IPC Acute Food Insecurity Snapshot | August 2023 - June 2024
Security Theme
Natural Disasters
Keywords
Natural Disasters, Haiti, acute food insecurity, IPC Phase, humanitarian assistance, gang violence, internal displacement
Description
About 4.35 million in Haiti are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, latest analyses indicates. In the current period of August 2023 to February 2024, 4.35 million people or 44 percent of the population in Haiti need urgent action. Around 1.4 million people are classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and around 2.95 million people are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). No humanitarian food assistance has been confirmed for the projected period of March to June 2024, therefore, it is estimated that the number of people in Phase 3 will likely increase to 3.03 million (31 percent of the population) – bringing the total population in need of urgent action to 45 percent. In the current period, five of the 32 areas analysed are classified in Phase 4, including the Grand-Anse department (Grand Anse HT 07 and 08, with the exception of the town of Jérémie), poor districts of Port-au-Prince, Cité Soleil, and the west livelihood zone HT07, comprising the communes to the north of Port-au-Prince and the Palmes area. Gang violence continues to have a detrimental effect on Haiti’s food security situation, with an increase in kidnappings, armed attacks, robberies and sexual violence. This has forced the countries human resources to emigrate and major internal displacement to take place – particularly in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and the Artibonite valley (Analysis zone Artibonite HT04). Insecurity also continues to disrupt access to markets and the movement of people and goods including agricultural products. Compared to the September 2022 analysis, the situation has improved slightly in some areas with the total population in IPC Phase 3 or above decreasing from 47 to 44 percent. The September 2022 analysis was also conducted during a period of socio-political unrest and economic instability – which drove up the fuel prices and caused a sharp increase in the dollar. Inflation reached high levels since the embargo of the 1990s. However, environmental changes and climatic shocks continue to impact Haiti’s food security situation. The delay of the rainy season and rainfall deficits affected the 2023 spring season, specifically the departments of Grand-Anse, Ouest, Centre and Sud-Est. Rainfall deficits and drought have been affecting Haiti since 2013, in addition to the periodical impact of natural disasters throughout the country that continue to significantly affect people and livelihoods. As well as natural disasters throughout the country, impacting livelihoods. Agricultural production has decreased this year by around 39 percent for maize, 34 percent for rice and 22 percent for sorghum – compared to the five-year average.
IPC Acute Food Insecurity Snapshot | August 2023 - June 2024
About 4.35 million in Haiti are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, latest analyses indicates. In the current period of August 2023 to February 2024, 4.35 million people or 44 percent of the population in Haiti need urgent action. Around 1.4 million people are classified in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency) and around 2.95 million people are in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis). No humanitarian food assistance has been confirmed for the projected period of March to June 2024, therefore, it is estimated that the number of people in Phase 3 will likely increase to 3.03 million (31 percent of the population) – bringing the total population in need of urgent action to 45 percent. In the current period, five of the 32 areas analysed are classified in Phase 4, including the Grand-Anse department (Grand Anse HT 07 and 08, with the exception of the town of Jérémie), poor districts of Port-au-Prince, Cité Soleil, and the west livelihood zone HT07, comprising the communes to the north of Port-au-Prince and the Palmes area. Gang violence continues to have a detrimental effect on Haiti’s food security situation, with an increase in kidnappings, armed attacks, robberies and sexual violence. This has forced the countries human resources to emigrate and major internal displacement to take place – particularly in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area and the Artibonite valley (Analysis zone Artibonite HT04). Insecurity also continues to disrupt access to markets and the movement of people and goods including agricultural products. Compared to the September 2022 analysis, the situation has improved slightly in some areas with the total population in IPC Phase 3 or above decreasing from 47 to 44 percent. The September 2022 analysis was also conducted during a period of socio-political unrest and economic instability – which drove up the fuel prices and caused a sharp increase in the dollar. Inflation reached high levels since the embargo of the 1990s. However, environmental changes and climatic shocks continue to impact Haiti’s food security situation. The delay of the rainy season and rainfall deficits affected the 2023 spring season, specifically the departments of Grand-Anse, Ouest, Centre and Sud-Est. Rainfall deficits and drought have been affecting Haiti since 2013, in addition to the periodical impact of natural disasters throughout the country that continue to significantly affect people and livelihoods. As well as natural disasters throughout the country, impacting livelihoods. Agricultural production has decreased this year by around 39 percent for maize, 34 percent for rice and 22 percent for sorghum – compared to the five-year average.
