reducedcoping StrategyIndex

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1 Householdsincreasinglydependentonfoodassistanceandnegativecopingstrategiestocoverfoodgap Keypoints Indicatorsshow thatfoodconsumptiondeterioratedinsa dah HouseholdrelianceonthemostseverenegativecopingstrategiesincreasedinNovember Overhalfofhouseholdswithinadequatefoodconsumptionaredependentonfoodassistanceastheirprimary sourceoffood Situationupdate WFP/MENA AtthebeginningofNovember,theconflictescalatedinYemenleadingtotheclosureofallandborders,seaportsandairports,whichpreventedcommercialandhumanitariangoodsfrom enteringthecountry.the costoffood,water,fuelandotherhouseholdgoodsincreasedsharply.theblockadewaspartialyliftedon13november;however,seaandairportsinthenorthremainedinaccessibleuntil25november.accesstoal HudaydahandalSaleefportshassincebeenrestoredforhumanitariancargoandintherecentannouncementtheambassadorofSaudiArabiatoYemen,alsoannouncedthatfor30days,theportofHudaydahandal Saleefareopenforcommercialshipmentsoffood,fuelandothernon-fooditems.TheWFP-charteredvesselMVAmazon,thefirsthumanitarianfoodshipmentsincetheblockadebegan,arrivedatalSaleefporton 26Novembercarrying25,000tonsofwheat,enoughtofeedover1.8milionpeopleforonemonth. Between17Apriland26November,thetotalof959,810suspectedcholeracaseswerereportedinYemen,with2,219associateddeaths.Adropinreportedcaseshaspromptedareductionofcholeraresponse activities. Source1:OCHAHumanitarianBuletin,Yemen Source2:WHOYemenCholeraResponse,November2017

2 InNovember2017,mVAM conductedthe27throundofhouseholdfoodsecuritymonitoringinyemenvialivetelephoneinterviews.datawerecolectedbetween1and18november.responsesarelikelytobebiased towardsyounger,somewhatbetter-off householdswholiveinurbanareasandhavebetteraccesstoelectricityandphone-chargingservices.inmarch2016,aquestiononthenumberofactivemobilephoneowners perhouseholdwasintroducedtothequestionnairetoadjustforthefactthathouseholdswithmorephonesaremorelikelytobeselected.thefindingsofthisreportareweightedbythenumberofsim cardsheldby householdsandthepopulationestimatesforidpsandnon-idps.themapspresentasnapshotofhouseholdfoodconsumptionpatternsatthetimeofdatacolectionanddonotrepresenttheprevalenceoffood insecurityatpopulationlevel(asisthecaseforipcmaps).detailsonmethodologyandaggregatedatatablesareavailableonline. HouseholdsSurveyed 2,422 Averageageof 40 Displacementstatus 68.8% Non-IDP 31.2% IDP GenderHeadofHousehold 3.1% Female 96.9% Male ResidenceType Guest 8.2% Rental 32.2% Other 4. Ownhome 55.6%

3 FoodconsumptionworsensinSa dah Map2: % ofhouseholdswithpoororborderlinefoodconsumption Clickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentfigures1and2 Thenationalmeanfoodconsumptionscore(FCS)wasstablebetweenOctoberandNovember(Figure1).Concurrently,50percentofthesurveyed populationreportedhavinginadequatefoodconsumption. OverhalfthesurveyedgovernoratesreportedameanFCSbelow thenationalaverage,withthelowestlevelsrecordedinraymah(36.0),albayda (37.2)andTaizz(37.8).Inthesegovernorates,morethan60percentofthesurveyedpopulationhavepoororborderlinefoodconsumption.The weeklydietofthesehouseholdsconsistsmainlyofstaplefoodsandsugar,whichareeatenfivetimesaweek.pulses,vegetablesanddairy productsareconsumedtwiceaweek,andfruitandanimalproteinlessthanonceaweek. DespiteWFPassistancecontinuetoreachalmost75percentofthepopulationinSa ada,afalinthemeanfcshasbeennoticedinsa dah governorate,from 52.4inOctoberto45.6inNovember.Consequently,theshareofhouseholdswithpoororborderlinefoodconsumptionhas risenfrom 35percentto50percent % 55% -7 >7 Figure1.MeanFCS,2017vs.2016vs.2014(pre-crisis) Figure2.Percentageofhouseholdswithpoorandborderlinefoodconsumpt. Figure3.HouseholdswithpoorandborderlineFoodConsumptionby: DisplacementStatus Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunJul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2014(CFSS) % 27.3% 26.5% 27.3% 25.5% 25.6% 28.2% % 20.2% 24.8% 24.8% % % 24.5% 40.0 May July August September October November IDP Non-IDP BorderlineFC PoorFC BorderlineFC PoorFC

4 Riseinfood-relatednegativecopingstrategies Map3.rCSIbygovernorate,October2017 Clickononeormoregovernoratesonthemaptogetthecorrespondentfigures5and6 Theuseoffood-relatednegativecopingstrategiescontinuedtobewidespreadacrossYemeninNovember,with91percentofhouseholdsemployingatleast oneofthefivemonitoredstrategies.thenationalmeanreducedcopingstrategiesindex(rcsi)washigherinnovember(21.1)thanoctober(20.3),indicating increasedlevelsofstressamonghouseholds.thistrendwasmainlyseeninalbaydagovernorate,wheremeanrcsirosefrom 20.3inOctoberto22.8in November.Theuseofconsumption-basedstrategiesisparticularlyhighinHajah(25.7),wheremorethan80percentofhouseholdsareeatingsmaler portions,eatingfewermealsaday,andrestrictingtheconsumptionofadultssosmalchildrencaneat. Overal,householdsreportedrelyingmorefrequentlyonthetwomostseverecopingstrategies:borrowingfood(usedby52percentofhouseholdsinOctober and57percentinnovember)andrestrictingadultconsumptionsosmalchildrencaneat(60percentinoctoberand64percentinnovember).themeanrcsi foridpsroseinnovember,reaching26.3.thisishigherthanthenationalaverage(21.1)andhigherthanthemeanrcsiofnon-displacedhouseholds(20.6).in November,morehouseholdsreportedfoodassistanceastheirprimarysourceoffood(24percent).Thisreliancewasgreateramongdisplacedhouseholds(39 percent)thanresidenthouseholds(23percent).around25percentofhouseholdswithpoorfoodconsumptionand31percentofthosewithborderline consumptionarereliantonfoodassistanceastheirmainsourceoffood,comparedwith19percentofhouseholdswithacceptablefoodconsumption.the marketisthemainsourceoffoodfor37percentofthosewithacceptablefoodconsumption,30percentofthosewithpoorconsumptionand26percentof thosewithborderlineconsumption >20 Figure4.MeanrCSI,2017vs.2016vs.2014(pre-crisis) Figure6:Percentageofhouseholdsusingnegativecopingstrategiesin November2017 Figure7.Householdcopingstrategiesby: DisplacementStatus Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov (CFSS) % 75.9% 67.9% % 5 Lessexpensive food % 74.4% Limitportion sizes 75.1% 84.1% Reducenumber Borrow Food Restrictadults ofmeals consumption 80.3% 66.8% % 62.2% Lessexpensive food Limitportion sizes Reduce number. Borrow Food Restrictadults consumption IDP Non-IDP

5 Householdsconcernedabouthighfoodpricesandfoodscarcity Householdswereaskedtosharetheiropinionsonthemainissues affectingfoodsecurityintheircommunities.themostrecurrentterms intheirrepliesrevealtheirconcerns:shortagesoffoodandmoney,lack ofdrinkingwater,needforassistance,highfoodprices, unemployment,anddiseases. Inthegraphicbelow,responsesareviewablebyhoveringoverthe circles.responsescanalsobefilteredbyoneormoreofthefolowing criteria:sexoftheheadofhousehold,displacementstatus,food assistancereceived,governorateand/orkeywords. Filters GenderofHeadofHousehold Displacementstatus Receivedfoodassistance? Bygovern. Al Bykeywor Ạl ThecolourofthebubblerepresentstheFoodConsumption(FCS); redbubblesrepresentpoorandborderlinewhilegreen representacceptable.thesizerepresentstherespondent'sage.toundo.

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