National Food Security Cluster Islamabad, Pakistan

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1 National Food Security Cluster Islamabad, Pakistan Date: 19 April 2012 Place: Faisalabad Hall (Serena Hotel), Islamabad Timing: 10:00am 12:00pm No. of Participants: 24 Participant Organizations: 18 Meeting Minutes Agenda Points Deliberations Action Points/Decisions Review and Approval of Previous Minutes Food Security Cluster: Gap Analysis & Response to Date Cluster members endorsed minutes from the previous meeting held in Islamabad on 28 March Based on requests from NGOs and donors at the last FSC meeting in Islamabad, a gap analysis for FSC was conducted during the past few days using data from Multi-Sectoral Disaster Needs Assessment (MSDNA) and the FSC reporting database (4Ws). Purpose of this analysis was to identify the most significant gaps in the 2011 floodaffected areas in terms of food security, as well as the most urgent needs of the affected population during the Early Recovery phase. The gap analysis takes into consideration responses from both the Government and Humanitarian Community, as well as planned interventions. Government Response (As of March 2012) - Approximately 3.6 million HHs in 19 districts of Sindh and 20,645 HHs in 9 districts of Balochistan, received food rations during relief phase. - 53,871 MT wheat seed (for Rabi planting) and 23,132 MT urea and some was distributed in 16 out of the 23 affected districts in Sindh; MT sunflower seeds was distributed in 8 districts of Sindh; - Nearly 7.1 million small and large ruminants were provided vaccinations and treatment services, drenching services and feed/fodder which assisted some 1.7 million HHs in Sindh. Humanitarian Community s Response (As of March 2012) To complement support by the Government, humanitarian organizations began response in September As of March 2012, approximately 916,000 HHs have been reached by FSC members through: - Distributuon of food rations to 690,778 HHs; - Nutritiional support to 57,537 HHs; - Agriculture inputs to 85,800 HHs (mainly with distribution of sunflower seeds, fertilizers and vegetable packages); - Livestock support to 48,381 HHs (mainly with de-wormers, vaccinations, animal feed/fodder and restocking); - 21,200 HHs benefitted with rehabilitation of agricultural productive infrastructure in their communities (through CFW/FFW activities); - Cash grants for livelihood support were provided to some 12,381 Final report/findings from the FSC gap analysis will be shared with the cluster in few days, as soon as it is developed. Food Security Cluster Page 1

2 Fund Raising Strategy for the Food Security Cluster HHs - In the coming weeks, approximately 99,950 HHs are planned to be assisted by FSC in the 2011 flood-affected areas, through a range of Food Security interventions (as reported by organizations in 4Ws) At present, the gap analysis is an ongoing exercise and the final document will be shared with the cluster in few days. As Pakistan will be in Early Recovery which transitions relief to development, funding will be limited and at the same time critical to transition disaster (2011 floods) into a more sustainable livelihood recovery path. Since agriculture and livestock represent a major component for food security and livelihood sources of the affected population, addressing needs in a coherent and harmonized manner will aim to maximize the impact of limited funding. For this purpose, FSC has developed some key messages for both Sindh and Balochistan provinces to inform donors and NGOs on some priorities during the ER phase: For Sindh Timely Kharif season agricultural support should be provided before 15 May 2012; Continued support for livestock, and livestock dependent areas; Utilize labor/cfw/ffw based modalities to supplement incomes for productive infrastructure ; Support larger-scale horticulture production; Water for humans, livestock and agriculture; Focused interventions and trainings to enhance HH nutrition and food security levels; Small scale fish farms, fishing from the ocean and river will serve as an additional food and income source; Disaster preparedness in the form of food and seed stock storage, livestock feed, etc. is a basic need and easily implementable. For Balochistan No livelihoods activities are reported yet (in 4Ws), to address flood affected areas; High rates of food insecurity and vulnerability are still evident in floodaffected districts; Access to water will be key in restarting agricultural production; Agriculture support through quality inputs (seeds, fertilizer, tools), and CFW/FFW to rehabilitate and prepare land and orchards rehabilitation; Balochistan s farmers engaged in horticulture (fruits and vegetables) lost their major source of food and income; Loss of livestock assets was a major setback for HHs in Balochistan; Food Security Cluster Page 2

3 Disaster preparedness for both floods and drought. Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) for Food Security The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), also known as IPC scale, is a tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making. It is a standardized scale that integrates food security, nutrition and livelihood information into a statement about the nature and severity of a crisis and implications for strategic response. The IPC describes the main phases of food security situations according to: Generally food secure Moderately/borderline food insecure Acute food and livelihood crisis Humanitarian emergency Famine/humanitarian catastrophe Understanding the food security situation in Pakistan and the frequency of disasters in Pakistan that further affect household food security, FAO (Food Security Analysis Unit) and WFP (Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping Unit) will be working together to implement the IPC tool for Pakistan. This tool will facilitate the Government, donors and NGOs in advocacy, planning and response in Food Security and Nutrition interventions at the National and Regional level. More information on IPC is available on Progress on Preparedness & Response Planning (2012) Over the last few days, FSC members were requested to share information on their existing capacities (food stocks, warehouses, human resources, office etc.). For this purpose, a matrix was circulated to cluster members. Although, most organizations have submitted their matrixes, information from some organization is still pending, which will be important to have a fair understanding of the overall FSC capacity. 476 MT sunflower seeds To decide on the FSC response strategy (in case of any likely disasters) and to combine the Agriculture Cluster and Food Cluster contingency plans (CP) of 2011 into one Food Security CP, it was proposed to form a task force that can lead the P&RP process and jointly develop a CP for the sector. The schedule of the trainings will be shared with the cluster in coming days. In coming days, the FSC will be organizing a few capacity building sessions at the provincial level including; Conducting Assessment in Emergencies, orientation session on CAP process/flash appeals. As part of preparedness, two trainings will a priority for the sector including Food distributions in emergencies and Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS). These trainings are planned to be held in the coming weeks at the Provincial level for local authorities and NGOs. Food Security Cluster Page 3

4 Cash and Voucher Sub Group Due to time constraints, it was not possible to have a meeting of the cash and voucher sub group. The group is expected to meet at next FSC meeting. A draft TOR for the sub-group has been developed and will be shared with members for their comments and endorsement at the next meeting. The draft TOR will be ed to cluster members for their comments. Deadline for comments is COB Wednesday (25 April 2012) Food Security Cluster Page 4

5 Annex-1 List of Participants (19 April 2012) S.No. Name Title Organization Address 1 Paola Valdettaro FSL Coordinator Action Against Hunger fslco.pk@acf-international.org 2 Shafqat Ullah Agriculture Coordinator Concern Worldwide shafqat.ullah@concern.net Inaki Sainz de Rozas 3 Pertejo Livelihood Delegate Danish Red Cross sainzper@yahoo.es 4 Branko Golubovic Technical Assistant ECHO branko.golubovic@echofield.eu 5 Phillipe Gatineau EU Delegation philippe.gatineau@eeas.europa.eu 6 Ruby Khan Coordination Programme Officer (FSC) Food and Agriculture Organization of UN ruby.khan@fao.org 7 Masooma Haider Assistant Cluster Coordinator (FSC) Food and Agriculture Organization of UN masooma.haider@fao.org 8 Shahbaz Bokhari National Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization of UN shahbaz.bokhari@fao.org 9 Sonia Mir Assistant Project Officer Global Peace Pioneers sonia@globalpeace.net.pk 10 Mike Hoyer International Relief Manager ILAP/CRWRC pakistanirm@gmail.com 11 Aaisha Idrees Makhdum Director (NDMA) / FSC Co-Chair National Disaster Management Authority directorap@ndma.gov.pk 12 Azeem Faisal Project Coordinator Plan International muhammad.azeem@plan-international.org 13 Abdul Hafeez Head of Programmes RHDF hafeez07@gmail.com 14 Rana Nazir Executive Director SDF nmehmood@sdf.org.pk 15 Celia Jeannot Programme Coordinator Secours Islamique France coordoprogpak@secours-islamique.org 16 Shabeeb Anwar Programme Manager Merlin shabeeb.anwar@merlin-pakistan.org 17 Cassandra Dennehy Humanitarian Programme Manager Trocaire cdennehy@trocaire.ie 18 Krishna Pahari Head of VAM UN World Food Programme krishna.pahari@wfp.org 19 Sahib Haq UN World Food Programme sahib.haq@wfp.org 20 Wasiq Ismail Programme Assistant (Cash & Voucher) UN World Food Programme 21 Carla Lacerda UN World Food Programme carla.lacerda@wfp.org 22 Saqib Lughmani M&R Officer (ER) United Nations Development Programme saqib.lughmani@undp.org 23 Christophe Charbon United Nations Development Programme christophe.charbon@undp.org 24 Kathrin Lauer Senior Humanitarian Advisor USAID klauer@usaid.gov Food Security Cluster Page 5