Kampala CAADP Series Webinar Session III: Julie Collins

Julie Collins Senior Associate Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063

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1. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Increasing Preparedness and Responsiveness to Food Crises October 16, 2025 13:00 – 14:30 GMT Online Julie Collins Senior Associate Scientist AKADEMIYA2063
2. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Introduction • High levels of vulnerability among African countries mean that shocks have severe impacts on wellbeing • Need for data and analytics to anticipate impacts and plan and target responses – as well as resilience-building efforts • Shocks will continue, but better-informed planning can help to mitigate disruptions
3. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES The Food System Crisis Observatory and Response platform • FS-COR is a decision support tool for policymakers, planners, and other decision makers in African agrifood systems • Operational platforms for Benin, Senegal, Ghana, Malawi, and Uganda (others in progress) • Detailed subnational data on community vulnerability and nutrient adequacy; simulation tools to assess potential impacts of shocks & of policy responses
4. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Multidimensional vulnerability • Underlying patterns of vulnerability help determine the severity of crisis impacts • Vulnerability is multi-faceted – different areas can be vulnerable in different ways • Understanding vulnerability patterns allows for better crisis preparation and response efforts • FS-COR provides a composite vulnerability index based on 4 sub-indices
5. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES
6. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Nutrient adequacy • Hidden hunger is a major public health issue with patterns that very by nutrient & by area • Data on micronutrient gaps is limited, hindering planning and targeting of efforts • FS-COR estimates the adequacy of nutrient intake for energy, protein, and 11 micronutrients – & assesses responsiveness to income and price changes Examine foods consumed Convert to nutrient equivalents Compare with nutrient requirements Estimate nutrient adequacy levels
7. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Energy (kcal) Protein Riboflavin Vitamin B12
8. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Estimated impacts of food price and income shocks, Dedza district, Malawi
9. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Expected impacts of maize price changes related to El Niño on energy and Vitamin B6 adequacy
10. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Key messages & recommendations • Shocks have differential impacts in different areas • Importance of targeting responses to make best of use of budgets • Understanding underlying patterns of vulnerability and nutrient adequacy can help to anticipate impacts and design and target responses • Need to invest in strong early warning systems relying on disaggregated data • Continued need for addressing vulnerability and building resilience, not only during periods of crisis • As called for in the Kampala CAADP Declaration, Commitment 5 – Building resilient agrifood systems
11. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES Kampala Policy Brief #7 Increasing Preparedness and Responsiveness to Food Crises: The Food System Crisis Observatory and Response (FS-COR) Platform Use in Africa Mahamadou Tankari, Moustapha Pene, and Julie Collins https://doi.org/10.54067/kpbs.07
12. Evidence & Policy Dialogue to Facilitate Africa-wide Domestication & Implementation KAMPALA CAADP SERIES THANK YOU