Syria

FAO SyriaOngoing activities contributing to the Resilience Regional Initiative

  

 

 

Increase resilience of livelihoods to shocks in

SYRIA

WATCH TO SAFEGUARD

• Information and Early warning systems on food and nutrition security

• Food Index Price surveillance (GIEWS)• Weather surveillance and Early warning

systems

GOVERN RISKS AND CRISES

• National Drought Strategy endorsed and operationalized (2010)

• Capacity of Drought Early Warning Systems Unit has been strengthened and functional

• Regular bulletins are issued by Ministry of Agriculture for stakeholders

• Whole Of Syria Sector Coordination• Food Security Needs Assessment• Development of Strategic Response Plans to the

Crisis

APPLY RISK AND VULNERABILITY REDUCTION MEASURES

• Regional Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Programme in the Near East• Regional capacities for the conservation and sustainable management of

wildlife and protected areas in the Near East• Support to staple crop production (wheat and barley seeds) for the food

and nutrition security of more than 266 000 people (38 000 households)• Support to Backyard food production (poultry and vegetable) for the food

and nutrition security of more than 250 000 people (15 800 households)• Emergency support to small-scale herders, contributed to protect more

than 2. 5 million livestock against ecto endo parasites

PREPARE AND RESPOND TO CRISES

• FAO Supported Ministry of Agriculture to prepare a National Contingency plan for wheat rust disease control (2011)

• FAO supported the UNCT to develop a contingency plan for High food prices (2012 and 2013) to address the crisis

• Current FAO portfolio: USD 14.1 million

• Main donors: Belgium, CERF, Italy, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, UKAid and USA

Next Planning-SRP 2015

FAO has called for USD 59 million to support building the resilience for food and nutrition security of more than 1.41 million people (236 000 families)

• FAO has assisted more than 610 000 individuals (87 000 households) since 2011

Some Key Achievements since 2011 and next step