: Food security and nutrition situation overview (August 2018)

FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION The food situation in Chad has deteriorated, as is the million The nutritional situation has deteriorated and is of great case of the regional trend in the Sahel. Based on the 894,000 concern both in the regions and in N'djamena. In 2017, 4 results of the March 2018 harmonized framework, 4 food insecure people expected malnutrition cases the global acute malnutrition national rate is 13.9%, two million people are due to be food insecure during the points higher than in 2016. Severe acute malnutrition lean season (June-August 2018), including 991,000 severely food stands at 3.9%, above the emergency threshold of 2% approximately 520,000 refugees and returnees. Among 538,000 365,000 insecure people MAM cases SAM cases and that of 2016 at 2.6%. these people, 991,000 are severely food insecure Providing emergency response to acute malnutrition is a with a national average of ("crisis" and "emergency” phases) - having exhausted priority in 15 regions, mostly in the Sahel belt and their food reserves and unable to meet their basic food 27% N'djamena, including refugee camps, and returnee and needs. of Chadian population is displaced sites where the GAM and/or SAM rate is often In a context where access to basic social services is affected by food insecurity 10% 3,9% above or equal to the emergency threshold (GAM = 15% MAM SAM extremely limited, their health, especially their and SAM = 2%). nutritional status, can rapidly deteriorate. The areas the As the causes of malnutrition are multisectoral and linked most a ected are primarily located in the Sahel belt, Source: Harmonized Framework March 2018 (projected period), Source: SMART october 2017, nutrition cluster. to structural factors, the ght against acute malnutrition where the majority of people a ected by severe food food security cluster. must be carried out through a set of integrated and insecurity in Chad are located. Humanitarian actors multi-year interventions covering nutrition, food, health, prioritize emergency food assistance to people in education, and water, hygiene and sanitation. severe food insecurity and support the livelihood of Food insecurity - projected period (june-August 2018) Severe acute malnutrition rate (MAS) vulnerable households. Source: Harmonized Framework, march 2018 Source: SMART october 2017. Global acute malnutrition (GAM) and Development parthers are requested to provide long severe acute malnutrition (SAM) (2014 - 2017) tem and durable solutions to the current crisis. Source: SMART LIBYA LIBYA Emergency threshold Food insecure people (2016 - 2018) 15% (GAM=15%) Source: Harmonized Framework, phases 2 and above, Minimal Faible (Moins de 2%) GAM Under pressure 12% (Projected period) Critique (2% et plus) Crisis + Improvement 9% 4 ! Deterioration TIBESTI TIBESTI 6% 3,5 SAM 3% Emergency threshold NIGER (SAM=2%) 3 0% OUEST ENNEDI OUEST 2014 2015 2016 2017

ENNEDI EST ENNEDI EST 2,5 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2017 Aug. 2018 BORKOU Prévalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) Proportion of severel food insecure people by region (%) by region Source: SMART, october 2017 Emergency threshold (2%) Source: Harmonized Framework, March 2018 KANEM Ennedi Ouest 6.8 (phase 3-5, projected period) WADI FIRA 6.3 Ennedi Est 5.6 Wadi Fira 27 4.9 BARH-EL-GAZEL BARH-EL-GAZEL BATHA SUDAN N’Djamena 4.8 LAC Wadi fira Lac 27 OUADDAÏ OUADDAÏ Barh El Ghazel 4.7 Kanem 25 + Sila 4.5 HADJER-LAMIS HADJER-LAMIS 4.2 Bahr El Gazal + Tandjilé 24 SILA SILA 4.1 N'DJAMENA N'DJAMENA Batha Batha 21 ! NIGERIA Kanem 4.1 NIGERIA + Hadjer Lamis 3.6 Guera 18 CHARI-BAGUIRMI CHARI-BAGUIRMI + Lac 3.4 Ouaddaï 12 GUÉRA SALAMAT GUÉRA SALAMAT Borkou 3 2.7 Borkou 5 Guéra MAYO-KEBBI MAYO-KEBBI Ouaddai 2.5 MAYO-KEBBI EST MAYO-KEBBI EST TANDJILÉ TANDJILÉ 1.7 Ennedi 4 OUEST + MOYEN-CHARI OUEST MOYEN-CHARI Chari Baguirmi + Moyen Chari 1.4 Ennedi Ouest 3 LOGONE LOGONE 1.1 OCCIDENTAL ! OCCIDENTAL Logone Occidental + 1.1 Moyen Chari 2 LOGONE LOGONE ORIENTAL MANDOUL ORIENTAL MANDOUL 1 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Mandoul Hadjer Lamis 1 CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CAMEROUN Mayo Kebi Est 0.9 Sila 1 Mayo Kebi Ouest 0.6 Tibesti 0.6 Logone Oriental 1

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Creation date:27 August 2018 Sources: Gov of Chad, Clusters in Chad, Harmonized Framework, SMART Commentaires: [email protected] www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/chad www.reliefweb.int