1. The Global Food Crisis Silke Pietzsch Food Security & Livelihoods Advisor Action against Hunger

2. The ACFIN Net work

3. ACFIN Mandate Treatment of acute malnutrition Individual treatment, health & nutrition education, capacity building, advocacy Prevention of acute malnutrition Food security & livelihoods, water & sanitation, health & hygiene education, advocacy

4. Feeding Hunger and Insecurity The Global Food Price Crisis HungerWatch, January 2009 ACFIN conducted several studies on the impact of the rising food price crisis in 2008 Case studies Central African Republic Ethiopia Liberia Sierra Leone http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/resources/publications

5. Feeding Hunger and Insecurity- cont’ Food insecure households rationed food, cut spending and sold assets Coping strategies same pattern as during seasonal price increases Expected time lag between increase of prices and malnutrition

6. Feeding Hunger and Insecurity- cont’ Responses to Seasonal Hunger Community based management of Nutrition and Health Social Safety Nets Surveillance systems Local agriculture production Disaster Risk Reduction

7. Responses

8. Political instability Humanitarian space Climate Variability Local Partnerships Long term funding Challenges

9. http://www.actionagainsthunger.org