Provides start up support to WFP country offices in the areas of (1) analyzing the vulnerability of target populations to food insecurity and their capacities for coping with disaster; and (2) presenting the analysis with digital maps. VAM data and maps contribute to a better targeting of areas affected by disaster, for relief activities, or prone to disaster, for development activities, and also provide key inputs in designing interventions to improve access to food and coping mechanisms and preserve assets.
Operates five operational VAM field units in Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Senegal.
WWW site hosts country level reports, data and maps (GIF and MapInfo formats)