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The changing face of food security in Somalia

Paper presented at the international workshop on food security and complex emergencies, September 2003, Tivoli, Italy. Organized by ESA and funded by the European Commission.

Year of publication 2003

Author Nisar Majid, Save the Children UK;Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

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Category Meeting document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The food security sector in Somalia is perhaps more coordinated, intergrated and developmental in its approach than in any other complex emergency. This is largely due to the dominance of one actor, the European Commission, with European Development Funds operating within an established coordination structure. The Commission funds the major food security information system, emergency food relief and a variety of ‘developmental’ food security projects, and is the major actor in terms of policy se tting and coordination. Save the Children UK (SC UK) has been active in food security information, coordination and implementation for many years in Somalia. This paper will explore, through SC’s work, the following themes: the funding and operating context in Somalia; the links between information and response; differences in developmental dialogue; the importance of institutional capacity; and strategies to scale up.

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