ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2021/CP
Country: Arab region, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Djibouti, Arab Republic of Egypt, Republic of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait, Lebanese Republic, State of Libya, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Kingdom of Morocco, Sultanate of Oman, State of Palestine, State of Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Federal Republic of Somalia, Republic of Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Yemen
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability, 2030 Agenda and SDG Coordination
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Natural resource sustainability
Initiatives: Arab Forum for Sustainable Development
SDGs: Agenda 2030
Keywords: Food security, Arab countries, Comoros, Djibouti
Tracking food security in the Arab region
April 2022
The suite of documents (22 country profiles) applies the food security monitoring framework detailed in the publication “Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region,” developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member States, AOAD, and FAO and supported by Sida. Each of the 22 Arab country profiles provides an overview of the monitoring framework, a background on the concerned country as related to its natural resources, socioeconomic contexts, and agriculture and food security. Then, the profiles present food security data and trends, provide the country's food security snapshot including major its drivers and determinants, and action areas, and finally examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early stages. Each country profile – there are 22 profiles one for each Arab country – applies a food security monitoring framework developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member countries, AOAD and FAO and supported by Sida to describe the food security situation in the particular country.
Each profile provides an overview of the monitoring framework, which is comprised of 24 indicators distributed into 3 core food security indicators (undernourishment, food insecurity experience, and adult obesity) and 21 causal factors along the four main food security dimensions, availability, access, utilization, and stability. Then the profile provides a short background overview of the concerned country as related to its natural resources, socioeconomic contexts, and agriculture and food security. The profile presents the food security data and trends along the 24 indicators comprising the framework. It then provides the food security snapshot of the country including its major drivers and determinants before overviewing key action areas. Finally, the profile examines the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early stages as well as the actions taken by the Governments to mitigate its impact on food security.
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The suite of documents (22 country profiles) applies the food security monitoring framework detailed in the publication “Tracking Food Security in the Arab Region,” developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member States, AOAD, and FAO and supported by Sida. Each of the 22 Arab country profiles provides an overview of the monitoring framework, a background on the concerned country as related to its natural resources, socioeconomic contexts, and agriculture and food security. Then, the profiles present food security data and trends, provide the country's food security snapshot including major its drivers and determinants, and action areas, and finally examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early stages. Each country profile – there are 22 profiles one for each Arab country – applies a food security monitoring framework developed by ESCWA in collaboration with member countries, AOAD and FAO and supported by Sida to describe the food security situation in the particular country.
Each profile provides an overview of the monitoring framework, which is comprised of 24 indicators distributed into 3 core food security indicators (undernourishment, food insecurity experience, and adult obesity) and 21 causal factors along the four main food security dimensions, availability, access, utilization, and stability. Then the profile provides a short background overview of the concerned country as related to its natural resources, socioeconomic contexts, and agriculture and food security. The profile presents the food security data and trends along the 24 indicators comprising the framework. It then provides the food security snapshot of the country including its major drivers and determinants before overviewing key action areas. Finally, the profile examines the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early stages as well as the actions taken by the Governments to mitigate its impact on food security.
