CHAD : Food security and nutrition situation overview (February 2018) FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION Although the 2017/2018 crop year shows a rise in cereal million The nutritional situation has deteriorated and is very production at the national level, several thousand people 4 619,000 worrying. In 2017, the global acute malnutrition rate is 13.9%, food insecure people expected malnutrition cases do not have the means to cope with the lean season two points higher than in 2016. Severe acute malnutrition is (June-August 2018). at 3.9%, above the 2% emergency threshold and above the 889,000 severely food 2016 rate at 2.6%. According to the November 2017 Harmonized Framework 418,000 201,000 projections, 4 million people are expected to be food insecure people MAM cases SAM cases Implementation of a humanitarian response to acute insecure during the lean season, including about 500,000 with a national average of malnutrition is a priority in 15 regions, mainly in the Sahel refugees and returnees. belt, including in camps/sites for refugees, returnees and 27% displaced people, where the GAM and/or SAM rates are Of these, 889,000 people will be severely food insecure (in of Chadian population is 10% 3.9% often above or equal to the emergency theshold (15% for «crisis» and «emergency» phases). The most affected affected by food insecurity GAM and 2% for SAM). areas are mainly located in the Sahel belt, where almost all MAM SAM the people affected by severe food insecurity in Chad live. As the causes of malutrition are multisectoral, the fight against acute malnutrition must be carried out through a Source: Harmonized Framework Nov. 2017 (projected period), Source: SMART October 2017, Nutrition cluster. Humanitarian actors will give priority to providing series of interventions on nutrition, health, education, and food security cluster. emergency food assistance to severely food insecure water, hygiene and sanitation. people and to strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable households. Food insecure people (2016 - 2018) Food insecurity - projected period (June-August 2018) Severe acute malnutrition rates Global acute malnutrition (GAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) prevalence (2014 - 2017) Source: Harmonized Framework, phase 2 and above Source: Harmonized Framework November 2017 Source: SMART, October 2017 Source: SMART (projected period). 0.2% - 0.9% 1% - 1.9% Emergency threshold LIBYA >=2% 15% (GAM=15%) 4 Minimal MAG Under pressure 12% Crisis 3,5 9% Improvement + TIBESTI ! Deterioration 6% 3 MAS 3% Emergency threshold (SAM=2%) 2,5 Aug. 2016 Aug. 2017 Aug. 2018 NIGER NIGER 0% ENNEDI OUEST 2014 2015 2016 2017 ENNEDI EST Proportion of severely food insecure people BORKOU Prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by region (%) by region (%) Source: Harmonized Framework, November 2017 Source: SMART, October 2017 projected period (phase 3-5) Emergency threshold (2%) WADI FIR A 6.8 32 KANEM Ennedi Ouest Lac Salamat 6.3 5.6 Barh-El-Gazel 25 ! BATHA Ennedi Est BARH-EL-GAZEL 25 ! SUDAN N’Djamena 4.9 LAC Wadi Fira SUDAN Wadi fira 4.8 Kanem 25 OUADDAÏ Barh El Ghazel 4.7 21 Sila 4.5 Batha HADJER-LAMIS 4.2 9 Tandjilé Guera SILA Batha 4.1 7 NIGERIA NIGERIA Kanem 4.1 Ouaddai GUÉRA 3.6 5 + Hadjer Lamis Borkou CHARI-BAGUIRMI Lac 3.4 4 MAYO- 3 SALAMAT Borkou Ennedi Est KEBBI 2.7 3 EST Guéra Ennedi Ouest ! Ouaddai 2.5 MOYEN-CHARI 3 MAYO- TANDJILÉ 1.7 Hadjer-Lamis MAYO- Chari Baguirmi + KEBBI 1.4 1 KEBBI 2 OUEST Moyen Chari OUEST ! Mandoul ! 1.1 ! ! MANDOUL ! Logone Occidental ! 2 LOGONE ! ! 1.1 ! ! ! OCCIDENTAL ! Logone Oriental ! Logone Oriental 1 + LOGONE ORIENTAL Mandoul 1 Tibesti CAMEROON ! CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 0.9 1 Mayo Kebi Est Tandjile ! Mayo Kebi Ouest 0.6 Sila 1 Tibesti 0.6 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date:05 February 2017 Sources: Gov of Chad, UNICEF, WFP, FAO, Harmonized Framework, SMART Commentaires: [email protected] www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/chad www.reliefweb.int.