Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane Laos 21

Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 1. ECHO’s Reg Supporting Office (RSO) - Bgkk 2. ECHO’s supported interventions in SEA & Pacific 3. HFA policy – illustration at country level; few examples 4. The particular caseload of Ketsana responses 5. Home work – pending tasks V. Serrano (ECHO - RSO – Bangkok) Europe. Aid

Project Activities related to Food & Livelihoods in 2008 -2009 Symbol Food aid: General Food Distribution Food Security: Seeds/Fertilizers/ Tools distribution Regional Food. EURSecurity 2 million (100%) Seminar Asia Partners: WFP, Vientiane, Laos. French 21 st – 25 th June 2010 Red Cross Myanmar Lao PDR Agricultural assets rehabilitation (irrigation, land, pond) Vietnam Thailand Training/ Capacity Building EUR 2 million (83%) Partners: Action Aid, Spanish Red Cross, French Red Cross, Oxfam, Save the Children, DWF Philippines Nutrition EUR 17. 6 million (98%) Partners: WFP, ACF, Save The Children, EMDH, Merlin Europe. Aid EUR 11. 5 million (100%) Partners: ICCO/TBBC EUR 8. 15 million (76%) Partners: WFP, ICRC Food For Work Cash Grants Post harvest/ Silo construction Fisheries Cash For Work Indonesia EUR 2 million (80%) Partners: WFP, ACF, Oxfam FAO, Care Netherlands East Timor EUR 220, 000 (100%) Partners: WFP

Project Activities – Typhoon Ketsana in Southeast Asia Symbol Food & Livelihoods Shelters & non-food items Water, Sanitations and Hygiene Health care Education Disaster preparedness Telecommunications Logistics Partners: FRC, SC Partners: CARE, WFP, CARE FRC, SC Europe. Aid Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Partners: WFP, CARE, Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 SC, UNICEF, HI, TSF, SRC, IOM Lao PDR Cambodia Vietnam Partners: FRC, SC, OXFAM, CONCERN, CARE Partners: FRC, SC, GVC, PLAN, MI, GRC, AA Philippines

Project Activities related to Food & Livelihoods – Typhoon Ketsana in SEA GRC/NLRC Eur 1. 62 m, (54%) Regional Food FRC Security Seminar Asia Eur 2. 15 m, (47%) MALTESER Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 PLAN/ WV WFP CARE Legend ACTION AID SC FRC EUR million, (%) = Total amount, (percentage of Food Assistance component) GVC SC Europe. Aid Eur 3. 22 m, (41%) MEKONG: Eur 2. 35 m, (60%) CARE-NED WFP Eur 0. 88 m, (45%) SC CONCERN FRC OXFAM CARE Symbol Food aid: General Food Distribution Training/ Capacity Building Food Security: Seeds/Fertilizers/ Tools distribution Cash Grants Agricultural assets rehabilitation Nutrition Cash For Work Livestock distribution/ Rehabilitation

BURMESE REFUGEES IN THAILAND • Protracted (25 yrs) / forgotten / 140, 000 / 9 camps • refg. manage aid with NGOS support / confinement • donor WG / cons. NGO / many stakeholders • resettlement / pull factor / advocacy (Go. Th) / • many donors / ECHO: food / charcoal/ health/ water • need solution / 5 yr strategy UNHCR + NGOs • targeted feeding / lvh support / AUP ↑ - ECHO ↓ Europe. Aid

NTT – INDONESIA: entry trigger Europe. Aid • assessments - firmly forecasted eminent crisis • absence donors / which comparative advantage ECHO support? ≠ analysis within ECHO RSO • Gov decentralization / safety nets (RASKIN) • challenge: targeting & appropriate responses • intense monitoring & partners sharing & advocacy (linkage with CB FAO project)

MYANMAR – EMERGENCY [NARGIS] & PROTRACTED • NARGIS (delta) + protracted (country) (NRS/ethnic areas border with Thailand) • Massive ECHO funding Nargis (now over): LRRD opportunity – LIFT (FF/FSTP) / LL internal HQ lead • NRS: protection / stateless citizens + women status • NRS: ECHO: food / nut (SFP + TFP) / health / DIPECHO - coordination EC instruments / how better? (even assess. ) • ETHNIC BORDER AREAS: food (local)+ water +lvh • Constraints: agencies access / monitoring Europe. Aid

PHILIPPINES IDPs [conflict] & Emergency • Protracted [Mindanao - conflict] + emergency [Luzon - cyclones] • Mindanao: IDPs / host families / returnees / 2 partners different approaches: WFP + ICRC (targeting / rations / costs / source food) • Luzon: variety instruments, eg cash (CARE, WFP: cfw – market assessment) • Gov driving seat: needs / targt / implem / monit. BUT ALSO: Cash policy framrk • ECHO: push quality proposals (assess / stakeh. an / cost / monitor. ) • Opportunity for LRRD? Europe. Aid

DPRK Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 Europe. Aid - No ECHO support since 2007 - Major issue: FOOD - Struct. problem (policies / won dev) - PDS: Public distribution systems - What’s real situation? Controversy (even among MMSS) – need FSMS - CFSAM: Gov+FAO+WFP (food balance) UNFPA census / MICS / papers US univ. - other initiatives: expert sem. Brx - AID: EC FSTP + WFP + IFRC - FFP (food for politics? ) + China’s role

MONGOLIA • New country ECHO 4 / RSO Bgk • DZUD: 6 million++ animals died UN Consolidated Appeal (May 10) • Sound analysis exist • Overstocks / overgrazing (land carrying capacity) / new policies • “IDP” - some families migrated towns (food / water / health) • Support herders locally (fodder / destocking / meat distribution) • ECHO € 2 million + EC (Del China) = simultaneous funding Europe. Aid

KETSANA Regional Food Security Seminar Asia From FS &Laos Livelihood Vientiane, 21 st – angle 25 th June 2010 • ECHO’s field assessment: the “w” • • • Q: good partner? donors’ bias? reg proj? consortia Q: which pre-disaster situation? VULNER. : sensitivity & resilience Q EFSA multi-ag. : why no participating? Rural => livelihood ag support, Q but LFA used? Food & cash & ag inputs: fertilizers + seeds & livestock (NOT NFI) Q: Food: specialized agency? Q: Quality? coverage & “quantity” => outcome? Comparative advantage: previous presence (eg. DIPECHO) Density of support Gov role • ECHO’s ↑monitoring (2 x / 6 months) + Ket. partners mtgs (pp / minutes) • HOME WORK - BALANCE: ECHO’s decision-making / LL / Europe. Aid

CFW [NGO] Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 Europe. Aid

SEED Regional Food Security Seminar Asia. Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 AID Major response – emerg & recovery. Many actors & widely promoted BUT low profile + lack critical attention, perpetuating myths, no scrutiny => repeated year after year; which positive effects? Five predominant myths: - seed aid is needed whenever food aid is - seed aid can do no harm - disasters wipe out seed systems - default - effective implementation = straightforward logistical exercise - improved seed is the best form of aid NECESSARY REFORM – TOOL - Seed Security Systems (Ass. ) Europe. Aid

IMPROVE ANALYSIS & RESPONSES Europe. Aid

Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 REINFORCING CAPACITIES & USE TOOLS Europe. Aid

LEARNING LESSONS? INDEED? HOW? Europe. Aid Every time there is a major evaluation, it states [that] emergency responses did not apply lessons from previous emergencies” - ALNAP head of learning & dev Ben Ramalingam

FOOD ASSIST. – YES VARIOUS TOOLS but still FOOD Regional Food Security Seminar Asia Vientiane, Laos 21 st – 25 th June 2010 • ALNAP 19 th Biannual meeting (2006). 2 days workshop on FS “to draw out key aspects of learning, accountability & performance related to FS” Europe. Aid • The session on food aid was cancelled!!! FOOD AID – TO BE IMPROVED • Targeting – redistribution • assessments [joint] • market sensitive proposals • rations: what, qtt, qualt, when • FFR and / or FFW • “rice banks” / comm. saf. net • costs • monitoring (dist&PDM) /report • Gov participat. / interference • ECHO’s decision making