: Food security and nutrition situation overview (September 2018)

FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION

The nutritional situation has deteriorated and is of The food situation in Chad has deteriorated, as is million* the case of the regional trend in the Sahel. Based 917,000 great concern both in the provinces and in N'djamena. 4.5 on the results of the March 2018 harmonized food insecure people expected malnutrition cases In 2017, the global acute malnutrition national rate is framework, 4 million people are due to be food 13.9%, two points higher than in 2016. Severe acute insecure during the lean season (June-August 991,000 severely food 554,000 363,000 malnutrition stands at 3.9%, above the emergency 2018), to whom we add approximately 510,000 insecure people MAM cases SAM cases threshold of 2% and that of 2016 at 2.6%. refugees and returnees. Among these people, with a national average of 991,000 are severely food insecure ("crisis" and Providing emergency response to acute malnutrition "emergency” phases) - having exhausted their food 27% is a priority in 15 regions, mostly in the Sahel belt and reserves and unable to meet their basic food of Chadian population is N'djamena, including refugee camps, and returnee affected by food insecurity 10% 3,9% needs. MAM SAM and displaced sites where the GAM and/or SAM rate is often above or equal to the emergency threshold In a context where access to basic social services (GAM = 15% and SAM = 2%). is extremely limited, their health, especially their Source: Harmonized Framework March 2018 (projected period), Source: SMART october 2017, nutrition cluster. nutritional status, can rapidly deteriorate. The areas food security cluster. The causes of malnutrition are multi-sectoral and the most affected are primarily located in the Sahel linked to structural factors. It is therefore essential to belt, where the majority of people affected by put in place integrated approaches to assist families severe food insecurity in Chad are located. Food insecurity - projected period (june-August 2018) Severe acute malnutrition rate (MAS) with a package of assistance that includes emergen- Humanitarian actors prioritize emergency food Source: Harmonized Framework, march 2018 Source: SMART october 2017. cy, resilience and development interventions in close assistance to people in severe food insecurity and collaboration with health authorities. support the livelihood of vulnerable households. Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) and Severe Acute Development parthers are requested to provide LIBYA Malnutrition (SAM) (2014 - 2017) long tem and durable solutions to the current crisis. Minimal Faible (Moins de 2%) Source: SMART Under pressure Critique (2% et plus) Emergency threshold Food insecure people (2016 - 2018) Crisis 15% (GAM=15%) + Improvement Source: Harmonized Framework, phases 2 and above, GAM ! Deterioration TIBESTI TIBESTI 12% (Projected period) 4 9%

NIGER 6% 3,5 SAM OUEST ENNEDI OUEST 3% Emergency threshold (SAM=2%) 3 ENNEDI EST ENNEDI EST BORKOU 0% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2,5 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2017 Aug. 2018 Prévalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by province (%)

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

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Creation date:25 September 2018 Sources: Gov of Chad, Clusters in Chad, Harmonized Framework, SMART Commentaires: [email protected] www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/chad www.reliefweb.int