SOMALIA Post-Deyr 2012 Food Security and Nutrition Outlook January to June 2013 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC EUROPEAN COMMISSION www.fews.net/somalia www.fsnau.org Despite improvements, more than one million likely to remain in Crisis through June 2013 KEY MESSAGES • As a result of posive impact of the good Deyr rains on livestock and crop performance and connued humanitarian assistance, the number of people in Crisis and Emergency (IPC Phases 3 and 4) has halved to 1.05 million. Even so, malnutrion rates in Somalia remain among the highest in the world, according to surveys conducted in October - December 2012. Humanitarian assistance to protect livelihoods, reduce acute malnutrion, and help the most food insecure populaons meet their food needs is sll necessary. • With the onset of the January to March harsh Jilaal dry season, livestock producvity will seasonally decrease, but no major changes in food security classificaon are expected between now and June. However, livelihoods in Somalia remain at risk to a wide variety of hazards such as limited water access. • Early forecasts are that the March to May Gu rains will be normal to below normal in terms of total rainfall. However, if total seasonal rainfall is well below average or very poorly distributed unlike in the early forecast, the food insecure populaon is likely to increase. The primary areas affected would likely be the maize growing, agropastoral areas of the South. Oct 2012 Sep 2013 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Hagaa dry season Jilaal dry season Deyr (minor) rainy season Gu (main) rainy season Ongoing conflict in southern and central regions expected to continue. Normal to below normal Gu rains (March-May) forecasted Deyr harvest Gu harvest Main Lean season (agricultural) Deyr off season harvest Gu assessment Deyr assessment Livestock migration to dry season grazing areas Camel calving (South) Goat/Sheep lambing Main lean season (pastoral) Minor lean season (agricultural) Minor lean season (pastoral) Camel calving Land preparation, planting and peak labor demand Land preparation, planting and peak labor demand Livestock migration to dry season grazing areas Goat/Sheep lambing Gu off season harvest SEASONAL CALENDAR FOR A TYPICAL YEAR Source: FEWS NET Somalia Map 1: Current Acute Food Insecurity Situaon, January 2013 This map represents acute food insecurity outcomes relevant for emergency decision-making. It does not necessarily reflect chronic food insecurity. Visit www.fews.net/FoodInsecurityScale for more on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classificaon (IPC) household group scale ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ! . ¹ # ¹ # ¹ # ¹ # ¹ # ¹ # ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hobyo Eyl Afmadow Burco Qardho Ceerigaabo Talex Galkacyo Luuq Iskushuban Ceel Bur Bur Hakaba Hargeysa Dinsor Bulo Barde Xudun Jariiban Baardheere Berbera Baydhaba Jilib Burtinle Sakow Ceel Afweyne Beled Weyne Garowe Kismayo Zeylac Caynabo Qandala Xudur Dhusa Mareeb Ceel Dheere Cadale Ceel Waq Sablale Laas Caanood Bossaaso Baki Bu'aale Calula Cadaado Garbaharey Ceel Barde Jowhar Balcad Wajid Jalalaqsi Badhadhe Bandar Beyla Owdweyne Tayeglow Las Qoray/ Badhan Buuhoodle Gebiley Brava Afgoye Cabudwaaq Sheikh Wanle Weyne Harardheere Borama Lughaye Aden Yabal Qoryoley Beled Hawa Dolo Rab- Dhuure Jamaame Qansax Dheere Goldogob Marka Kurtun Warrey BARI BAY MUDUG SANAG GEDO SOOL L. JUBA HIIRAN GALGADUD NUGAL BAKOOL TOGDHEER M. JUBA W. GALBEED AWDAL L. SHABELLE M. SHABELLE BANADIR KENYA HUDUR BURAO BAIDOA JOWHAR GAROWE BORAMA BU'AALE GALKAYO BOSSASO ERIGABO KISMAAYO LAS ANOD HARGEYSA DUSAMAREB GARBAHAREY BELET WEYNE ± 0 75 150 225 300 375 37.5 Kilometers 21,000 (4%) Total Urban Rural 75,000 (4%) Total Urban Rural 58,000 (9%) Total Urban Rural 16,000 (5%) Total Urban Rural 0 (0%) Total Urban Rural 41,000 (4%) Total Urban Rural 38,000 (12%) 37,000 (11%) Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural 101,000 (7%) Total Urban Rural Phase % of (000s) Total Pop 3 4% 279 4 1% 108 5 0% 0 Aggregate Numbers Rural and Urban Populations in Phases 3, 4 & 5 =10% of the population Source: FSNAU
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SOMALIA Post-Deyr 2012 Food Security and Nutrition Outlook January to June 2013
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
www.fews.net/somalia www.fsnau.org
Despite improvements, more than one million likely to remain in Crisis through June 2013
KEY MESSAGES
• As a result of positive impact of the goodDeyr rainson livestock and crop performance and continuedhumanitarian assistance, the number of people inCrisisandEmergency(IPCPhases3and4)hashalvedto1.05million.Evenso,malnutritionratesinSomaliaremain among the highest in the world, accordingto surveys conducted in October - December 2012.Humanitarianassistancetoprotectlivelihoods,reduceacutemalnutrition, and help themost food insecurepopulationsmeettheirfoodneedsisstillnecessary.
• EarlyforecastsarethattheMarchtoMayGu rainswillbenormal tobelownormal in termsof total rainfall.However,iftotalseasonalrainfalliswellbelowaverageorverypoorlydistributedunlikeintheearlyforecast,the food insecure population is likely to increase.Theprimaryareasaffectedwould likelybe themaizegrowing,agropastoralareasoftheSouth.
Oct 2012 Sep 2013
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Hagaa dry seasonJilaal dry seasonDeyr (minor) rainy season Gu (main) rainy season
Ongoing conflict in southern and central regions expected to continue. Normal to below normal Gu rains (March-May) forecasted
Deyr harvest
Gu harvest
Main Lean season(agricultural)
Deyr off season harvest
Gu assessment
Deyr assessment
Livestock migration to dry season grazing areas
Camel calving (South)
Goat/Sheep lambing
Main lean season(pastoral)
Minor lean season (agricultural)
Minor lean season (pastoral)
Camel calving
Land preparation, planting and peak labor demand
Land preparation, planting and peak labor demand
Livestock migration to dry season grazing areas
Goat/Sheep lambing
Gu off season harvest
SEASONAL CALENDAR FOR A TYPICAL YEAR
Source:FEWSNETSomalia
Map 1: Current Acute Food Insecurity Situation, January 2013
This map represents acute food insecurity outcomes relevantfor emergency decision-making. It does not necessarily reflectchronic food insecurity. Visit www.fews.net/FoodInsecurityScaleformoreontheIntegratedFoodSecurityPhaseClassification(IPC)householdgroupscale
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Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia http://www.fsnau.org
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Technical Partners Funding Agencies
P.O. Box 1230 Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya Email: [email protected] tel: 254-20-4000000 fax:254-20-4000555 FSNAU is managed by FAOThe boundaries and names on these maps do not imply o fficial endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The reg ional & District boundaries reflect those endorsed by the Government of the Republic o f Somalia in 1986.
2 Famine Early Warning Systems Network/USAID and Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit/FAO Somalia
NATIONAL OVERVIEW
Current Situation
Rural Areas
Above average harvest increased the food stocks atthe household level, while livestock production andvalue have improved. Along with these gains in foodand income, humanitarian interventions continuedaccording to the latest data gathered by FSNAU andpartnersinDecember2012.
livelihood zones, there was dry weather fromOctobertoDecember,whichisthenormalseasonalpattern.However, as isusual,moderateDecembertoFebruaryHays rainsstartedinDecemberintheseareas. The December rains were well distributedexceptinZeylacdistrictandeasternpartofBerberadistrictwhererainswerepoorlydistributed.However,noHaysrainsfell inJanuary2013exacerbatingthedry conditions that have persisted in some areassincelate2010.
• Northeast:The rainfall performance in the pastoralareaswasfairlygoodandevenlydistributedincludingintheCoastalDeehlivelihoodzone,whichhadlargerainfalldeficitsoverthepastseveralseasons
• Central regions: Rainfall inmost of the Hawd andAddun pastoral livelihood zones, and the cowpeagrowingareas(centralagropastorallivelihoodzone),wereaveragewithgoodfrequencyanddistribution.NearaveragerainfallwasalsoreceivedinmostpartsofCoastalDeehlivelihoodzoneinthecentralregions,whichhadreceivedpoorprecipitationduringtheApriltoJuneGu2012.
As a result of the Deyr rains, maize, sorghum, and cash crop production occurred on a seasonally normal schedule with overall above average output. This season, some farmers shifted from cereals to moreprofitable sesame as cereal prices have remained low inmany areas since the previousDeyr harvest inJanuary2012.MaizeandsorghumproductionfromtheDeyr2012isestimatedtobenearly145,000metrictons(MT),whichis46percenthigherthanthePostWarAverage(PWA-16-yearaverage)and51percenthigherthanthefive-yearaverage.Inspiteofthisproduction,Somaliaproducesonlyslightlyover40percentof itsannualcereal requirementevenduring thenormal seasons.Bay regioncontributesmore thanhalfofSomalia’ssorghumproduction,andproductionwasexeptionallygood inBayand inLowerandMiddle
Source: FSNAUThis map represents acute food insecurity outcomes relevant for emergency decision-making. It does not necessarily reflect chronic food
insecurity. Visit www.fews.net/FoodInsecurityScale for more on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) household group scale.
Map 2. Projected Acute Food Insecurity Situation, February to June 2013 (Most Likely Scenario)
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ERIGABO
KISMAAYO
LAS ANOD
HARGEYSA
DUSAMAREB
GARBAHAREY
BELET WEYNE
±0 75 150 225 300 37537.5
Kilometers
Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia http://www.fsnau.org
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Technical Partners Funding Agencies
P.O. Box 1230 Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya Email: [email protected] tel: 254-20-4000000 fax:254-20-4000555 FSNAU is managed by FAOThe boundaries and names on these maps do not imply o fficial endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. The reg ional & District boundaries reflect those endorsed by the Government of the Republic o f Somalia in 1986.
Somalia Acute Food Insecurity Situation OverviewRural, Urban & IDP Populations:: February - June, 2013 Most Likely Scenario
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Shabelleregions.However,theagropastoralareasofLowerJubaandGedoregionsexperiencedsignificantlybelow average crop production. In addition to cereals, nearly 51,000MT of other cropswas harvested,includingbutnotlimitedtosesame,cowpeas,rice,groundnuts,andwatermelons.ThesehighvaluecropsweremainlyharvestedinLowerandMiddleShabelleandJuba,Gedo,Hiran,andGalgadudregions.
Rangeland conditions in the most pastoral livelihoods zones in the country are near average, exceptforSoolPlateau,somepartsoftheEastGolispastorallivelihoodzone,theDharoorValleyofSanagregion,andtheNugalValleyinSoolregion,whereDeyrrainfallwasbelowaverage.Asacosequence,livestockmigratedtoareaswithbetterpastureandbrowseconditionearlierthannormal,butthemigrationwasprimarilytonormalareasofmigration.DuetopoorrainsintheSoolPlateauandNugalValleyinSoolandSanagregions,abnormallivestockoutmigrationstoadjacentareasoftheSoolPlateauinBariregionhavebeenobserved.OnDecember24and25,torrential,coldrainsfellfornearly25hoursinpartsofEylandDangorayodistrictsofNugalregion.Asaresult,asignificantnumberoflivestockdeathcausedbyhypothermiawasreportedinlocalisedareas.
As a result of the October to December Deyr rains, both pasture and water availability have increased and contributed to improved livestock body condition.TheTermsofTrade(ToT)betweenlocalqualitygoatandcerealshaveremainedfavorableandhaverisensinceearly2012.Cerealpriceshavebeenlowerthanintheyearbefore(Deyr 2011harvest),andlocalqualitygoatpriceshavebeenexceptionallyhighinmanymarketssinceApril orMay, before thepeakexport period. Thesehigher local quality goatprices and low cerealpricescontinuedintoDecemberinmostpastoralandagropastorallivelihoodzones,keepingToTfavorableforhouseholdsthatneedtosellgoatsinordertobuycereals.Inthepastoralareas,inOctoberandNovember,mostlivestockspecieseitherconceivedorweremilking.ExceptionswerefoundinwesternGubanpastorallivelihoodzone,partsoftheSoolPlateau,andCoastalDeeh livelihoodzone.Barringthoseexceptions,withrecentbirths livestockholdingsandherdsizesforpoorhouseholds increasedacrossallspeciessinceJuly2012.Overall,reportedherdsizesinDecember2012werestillbelowhouseholdeconomybaselineprofilelevels,whichwererecordedasrecentlyas2009to2011inmanyareasofnorthernSomalia.However,camelholdingsintheHawdandWestandEastGolispastorallivelihoodzonesoftheNorthwestincreasedsinceJulyandwereabovebaselinelevels.
Duetoincreasedcropproduction,improvedlivestockproduction,increasedlivestockvalues,andfavorablecasual daily labor rates, food security outcomes for themost rural parts of the country have improvedsignificantlysinceAugust2012.MostruralareasofthecountryarecurrentlyStressed(IPCPhase2)althougheveninStressed(IPCPhase2)areas,thereremainmanypoorhouseholdsstillineitherCrisis(IPCPhase3)
Muchlikeinruralareas,theDecember2012assessmentresultsindicatedimprovedfoodsecurityoutcomesinurbanareassinceJuly2012.Keyoutcomesoftheassessmentindicateimprovedfoodaccess.Forexample,lessthan10percentofurbanhouseholdsintheNorthandBanadirwereemployingseverecopingstrategies,such as the reliance on support from the community or relatives to obtain food. Households reportedincreasedownershipofmorediverserangeofassets,includingproductiveassets.Thenumberofproductiveandotherassetsowned increased slightly in theNorth.Householdsmostly reported stableor improvedaccesstovariousincomesourcesincludingcasuallabor,skilledlabor,pettytrade,andself-employment.
In most regions of the North, over 80 percent ofurban households had acceptable food consumptionas defined by their Food Consumption Score (FCS).TheFCS isa tool tomeasure foodconsumptionusingboth reported dietary diversity and frequency ofconsumption. The December scores in the Northrepresent an improvement in the FCSs recorded inJuly and August 2012. In Banadir Region, about 78percentofhouseholdshadacceptableconsumption,areductionfromJuly2012estimatesof86percent(Figure1). The households that reported poor to borderlinefood consumption are also characterized by havinga relatively higher percentage of total expendituresdevotedtofood.Mostarespendingmorethan75percentoftotalexpendituresonfoodalone.Theyalsoreportedhighlevelofdebtsincurredfrompurchasesofbothfoodandnon-fooditems.
While incomehasbeensteadyorrising formanyhouseholds, thecostof foodandothernecessitieshasfallenslightly.TheMinimumExpenditureBasket(MEB)isabasketofgoods,services,andobligatoryfees,whichisusedfortrackingthepricesofconsumergoodsandservicesandservesasalessdata-intensiveproxyforothermeasurementsoftheoverallcostoflivingsuchasconstructionofaconsumerpriceindex(CPI).ThistotalmonthlycostforagivenregiontosupportahouseholdofsixtosevenpeopleisreferredtoastheCostoftheMinimumExpenditureBasket(CMB).FromJuly2012toDecember2012,theCMBdeclinedbetween5and11percentinmosturbanareasoftheSouth,includingBanadir,LowerShabelle,Bay,andHiranregionswhileitremainedstableintheremainingurbanareasintheSouth.Inthecentralregions,itdeclinedbetween13and17percent.InsouthernandcentralSomalia,theincreaseinportactivityinMogadishu,aswellasdeclininglocallyproducedcerealpricesledtothisimprovedcostoflivingasmeasuredbythedecliningCMBinmostsouthernregionsandstrengthenedpurchasingpoweroftheurbanpoor.IntheNortheast,inSanag,Bari,andNugalregions,thedeclineswerebetween4and14percent.However,intheNorthwest,theCMBwasmostlystablefromJulytoDecember2012.
While the CMBprovides a guide to the overall cost of living, the actual purchasing power of the urbanpoorcanbeapproximatelymeasuredthroughthecasual,dailylaborwagestocerealsToT.Inmostregionsfrom July 2012 toDecember2012, the ToTbetweendaily, casual laborwages and locally grown cerealsincreased.InmostregionsoftheSouth,thelabortolocalcerealToTincreasedbetween2and7kilograms
Figure 1: Food Consumption Score in urban areas, December 2012
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(kg), meaning a casual laborer’s wages foronedaywouldpurchasethismuchmoreredsorghumorwhitemaizeinDecemberthanitdidinJuly.ThelabortocerealsToTincreasedfromonetotwokgperdayinotherpartsoftheSouth, inthecentral regions,and intheNortheast. The December 2012 ToT rangedfrom15 to22kgperday in theSouthwiththeexceptionofBakol regionwhereaday’swageonlyearnsenoughtopurchasesixkgofredsorghumandinLowerJubaRegionwhereaday’swageonlyearnsenoughtopurchase10kgofwhitemaize.IntheCentralregions,theDecember2012day’swagetolocalcerealToTarearound6or7kgofgrainforeachday’swagewhiletheyarebetween6and8kgintheNortheastandbetween8and12kgoflocalcerealperday’sworkintheNorthwest.Overall,theDecember2012dailylaborwagetolocallyproducedcerealToTaresignificantlyabovetheirfive-yearaveragesexceptforinBakolRegionwhereToTremainnearthefive-yearaverage(Figure2).
Despite the improved food security in manyparts of the South, food spending among theurban poor in parts of southern and centralSomalia remainswell above75percentof totalexpenditures, which may indicate continueddifficulties accessing food. Among the urbanpoor,thepercentageofhouseholdincomespenton food remainsparticularlyhigh in the centralregions at 84 percent of total expenditures,in Lower Juba region at 83 percent of totalexpenditures,andinBakolat77percentoftotalexpenditures.Conflictthathasrestrainedtrade,marketactivities,andlaboraccessfortheurbanpoor may be one cause of the persistence ofthesehighexpenditurelevelsonfood(Figure3).
FromJuly2012toDecember2012,theurbanpopulationestimatedtobeinacutefoodinsecuritycrisis(IPCPhase3orhigher)reducedfrom450,000to152,000people. Inadditiontotheurbanpooratthehigherendof theacute food insecurity IPCscale,anestimated340,000urbanpeopleareclassifiedasStressed(IPCPhase2).Sixtythreepercentoftheurbanpopulation inCrisis (IPCPhase3)arestillconcentrated intheSouth.Asignificantnumber,estimatedtobe36percentoftheurbanpopulationinCrisis(IPCPhase3)orhigherareintheNorth,andonlyaveryfewcases,representingapproximatelyonepercentoftheurbanpopulation inCrisis (IPC Phase 3) or higher are found in the theCentral regions. Similarly, of the urbanpopulationclassifiedasStressed(IPCPhase2),63percentareintheSouth,37percentintheNorth,and10percentinthecentralregions.
Settlements of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
From October to December 2012, FSNAU and partnersconducted42nutritionsurveys inSomaliausingStandardizedMonitoringandAssessmentofReliefandTransitions(SMART)methods. These surveys indicate that the nutrition situationimproved(Map3)sincethesurveysconductedinApriltoJuly2012.
• Globalacutemalnutrition(GAM)rateshavereducedsinceJuly 2012 from Very Critical (20.0 to 29.9 percent) toCritical levels (15.0to19.9percent)amongpastoralists inWestGolisandGubanpastorallivelihoodzonesandamongagropastoralistsinBayregion.IntheNugalValley,theratefellfromVery CriticaltoSerious(10.0to14.9percent).Mostotherareas remainunchanged,but inMatabandistrict inHiran region, theGAMratedeteriorated fromtheCriticalto theVery Critical level.Amongsettlementsof internallydisplaced persons (IDPs), the GAM rate remained at theCritical to Very Criticallevels.However,IDPsettlementsinHargeisaandGaroweremainedatSerioustoCriticallevels.
• SevereAcuteMalnutrition(SAM)rateshaveeitherdeclinedsinceJuly2012orbeensustainedwithinAcceptablelevels(under2.5percent).AfewexceptionstothisgeneraltrendswerefoundintheHawdoftheNorthwestand inAddunpastoral livelihood zonewhere SAM rateswere at theAlert level (2.5 to 3.4 percent),amongagropastoralistsinnorthernGedoregionwhereSAMrateswereattheSerious level(3.5to4.4percent),inBeletweyneDistrictinHiranregionwheretheywereattheCriticallevel(4.5to5.9percent),andinMatabanDistrictinHiranregionwheretheywereattheVery Criticallevel(6.0to9.9percent). IDPsinsettlementsinDolo,Dobley,Berbera,andQardhohadCritical to Very CriticallevelsofSAMrates.
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A total of 215,000 children under five-years-old are acutely malnourished, representing 14.3 percent of the estimated 1.5 million children under the age of five who live in Somalia. Thisrepresentsaslightimprovementfromthe236,000 acutelymalnourishedchildren,16percentofthe1.5millionchildren,reportedinAugust2012.Outofthis,anestimate45,000children,threepercentofchildren,areseverelymalnourished,whichisaslightimprovementfromthe54,000children,3.5percent,reportedinAugust2012.SouthernSomaliahosts147,000ofthenationaltotalofacutelymalnourishedchildren.WhilethetotalnumberintheSouthisdownfrom168,000inAugust2012,themajorityofacutelymalnourishedchildrenremainintheSouthwith66percentofacutelymalnourishedchildrenlivingintheSouth.
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Markets and Trade:
• Localsorghumandmaizepriceswill likelyincreaseslightlyorremainstableattheircurrentlowlevelsfromnowuntilJuneduetotheseasonaldecreasesfromtheaboveaverageDeyr harvest,andanearlyfully stocked cerealmarkets from recent harvests and from humanitarian supplies. These priceswillfollowusual,seasonal trendofaslight increasewithapeak in JunebeforegreenconsumptionofGu cropsbeginsinJuly.
• TheSomalishilling(SoSh)islikelytostabilizearoundSoSh20,000foreachU.S.dollar(USD)orcontinueto slightly appreciate against major foreign currencies due to continued growth of the economy ofMogadishu,relativestabilityinthecountry,andalimitedsupplyoftheSomalishilling.
• The Somaliland shilling (SlSh)will likely remain stable as foreign currencyearnings in the SomalilandshillingzoneoftheNorthwestseasonally increase inanticipationofgreaterforeigncurrencyearningsduringthelivestockexportpeakinSeptemberandOctober2013.
Humanitarian Assistance:
• Basedon theSomalia foodsecurity cluster’s (FSC) interventionplans for January toMarch2013, theplanned figures for interventions that support livelihoods, improve access to food, or provide socialsafetynetshavedecreasedfromtheirDecember2012level,andoverall,assistancewillbeassumedtomoderatelydecreaseduringtheJanuarytoMarchperiod.
Conflict:
• GovernmentofSomaliaforcessupportedbytheAfricanUnionMissioninSomalia(AMISOM)arelikelytocontinuetoincreasethefrequencyandscaleofmaneuvers,primarilyintheSouth.Also,lesscoordinatedattacksandcounter-maneuversfromarmedgroupsinmostpartsoftheSouthwillcontinue.Theconflictis likely to continue to restrict humanitarian access and disrupting trade andmovements of people,includingmigrantlaborers,andlivestockinconflictaffected-areas.ThemostaffectedareasarelikelytobeinLowerandMiddleShabelleRegions,LowerandMiddleJubaRegions,andGedoRegion.
Most Likely Food Security Outcomes
National Level
AccordingtoFoodSecurityandNutritionAnalysisUnit(FSNAU)oftheU.N.’sFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)andtheFamineEarlyWarningSystemsNetwork(FEWSNET),anestimated1.05millionpeoplewillremaininafoodsecurityCrisisorEmergency(IPCPhase3or4)fromFebruarytoJune2013.FromJanuarytoMarch,mostofSomaliawillbeintheJilaal dryseason.Theproductivityoflivestockwillseasonallydecrease.Warmertemperaturesforecastforthisseasonarelikelytoleadtomorerapiddepletionofwatersourcesandadeclineinpastureandbrowseconditions,especiallyintheareasthathadpoorerrainfallduringtheOctobertoDecember2012Deyr,includingtheSoolPlateauandpartsoftheNugalValleyintheNortheast.Whilenomajorchanges in foodsecurityclassificationareexpectedbetweennowand June, livelihoods inSomaliaremainatrisktoawidevarietyofhazards.
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Themost likely scenario assumes, based on early forecasts that theApril to June 2013Gu rainswill benormal tobelownormal inamountwithanearlynormal start.NormalornearnormalGu rainfall totalswould allowmany households to continuemeeting their food needs, recover from previous crises, andbuildassets.However,apoorerseasoncouldincreasethenumberofhouseholdsinfoodsecurityCrisis(IPCPhase3)orEmergency(IPCPhase4).Thebelownormalrainswouldprimarilyaffectrainfed,maize-growingareas in southern Somalia asmaizehas higherwater requirements than theothermore common cropssuchassorghum,cowpeas,andsesame.AgropastoralareasinLowerJubaregionandthemaize-growing,agropastoralareasofGedowouldwitnessthehighest impactonfoodsecurity,astheseareasalsohadapoorerDeyrharvestthanintherestoftheSouth.
Between February and June 2013, the food security outcomes inmost pastoral livelihood zones in thecentralandnorthernregionsareexpectedtoremainstableatStressed(IPCPhase2).Whilethisrepresentsanimprovementinsomeareasfrompreviousoutlooks,householdscontinuetorelyonfoodaid,formalandinformalsafetynets,andself-employment,includingtheproductionofcharcoalandfirewoodgathering,tomeettheirfoodandnon-foodneeds.Theoutlookremainsstablethough,primarily,becauseoflargelystableandseasonallynormaltrends instaplefoodpricesandtheexpectedfurther improvement in livestocktocerealsToTasdemandforexportqualitylivestockincreasesoverthenextseveralmonths.Thecontinuedfavorablepricesof livestockand livestockproductsdue todemandboth in localandexportmarketsareexpectedtosupportcontinuedfavourabletermsoftrade.
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Nutrition Outcomes
The nutrition situation outlook for February to April 2013 isinferred from current estimates of the nutritional situation,and seasonal trends from data collected from 2001 to 2011,alongsidewith historical disease patterns andprojected foodsecuritytrendsfortheFebruarytoApril2013period(Map4).Ingeneral,thenutritionsituationislikelytoremainstableacrossthe country in the coming threemonths with exceptions, asfollows:
• The Sool Plateau could deteriorate to the Serious phase,consistent with declining water availability during theJilaal,associateddeclinesinfoodsecurity,andthetypicallyseasonallyelevatedlevelsassociatedwiththeJilaal.
• Middle and Lower Shabelle regions are likely to be nearmedian(2001-2011)levels,andentertheSeriousphase.
AREAS OF CONCERN
Lower Juba Agropastoral Livelihood Zone (Jamame district)
Current Situation
Due to the late start and significantly below average totalrainfall from the October to December Deyr rains in theagropastoralareasofLowerJuba,theDeyrharvestinJanuaryremainedsignificantlybelowaverage(Figure4).Maizecropslargely failed to grow, so there is very little Deyr harvest,compoundingthedifficultyoffoodaccesscausedbytheverypoor remaining household stocks from previous harvests.LowerJubaagropastorallivelihoodzoneinAfmadow,Hagar,and Jamame districts experienced a near failure of Deyr maizeproduction.Householdsalsohavebelowtheover10yearsoldbaseline livestockholdings to sell to fundmarketpurchasesof food.Households intheagropastoralareasofJamamedistrictinLowerJubaregionaremainlycrop-dependent,sotheyhavebeenthemostaffectedbythepoorproductionandhavethefewestotherresourcestorelyupon.ThisareaiscurrentlyclassifiedinCrisis (IPCPhase3).
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Local quality goat pricesinDecember2012inthethreemainagropastoralmarketsofAfmadow,Jamame,andHagarhadbeendecreasingsinceOctober2012followingseasonaltrends.However,localqualitygoatpricesinDecemberwerestill32higherthanatthesametimelastyearand49percentabovethefive-yearaverage.Inthesemarkets,thelocalqualitygoat to white maize ToThaveremainedrelativelystablethroughout2012,butinDecember2012,theyare131higherthanthesametimein2011and39percentabovethefive-yearaverage.Similarly,thedaily,casual laborwageratetowhitemaizeToTdecreasedfromJulytoDecember2012,butitwashigherthaninDecember2011andthefive-yearaverageby100and14percent,respectively.Thecurrentdebt levelforpoorhouseholdsisestimatedbetweenUSD100and150,adecreasefromtheUSD140to200levelsrecordedfromOctobertoDecember2011.LocallyproducedcerealpricesinLowerJubaagropastoralhaveremainedstablesinceNovember2012andarefollowingtypicalseasonaltrendsdespitethe locallypoorproductionprospectsandsubsequentlybelowaverageharvest. Basedon these factors,coupledwithcurrent insecurityand limitedhumanitarianassistance,poorhouseholds inJamameDistrictwhichisthemainmaizeproducingareainLowerJubaRegionhavesignificantfoodconsumptiongaps,andtheyareinCrisis(IPCPhase3).However,otheragropastoralaeasofthis livelihoodzone,whicharemorelivestockdependent,arecurrentlyStressed(IPCPhase2).
NorepresentativeSMARTnutritionsurveywasconductedin LowerJubaagropastorallivelihoodzonebeweenOctober andDecember 2013. However, SMART assessmentmeasuringmiddle-upper arm circumference(MUAC)inNovemberrecorded14.4percentofchildrenunderfivewithMUACbelow12.5centimenters(cm)and2.4percentbelow11.5cm.TheseratesarecategorizedasLikelyVery Critical.
• Insecurity is likely to be high in this region between February and Junewith likely clashes betweenGovernmentofSomaliaforcessupportedbyAMISOMandarmedgroupsorganizedaroundsingleclansorcoalitionsofclans.
Averagetobelowaveragerainfallwilllikelyresultinlimitedwateravailabilityandlesswaterthannecessarytomeetmaizewaterrequirements.Givenlimitedresourcesgoingintotheseason,theareaplantedislikelytobebelowaverage.This,alongwithlackofstockstouseforpaymentorcashforlabor,willreducedemandforagricultural laborduringplantingandweedingduring theApril to JuneGu rains.AspoorhouseholdslackstocksfromtheDeyrharvestorfrompreviousseasons,theywilldependonmarketpurchasesoffood.Tofundthesepurchases,thequantityoflivestocksoldwillincrease,reducingpoorhouseholds’herdsizesthrough distress sales. However, between January andMarch 2013, poor households’ incomewill likelyremainrelativelystableduetothelimitedincomefromlivestockandmilksales.FromApriltoJune2013,theincomeofpoorhouseholdswillbewellbelownormalthoughasusuallyhouseholdswouldhavesomeincomefromlaborrelatedtolandpreparation,planting,andweedingfortheongoingGuseason.
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season,andthetypical,seasonalchangesassociatedwiththeApriltoJuneleanseason,foodconsumptionwilldeclineoverthecourseofFebruarytoJune.Poorhouseholds’accesstomilkwilldecreaseaslivestockbecomelessproductiveduringthedryseason,resultinginnutritionaldeterioration.GreenmaizeandgreencowpeaswerenotavailableastheynormallywouldhavebeeninJanuary,sohouseholdsalreadyhaveverylittleoftheirownproducedfoodtoconsume.Foodconsumptiongapshavelikelyalreadystartedtooccur,andhouseholdsarelikelytolimitconsumptionthroughJune.Increasedcerealcommodityprices,increasingcivilinsecurity,andfurtherassetlossesarepossible.Tradedisruptionsrelatedtoinsecuritymayfurtherreducemarketsupplyandare likelyto leadtodisplacement.Thiscanresult in livelihoodchangeasagropastoralhouseholdsare forced intourbanareas in searchofassistance, security, and laboropportunities.DuringboththedryJanuarytoMarchJilaalseasonandtheApriltoJuneagriculturalleanseason,foodconsumptiongapswillgraduallyincrease,despitesomemilkavailability.Accesstofoodforpoorhouseholdswillfurtherdeteriorate,butitisunlikelytoexceedCrisis(IPCPhase3)thoughthenumberofhouseholdwhowillfacetheincreasingfoodconsumptiongapswilllikelyincrease.
InDecember2012,theimportedricepricewas11,6,and11percentabovethesametimelastyear,thefive-yearaverage,andJuly2012,respectively.Risingricepricesandadecliningnumberofsaleablelivestockhave resulted in households increasingly purchasing food with credit. Debt levels for poor householdsrangingbetweenUSD170and200,muchhigherthanamoretypicaldebtlevelaroundUSD100orpreviouslyrecordedmaximumsofaroundUSD150.Duetoparallelincreasesincerealsandlivestockprices,thetermsoftradeweremostlystableastheyonlyincreasedfivepercentbetweenDecember2011andDecember2012.Whiletermsoftradehavenotdeterioratedoverthepastyear,thepurchasingpowerofpoorhouseholdsisstillunabletosupportadequatefoodaccessastherearefewlivestocktosell.
According to FSNAU and partners representative SMART nutrition survey conducted in November andDecember2012,themalnutritionrateinGubanpastorallivelihoodzonehasreducedfromtheVery CriticaltoCritical levelscomparedtothepreviousJuly2012survey.TheGAMratewas17.3percent(confidenceinterval (CI) 13.5 to 21.9percent), and the SAM ratewas 2.1 percent (CI 1.3 to 6.0 percent). The crudemortalityrate(CMR)andunder-fivemortalityrate(<5MR)are0.11(CI0.03to0.34)per10,000peopleand0.32 (CI0.10 to1.31)per10,000people, respectively.Thesomewhat improvednutritionsituation in thelivelihood zone is likelydue to short-livedmilk availability fromAugust toOctober2012 following camel
• Householddebtlevelsarelikelytoincreasetopurchasefood,butthebetter-offhouseholdsandtraderswill eventually stop offering additional credit lines to poor households as they are unable to makerepaymentsorenoughpaymentstoreopenlinesofcredit.
Deteriorated livestockbody conditionwill result in decreased local quality goat to cereal termsof tradebetweenFebruaryandJune.Consequently,poorhouseholds’purchasingpowerandaccess tobasic foodpurchaseswillcontinuetodecline.Limitedhumanitarianassistanceandlimitedmilkavailabilitywill likelynegatively affect nutritional status. Themalnutrition rate is expected to increase above what would beexpectedseasonally.
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waterforbothlivestockandhumanconsumption.Duringthistimepoorhouseholdswillengageinnegativecoping strategies such as selling camels. Access to foodwill likely beminimal. Households are likely toconsumeonlyorlessthanfourfoodgroupsofcereals,sugar,oil,andmilk.TheproportionofthepopulationinCrisis(IPCPhase3)willlikelyincreasebetweennowandJune,buttheareaclassificationwillremainatCrisis(IPCPhase3).
IDP settlements
Current Situation
From October to December 2012, FSNAU and partners carried out joint food security and nutritionassessments in ten IDP settlements, seven in the North in Hargeisa, Berbera, Burco, Bossaso, Qardho,Garowe,andGalakayo.TwointheSouthinBanadirRegion(Mogadishu)andBaidoa.StandalonenutritionsurveyswerealsoconductedinIDPsettlementsinLowerJuba(Kismayo,Dobley)andGedo(Dolo).TheUNHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)estimates1.1to1.36millionIDPsaredisplacedasofJanuary2013.
IDPshavepoorassetbaseswithanaverageofonlyoneassettypeperhouseholdsuchasamobilephone,wheelbarrow,ortoolforskilledwork.ThemajorityofIDPhouseholdsreportedhavingonlyoneincomesourceandoneincome-earningmemberperhousehold.Thekeysourcesofincomereportedarecasual,unskilledlabour,pettytrade,andself-employmentactivities.Duetolowlevelofincomeearningopportunities,manyIDPs remain unable to purchase the CMB, despite its declining total cost in nominal terms. The studiesrevealed that largest portion of an IDP household’smonthly budgetwent to food andwater purchases,averagingbetween75and80percentoftheirtotalexpenditures.IDPswithpoorfoodconsumptioninBurco,Qardho,Galkayo,andBanadirregion(Mogadishu)alsohavehighlevelofoutstandingdebtsfrompurchasesoffoodandwater(45-80%oftheMEB).
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Aroundhalf of these IDPs, about 615,000people in various settlements are currently classified to be inCrisisorEmergency (IPCPhases3or4).Sevenoutofthetenassessedsettlements,Berbera,Burco,Bossaso,Qardho,Garowe,Galakayo,andBanadirRegion(Mogadishu)wereclassifiedinEmergency (IPCPhase4)1.However,IDPsinHargeisa,Garowe,andBaidoatownswereclassifiedinCrisis(IPCPhase3).Duetolackofmoreextensivepopulationstatisticsatthesettlementlevel,estimatesoftheexactnumberofIDPsateachphasewerenotpossible. Instead, FSNAUassigned thedominant IPCphase classification for eachof thesettlementsassessedasthiswouldencompassatleast20percentofthepopulation.
Table 1: Possible events over the next six months that could change the most-likely scenario.
Area Event Impact on food security outcomes
Agropastoral areas of Lower Juba and Gedo regions
A late start or well below average total rainfall for the April to June Gu rains
Below average April to June Gu rains could result in seriously reduced Gu harvest in July and August. As the crops perform poorly, this will reduce labor opportunities and daily wage rates for activities such as weeding or harvesting. With reduced income from labor, which typically provide around a quarter of annual income, households will increase their livestock sales to purchase food. This would further reduce the herd sizes of poor households. Many households could reach the Emergency (IPC Phase 4) level of food insecurity with little or none of their own production and limited income to purchase food by June or July 2012.
ABOUTSCENARIODEVELOPMENTTo project food security outcomes over a six-month period, FEWS NET develops a set of assumptionsabout likelyevents,theireffects,andtheprobableresponsesofvariousactors.FEWSNETanalyzesthoseassumptionsinthecontextofcurrentconditionsandlocallivelihoodstodevelopscenariosestimatingfoodsecurityoutcomes.Typically,FEWSNETreportsonlythemostlikelyscenario.
1 Due to lack of proper population statistics at settlement level, estimates of the exact number of IDPs in crisis were not possible. Instead FSNAU assigns the dominant IPC phase classification for each of the settlements assessed