Title:

IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis October 2019 โ€“ September 2020

Publication Year:
2020
Abstract:

In Namibia, an estimated 430,000 people (18% of the total population) are currently experiencing severe acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3+). Between October 2019 and March 2020, 8 of Namibia's 14 regions are experiencing Crisis conditions of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3). The most afected regions are Hardap, Kavango East, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Zambezi, each having 20 percent of its population facing Phase 3 (Crisis) conditions. Despite the ongoing humanitarian interventions provided by the government of Namibia, helping around 258,000 people, 18 percent of the country's total population requires immediate humanitarian action. Communal farming households located in the Zambezi, Kavango East and Kavango West regions were signifcantly afected, as their food supplies for income generation and personal consumption were severely reduced by the dry weather conditions earlier in 2019. The purchasing power of communal households in these regions is extremely low due to low incomes, making people very vulnerable to pricing spikes in the market.

Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
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