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Please indicate the importance level that you would assign to the possible activities of the FIVIMS program during the next five years
(1=not important, 2=important 3=very important):
a)Developing interagency standards for:
1 2 3 Early warning methods
1 2 3 Geospatial analysis
1 2 3 Vulnerability assessment/mapping
1 2 3 Food insecurity indicators and data collection methods
1 2 3 Multivariable modeling/cross-sectoral analysis
1 2 3 Nutritional assessment methods
1 2 3 Institutional assessment
1 2 3 Other
b) 1 2 3 Holding a scientific symposia on food insecurity assessment/analysis and information use
c) 1 2 3 Holding regional conferences/symposia
d) Providing training on:
1 2 3 institutional analysis
1 2 3 targeting methods
1 2 3 GIS/mapping techniques
1 2 3 Nutritional assessment
1 2 3 Food security assessment
1 2 3 Vulnerability mapping methods
1 2 3 Cross-sectoral data analysis
1 2 3 Other
e) Providing technical assistance on:
1 2 3 institutional assessment
1 2 3 fivims strategic planning
1 2 3 decision analysis
1 2 3 data analysis
1 2 3 vulnerability/poverty analysis/mapping
1 2 3 other
5. Other suggestions for the next phase of the FIVIMS program. Please feel free to comment on future directions of FIVIMS and any specific needs that your country’s fivims have that might be supported by FIVIMS.
Thank you very much for your time and participation!
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FIVIMS Focal Point Survey Results
I. Fivims Country Program
I.1. Is there a food insecurity and vulnerability mapping and information system in your country?
6 of the 9 respondents had a fivims in their country.
I.1c. Please indicate the types of information produced by the country fivims.
Routine bulletins 3/6
Poverty maps 2/6
Vulnerability maps 3/6
Early warning bulletins 3/6
Other 3/6:
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Informes a los decisores
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Disponibilidad, accesso, salud y nutritcion
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Identificacion de grupos priortarios egun perfil epidemiologico de las zonas
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And Informes para la toma de desiciones del nivel politico
I.1d. Please indicate if fivims information was used for any of the following purposes by checking the appropriate boxes and providing examples:
formulating or monitoring the PRSP
formulating the UNDAF/CCA
managing crisis response
formulating a national food security strategy
other
Formulating or monitoring the PRSP 3/6
Formulating the UNDAF/CCA 1/6
Managing crisis response 4/6
Formulating a national food security strategy 5/6
Other 1/6
II. Linkage with FIVIMS international initiative
II.1. Does your country receive any direct support from the international FIVIMS program in the form of:
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Technical assistance (please indicate whether support received from FAO, FIVIMS Secretariat or other)
2/9 said yes
FAO
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Financial or material goods(please indicate whether support received from FAO, FIVIMS Secretariat or other)
1/8 said yes
FAO
II. 2. Do you receive FIVIMS newsletters:
never 6/8
once 1/8
more than once 1/8
II. 3. Have you ever been invited to attend a FIVIMS Interagency Working Group meeting?
Yes 8/9
No 1/9
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if yes, how many IAWG meetings have you attended? 1
III. FIVIMS products and services
III. 1. Please indicate your familiarity with the following FIVIMS products.
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Never heard of
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Have heard of
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Have used
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Currently use
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Total
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Mean
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FIVIMS website
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3
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33%
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3
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33%
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3
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33%
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0
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0%
|
9
|
2
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KIMS
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1
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11%
|
7
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78%
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1
|
11%
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0
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0%
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9
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2
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KIDS
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3
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33%
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5
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56%
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1
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11%
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0
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0%
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9
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1.77
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FIVIMS guidelines
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3
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38%
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3
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38%
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1
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13%
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1
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13%
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8
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2
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FIVIMS tools and tips
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7
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78%
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2
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22%
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0
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0%
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0
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0%
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9
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1.22
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FIVIMS IAWG papers
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4
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44%
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4
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44%
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1
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11%
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0
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0%
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9
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1.67
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SOFI
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2
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22%
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3
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33%
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3
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33%
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1
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11%
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9
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2.33
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III. 2. How would you rate their usefulness to your work on fivims? Please place an “X” by the appropriate rating. Please use space provided to indicate any suggested improvements
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Not useful
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Somewhat useful
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Very useful
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Total
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Mean
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FIVIMS website
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1
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11%
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4
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44%
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4
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44%
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9
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2.333
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KIMS
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2
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22%
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4
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44%
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3
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33%
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9
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2.111
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KIDS
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2
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22%
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4
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44%
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3
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33%
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9
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2.111
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FIVIMS guidelines
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0
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0%
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5
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63%
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3
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38%
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8
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2.375
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FIVIMS tools and tips
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1
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17%
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3
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50%
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2
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33%
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6
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2.167
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FIVIMS IAWG papers
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1
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11%
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6
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67%
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2
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22%
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9
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2.111
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SOFI
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3
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19%
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5
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31%
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8
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50%
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16
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2.625
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