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Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and
Mapping System (FIVIMS) for Asia
Highlights of FIVIMS Work under the
Asia FIVIMS Trust Fund Project
GCP/RAS/170/JPN
Naoki Minamiguchi
Vulnerability Analysis Coordinator
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
1 December 2003
What is a fivims ?
Any system or network of
systems that assembles, manages,
analyses and disseminates
information about people who
are food insecure and/or
malnourished, or are at risk of
becoming food insecure and
malnourished.
FIVIMS Structures
• Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG)
– Members include: UN agencies, World Bank,
bilateral aid agencies, NGOs, regional groups
• FIVIMS Secretariat at FAO, Rome
• National FIVIMS Partners in Asia and the
Pacific
– FIVIMS Focal Points
– National FIVIMS Secretariats
– Inter-Ministerial FIVIMS Committees
– Technical Sub-Committees
– Core Analyst Groups
National FIVIMS Principles
1.
National, and appropriate sub-national, information
coverage of food security, vulnerability and malnutrition
2.
National ownership
3.
Basic questions: WHO is food insecure, vulnerable and/or
malnourished? WHERE are they located? WHY are they
food insecure, vulnerable and/or malnourished? HOW
MANY?
4.
Coordinated cross-sectoral coverage; indicators on food
availability, access (poverty), health, care, nutritional
status
5.
Information produced and disseminated is effectively
used by decision makers and action programmes
6.
Valid, timely, relevant and accessible information allows
better decision-making and policy formulation
7.
Monitor progress towards food security, poverty
reduction, and sustainable development goals and targets.
National FIVIMS Principles
1.
National, and appropriate sub-national, information
coverage of food security, vulnerability and malnutrition
2.
National ownership
3.
Basic questions: WHO is food insecure, vulnerable and/or
malnourished? WHERE are they located? WHY are they
food insecure, vulnerable and/or malnourished? HOW
MANY?
4.
Coordinated cross-sectoral coverage; indicators on food
availability, access (poverty), health, care, nutritional
status
5.
Information produced and disseminated is effectively
used by decision makers and action programmes
6.
Valid, timely, relevant and accessible information allows
better decision-making and policy formulation
7.
Monitor progress towards food security, poverty
reduction, and sustainable development goals and targets.
Projects at National Level
- FAO TCP Project on FIVIMS
• India (and a request for assistance to Myanmar)
- Japan-funded “Asia FIVIMS Trust Fund Project”
GCP/RAS/170/JPN
• Bangladesh, Cambodia, Philippines, Sri Lanka & Thailand
- EC-Funded FIVIMS Project "Supporting Pilot Applications of the
FIVIMS initiative in four Less Developed Countries and in four Small
Island Developing States"
• Samoa
- “Strengthening Information Systems to Guide Action Targeting the
Poor and Food Insecure and Monitoring Progress towards the
MDGs” FNPP/GLO/001/NET STO4
• Bangladesh & Cambodia
- “Strengthening National Food Security Information System”
GCP/VIE/024/ITA
• Viet Nam
Regional Initiative
- Regional Expert Consultation of the Asia-Pacific Network for
Food and Nutrition (ANFN)
In 1999, 2000 & 2002, ANFN meetings focused on:
reviewing and strengthening the ongoing National FIVIMS
initiative in the countries in the Region
- Establishment of the “ASEAN Food Security Information
System (AFSIS)”
Implemented by the ASEAN Secretariat linked with FIVIMS
FAO’s direct support to AFSIS
- Asia FIVIMS Trust Fund Project
Four Main Areas of Project’s Activities
Support to 5 selected countries:
-
Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka (and Bangladesh)
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Institutional Establishment
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Indicators, Methodologies and Vulnerability Assessments
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Information Acquisition and Map Data Development

Information System Development/Enhancement
Four Main Areas of Project’s Activities
Support to 5 selected countries:
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Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka (and Bangladesh)

Institutional Establishment
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Indicators, Methodologies and Vulnerability Assessments
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Information Acquisition and Map Data Development
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Information System Development/Enhancement
Institutional Establishment
Objective:
Formalize/Operationalize FIVIMS in the
National Development and Poverty Alleviation
Context
CAMBODIA
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Establishment of National FIVIMS Committee,
Technical Subcommittee and FIVIMS Secretariat
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FIVIMS Core Analyst Group
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FIVIMS Network
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Manual of Operations
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Linkage with the MDGs and PRSP Processes
Institutional Establishment
Objective:
Formalize/Operationalize FIVIMS in the
National Development and Poverty Alleviation
Context
CAMBODIA
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Establishment of National FIVIMS Committee,
Technical Subcommittee and FIVIMS Secretariat
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FIVIMS Core Analyst Group WORKHORSES !!
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FIVIMS Network Advisory Group including NGOs
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Manual of Operations Defining “How to do FIVIMS”
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Linkage with the MDGs and PRSP Processes
Four Main Areas of Project’s Activities
Support to 5 selected countries:
-
Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka (and Bangladesh)

Institutional Establishment

Indicators, Methodologies and Vulnerability Assessments

Information Acquisition and Map Data Development
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Information System Development/Enhancement
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
“Indicators to Identify Vulnerable Provinces in Thailand”
(A) FOOD INSECURITY AND NUTRITION OUTCOMES
Low birth weight (LBW)
PEM for under-5 children (Thai reference median)
Anaemia during pregnancy
Per capita food consumption
(B) Other RISK FACTORS and COPING MECHANISM
Socio-economic & demographic factors
Socio-cultural condition & educational factors
Food production, environmental conditions and other risks factors
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Expenditure Income Balance - “income sufficiency for expenditure”
NSO Socio-economic Survey considers
“income sufficiency for expenditure” a
good indicator of vulnerability in
Thailand. Thailand is regularly
monitoring provinces where expenditure
exceeds income.
Data Source and Availability
National Statistics Office (NSO) conducts a
Household Socio-Economic Survey every two years
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Prevalence of PEM or Underweight (6 m. - 5 yrs old) Trend 1996-98
Weight-for-age is an outcome of both
short and long-term food shortages or
another form of vulnerability.
Therefore, weight-for-age of under-5
children is recommended one of the main
variables for the Philippine FIVIMS
Data Source
National Nutrition Surveys
Food and Nutrition Research Institute
Department of Science and Technology
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Dropout Rate (Primary Education)
Families in economic crisis tend to take their
working age children out from school to cut
family expenses and to increase income.
When households face with financial distress,
they usually limit consumption and cut
expenses, while work age children in
secondary school often have to leave school
to reduce family expenses and help earn
incomes.
Data Source
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
(DECS)
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Vulnerable Provinces in Thailand
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Vulnerable Areas by Province (Philippines)
77 provinces (excluding NCR) were
classified into 9 groups of provinces
according to the level of vulnerability to
food insecurity. 38 provinces could be
considered vulnerable due to the
concomitance of different factors
contributing to their vulnerabilities.
V = Vulnerable
NotV = Not Vulnerable
Ave = Average
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
However, more disaggregated or lower level analysis is
required:
 to better answer the FIVIMS questions:
who, where, why, how many
 “exclusion and inclusion” problem
 to characterise/classify households according to
food insecurity and vulnerability typologies
By utilizing household surveys and census data where
applicable for in-depth VA and VGP.
Identifying Vulnerable Areas & Populations
Four Main Areas of Project’s Activities
Support to 5 selected countries:
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Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka (and Bangladesh)
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Institutional Establishment
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Indicators, Methodologies and Vulnerability Assessments
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Information Acquisition and Map Data Development
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Information System Development/Enhancement
FIVIMS Tools
Stand-alone Key Indicators Mapping System (KIMS) Software
• for PC users
Web-based Key Indicators Data System (KIDS)
• Dynamic FIVIMS Data Mapping, Management and Dissemination System
(www.asiafivims.net)
Applications of Asia KIDS
--- FAO and non-FAO web sites using the Asia KIDS technologies --TEMS - Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites
url: http://www.fao.org/gtos/tems/maps.jsp Status: On line
GLiPHA - Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas
url : http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/glipha/index.jsp Status: Online
WHO - WHO Global Database on Body Mass Index
url : http://www.who.int/bmi/index.jsp Status: Online
FIGIS - Fisheries Global Information System
url : http://www.fao.org/fi/figis/index.jsp Status: in production
WIEWS - World Information and Early Warning System on Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture
url : http://apps3.fao.org/wiews/ Status: in production
More Information on FIVIMS?
www.fivims.net
www.asiafivims.net
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