Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM): understanding and mapping Food Insecurity

WFP’s VAM unit has released the Initial Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) for the  12 severely affected districts of the province. The study was conducted from 30  August to 3 September 2010. According to IVA, the floods have damaged 85,076  households affecting 595,532 men, women and children in 12 districts of Balochistan.  The results from this assessment complement’s the estimates provided by the  provincial government.The World Food Program leads the fight against hunger and food insecurity  on many different fronts. Sometimes the front line is an emergency such as a war or a natural disaster . To provide an appropriate humanitarian and longer-term response to complex food crises or  chronic hunger triggered by poverty, WFP monitor the food security situation of populations  and assess their vulnerability to events that could plunge them into the vicious circle of hunger. VAM enables WFP and its partners to draw a full picture of people at risk of hunger and  malnutrition and enable to provide solutions, whether through food or other forms of assistance. Pakistan Flood Impact Assessment report September2010