1. Session 2.1. Overview: 6 Steps of EFSA Situation Analysis

2. Learning objectives
After this session, participants should be able to:
Explain the purpose of situation analysis in an EFSA
Identify the six steps of an EFSA situation analysis

3. Where are we? EFSA Process Adapt conceptual framework & objectives
Prepare analysis plan: indicators, data, sources
Collect, review secondary data
Collect primary data
Conduct situation analysis
Conduct forecast analysis
Analyse response options
Make response recommendations
Prepare report
Step 1: Synthesize…
Step 2: Estimate…
Step 3: Determine…
Step 4: Identify…
Step 5: Determine…
Step 6: Estimate…

4. Aim of Situation Analysis
Why do we conduct a situation analysis?
To understand the current food security & nutrition status of the population & the risks confronting that population

5. 6 steps of Situation Analysis1
Step 1:
Synthesize contextual information to gain understanding of crisis

6. 6 steps of Situation Analysis2
Step 2:
Estimate numbers: individuals & HHs whose lives and/or livelihoods are at risk

7. 6 steps of Situation Analysis3
Step 3:
Determine characteristics of individuals & HHs at risk; define livelihood or other relevant groups

8. 6 steps of Situation Analysis4
Step 4:
Identify reasons why lives and / or livelihoods are at risk

9. 6 steps of Situation Analysis5
Step 5:
Determine whether food insecurity / malnutrition is chronic or transitory

10. 6 steps of Situation Analysis
Estimate severity of food insecurity & malnutrition

11. Reflecting on your own EFSA experience…
Did you use a similar process to analyse the situation?
How was you process similar?
How was it different?