How FIVIMS works | FIVIMS - Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems

The FIVIMS Initiative

FIVIMS promotes better understanding of the characteristics and causes of food insecurity

Glossary: food insecurity

A situation that exists when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power, inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or transitory.

and vulnerability

Glossary: vulnerability

The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.

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FIVIMS helps answer the questions:

Who are the food insecure and vulnerable?
Where are they?
How many are they?
Why are they food insecure?
What must be done to overcome food insecurity

Glossary: food insecurity
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A situation that exists when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life. It may be caused by the unavailability of food, insufficient purchasing power, inappropriate distribution, or inadequate use of food at the household level. Food insecurity, poor conditions of health and sanitation, and inappropriate care and feeding practices are the major causes of poor nutritional status. Food insecurity may be chronic, seasonal or transitory.

and vulnerability

Glossary: vulnerability
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The presence of factors that place people at risk of becoming food insecure or malnourished, including those factors that affect their ability to cope.

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At national, and regional levels, FIVIMS helps countries carry out a more careful characterization of the food insecure and vulnerable population groups, improving understanding through cross-sectoral analysis of the underlying causes, and using evidence-based information and analysis to advocate for the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes enhancing food security

Glossary: food security

A situation that exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

and nutrition. Strengthened and more integrated food insecurity and vulnerability information systems at national and sub-national levels can provide better and more up-to-date information to the policy-makers and members of civil society concerned with food security issues at all levels in the country.

» FIVIMS Conceptual Framework

At global level, FIVIMS promotes coordinated action among partner agencies in support of best practices in the development of national and regional food insecurity and vulnerability information and mapping systems to strengthen understanding of who the food insecure and vulnerable people are, how many, where and why people are food insecure or vulnerable. Better information and knowledge on the underlying causes must lead to targeted action to ensure eradication of extreme poverty and hunger.

» Read the FIVIMS Brochure

The FIVIMS objectives: