Objectives of the study
The purpose of the study is to generate food security and vulnerability information to help policy and decision makers to design and implement programs that contribute to the reduction of urban food insecurity and vulnerability. The specific objectives of the study include: · To identify food security and livelihoods problems, constraints, strategies and coping mechanisms among different social and economic groups in the selected major towns of Somali, Harari and Dire Dawa Regions; · To do an in-depth analysis of major factors to food and livelihoods insecurity in the selected towns in order to inform policy and program design as well as potential areas of interventions; · To establish baseline data on urban vulnerability and lay foundation for developing a practical monitoring system that provides an early indication of food insecurity and livelihoods vulnerability; · To assess the impact of Government initiatives with regard to cereal price stabilization program and identify gaps and problems encountered.
Resource collections
- Topics
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
