RNE Resilience Workshop, 8 -10 Feb, 2015 Egypt

1. Syria
FAO Syria
Ongoing activities contributing to the
Resilience Regional Initiative

2. 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
APPLYRISKANDVULNERABILITYREDUCTIONMEASURES
• 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

3. • 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