Mainstreaming Food Security and Nutrition in Emergency Preparedness and Response: Capacity and Needs Assessment Report

Mainstreaming Food Security and Nutrition in Emergency Preparedness and Response: Capacity and Needs Assessment Report

New Delhi (India): National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), 2022.

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Increase in the frequency and severity of disasters and extreme weather events is testimony of the fact that, Climate change is severely altering disaster risk landscape across the globe. Due to its geophysical and climatic conditions, India is exposed to multiple hazards and is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. c to strengthen the Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) programmes. The study in itself is a starting point, expected to improve the understanding on current capacities and gaps, but at a more strategic level, in the long term, it is expected to contribute towards the following result areas: 1. Improved institutional capacities for F&NS response in emergencies in India; 2. Government Policies and programs are more inclusive and adaptive to meet F&NS needs of all marginalized community in emergency; 3. Improved learning platforms enable cooperation for learning exchange, replication and scale-up.

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