Assessments

Main Objective of the assessment The main purpose of the Inter-Agency rapid assessment was to ascertain the scale and scope of the flooding situation focusing on key areas/sectors namely shelter and non-food items, Health and nutrition, Food…

Key Points Food consumption has worsened in Harare but has improved in Bulawayo and Masvingo Three quarters of rural households are restricting adult food consumption to cope with the lack of food compared with two-thirds of urban households More…

Key Points Food security has improved in northern Manicaland since December due to humanitarian assistance There was a 10 percentage point-reduction in households using the most severe coping strategies in northern Manicaland compared to December Masvingo and the eastern…

Key points Household food security remained stable for households headed by men but deteriorated for those headed by women Over two thirds of respondent households were using the most severe coping strategies Negative coping levels were higher in Harare…

Key points: Household food security stabilized for the first time in three months, thanks to increased humanitarian support to food-insecure households Coping levels deteriorated in Manicaland North and Matebeleland North (Central) in November Prices of maize meal, maize grain…

Key Points Food security is worsening as the peak hunger season approaches. Almost all respondents are using negative coping strategies: over 62 percent are resorting to the most severe strategies. There have been maize grain shortages in some markets. Situation…

Key points: Almost all households in northern Midlands are resorting to negative food- related coping strategies. Households led by women are engaging in more negative coping than those led by men, indicating higher levels of stress. Over three quarters…

KEY POINTS The highest levels of negative coping were reported in parts of Masvingo, Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces. Small variations between the prices of unrefined and refined maize grain were registered in Mwenezi district. Around 80 percent of…

Foreword The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC), as has become the tradition since 2002, conducted the 15th annual Rural Livelihoods Assessment (RLA). The assessment is part of a comprehensive information system that informs Government and its Development…

In response to the advent of the El Nino phenomena which has resulted in the country experiencing long dry spells, the ZimVAC undertook a rapid assessment focussing on updating the ZimVAC May 2015 results. The lean…