafterthebeginningoftheconflictinYemen,over7,600Yemenishavebeenkiled,morethan42,000havebeeninjuredandover3milionhavebeendisplaced.Sincethebeginningof2018,increasedfightinginTaizzandAlHudaydahgovernoratesledtothedisplacementofmorethan85,000people betweendecember2017andmid-march2018.manyoftherecentlydisplacedarelivingwiththeirrelatives,inrentalaccommodation,orinspontaneoussettlements,whileothersaremovingtowardsadenandsoutherngovernorates. ConflicthasescalatedinSa adaandjawfgovernorates,highlyimpactingcivilians,includingwomenandchildren.accordingtotheprotectioncluster,airstrikes,shelingandgroundfightinghaveimpactedhomes,farmsandcivilianinfrastructureandincreasedtheriskofunexplodedordnances.accordingto localauthorities,theongoingfightinginsa adaandaljawfhastriggerednew displacement. Thenumberofsuspectedcholeracasesrecordedhasdecreasedorbeenstableinmostgovernoratesandtheweeklyproportionofseverecaseshassignificantlyreduced.Asof18March,thecumulativetotalofreportedsuspectedcasessinceApril2017was1,081,420aswere2,267associateddeaths. OCHA,HumanitarianUpdate,Issue8,March2018 Source:UNHCR,BriefingNote

2 InMarch2018,mVAM conductedthe31throundofhouseholdfoodsecuritymonitoringinyemenvialivetelephoneinterviews.datawerecolectedbetween1and25march.responsesarelikelytobebiasedtowardsyounger,somewhatbetter-off householdswholiveinurbanareasandhavebetter accesstoelectricityandphone-chargingservices.sincehouseholdswithmorephonesaremorelikelytobeselected,thefindingsofthisreportareweightedbythenumberofsim cardsheldbyhouseholds.theyarealsoweightedbypopulationestimatesforidpsandnon-idps.themapspresenta snapshotofhouseholdfoodconsumptionpatternsatthetimeofdatacolectionanddonotrepresenttheprevalenceoffoodinsecurityatpopulationlevel(asisthecaseforipcmaps).detailsonmethodologyandaggregatedatatablesareavailableonline. HouseholdsSurveyed 2,422 Averageageof 40 Displacementstatus 67.3% Non-IDP 32.7% IDP GenderHeadofHousehold 3. Female 97. Male

3 Map1: % ofhouseholdswithpoorfoodconsumption Clickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentfigures1and2 Thenationalmeanfoodconsumptionscore(FCS)increasedslightlyinMarch(47.4)comparedwithFebruary(45.0)(Figure1).Thepercentageofhouseholdswhoreportedhavingapoorfoodconsumption decreasedfrom 21percentinFebruaryto16percentinMarch.However,almost50percentofthesurveyedhouseholdsreportedthattheamountoffoodthattheywereabletopurchaseinMarch decreasedcomparedtofebruary. Atthegovernoratelevel,whiletherewasaslightincreaseinthemeanFCSnotedinsomegovernorates,intheconflict-affectedgovernoratesofAlHudaydhah,Sana a,sa adaandtaizz,noimprovements wererecordedwiththelatestreportingoneofthelowestleveloffcsinthecountry(41.3).here,27percentofthesurveyedhouseholdshadapoorfoodconsumptionwhilealmostathirdhadaborderline foodconsumption. Ontheotherhand,inHajahthemeanFCSimprovedfrom 40.7inFebruaryto45.5inMarch.Atthesametime,theshareofhouseholdsreportinginadequatefoodconsumptiondecreasedcomparedto February.Theshareofhouseholdswithpoorfoodconsumptiondecreasedfrom 25percentto14percentandthosewithborderlinefrom 27percentto12percent). Therateofpoorfoodconsumptionfelamongbothsurveyeddisplacedandnon-displacedhouseholds.However,IDPscontinuedtoreportamuchhigherpercentageofinadequatefoodconsumptionand verylow diversifieddiet.onaveragestaplefoodsareeatensixdaysaweek,sugarsandfatseaten5daysaweekandpulsesconsumedonaverage3daysaweek.dairyandvegetablesareconsumedtwice aweekwhileanimalproteinandfruitsareonlyrarelyconsumed. -15% 15% -25% >25% Figure1.MeanFCS, Figure2.Percentageofhouseholdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumption,October2017-March2018 Figure3.HouseholdswithpoorandborderlineFoodConsumptionby: DisplacementStatus Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec % 25.5% 29.1% 29.6% 28.9% 27.7% 24.8% 24.8% 25.2% 23.6% 20.8% 15.9% October2017 November2017 December2017 January2018 February2018 March % 21.8% IDP 27.3% 15.4% Non-IDP

4 Negativecopinglevelsareincreasing Map3.rCSIbygovernorate,March2018 Clickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentfigures4and5 AlthoughaslightimprovementwasrecordedinMarchinthenationalmeanFCS,negativefood-relatedcopingbehaviourremainedwidespread.Themeanreducedcopingstrategiesindex(rCSI)increased from 20.8inFebruaryto21.4inMarch(Figure3).Theuseoffood-basedcopingstrategiesincreasedinAden,Sa'dahandSana acitycomparedwithfebruary.insana acity,morehouseholdsreported havingtoborrow foodorreducethenumberofmealseatenperdayandconsequentlythemeanfcsinsana acitywasthehighestinthecountry(28.0)andwelabovethenationalmean. Displacedhouseholdsaremorelikelytoresorttofood-basedcopingstrategiesthanresidents;ThemeanrCSIincreasedforIDPsinMarchreaching27.7.Morethan80percentofIDPhouseholdssurveyed reportedhavingtorestricttheconsumptionofadultmembersoftheirfamilysothatsmalchildrencaneat >20 Figure4.MeanrCSI, Figure5:PercentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesinMarch2018 Figure6.Householdcopingstrategiesby: DisplacementStatus Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec % 77.1% 65.3% 56.3% Lessexpensivefood Limitportionsizes Reducenumberof meals % 74.9% 76.2% 87.3% 63.9% 81.2% Borrow Food 55.1% 70.5% Restrictadults consumption 62.2% 83.3% Lessexpensivefood Limitportionsizes Reducenumberof meals Borrow Food Restrictadults consumption IDP Non-IDP

5 Householdsreportedhighfoodandfuelpricesduetoshortagesofthesecommodities Householdswereaskedtosharetheirthoughtsonthemainissuesaffectingfoodsecurityintheir communities.inthegraphicbelow,responsescanbeviewedbyhoveringoverthecircles.responsescan alsobefilteredbyoneormoreofthefolowingcriteria:sexoftheheadofhousehold,displacement status,foodassistancereceived,governorateand/orkeywords. Filters GenderofHeadofHousehold Displacementstatus Receivedfoodassistance? ThecolourofthebubblerepresentstheFoodConsumption(FCS); redbubblesrepresentpoorandborderlinewhilegreenrepresentacceptable.thesizerepresentsthe respondent'sage.toundoafilter,clickontheiconagain. Bygovern. Al Bykeyword Al (ex:water.

6 Forfurtherinformation Endalkachew Alamnew RomeHQ ArifHusain ChiefEconomist&DeputyDirector PolicyandProgrammeDivision JonathanRivers Head,mVAM RESOURCES mvam Monitoringweb: VAM ResourceCentre Blog Toolkit: Twitter