Programme

Note that the Specialisation in Food Security: Assessment and Action can be taken as a stand-alone certificate or can be applied to the UOC's Master's in Food, Society and International Food Governance.

Module 1. Food Security: The Basics

1. Food Security Concepts and Frameworks

1.1. What is Food Security?

1.2. Concepts Related to Food Security

1.3. Food Security Analysis

2. Food Security Information Systems and Networks

2.1. Food Security Information Systems

2.2. The Institutional Context

2.3. Improving Food Security Information Systems

3. Reporting Food Security Information

3.1. Understanding the User's Information Needs

3.2. Reporting for Results

3.3. Writing Effective Reports

3.4. Reporting Formats for Food Security

Module 2: Assessment and Analysis

1. Baseline Food Security Assessments

1.1. Introduction to Baseline and Action-oriented Assessments

1.2. Selecting a Baseline Assessment Method

1.3. Monitoring Changes in Food Security

2. Livelihoods Assessment and Analysis

2.1. Introduction to Livelihoods

2.2. Assessing Livelihoods

2.3. Livelihoods Indicators

3. Nutritional Status Assessment and Analysis

3.1. Nutritional Status and Food Security

3.2. Assessing Nutritional Status

3.3. Nutritional Status Indicators

4. Markets Assessment and Analysis

4.1. Markets and Food Security

4.2. Assessing the Market

4.3. Market Indicators

5. Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis

5.1. What is Vulnerability?

5.2. Vulnerability Assessment

5.3. Vulnerability Indicators

6. Availability Assessment and Analysis

6.1. Assessing Availability

6.2. Availability Indicators

Module 3: Advocacy and Action

1. Targeting

1.1. Introduction to Targeting

1.2. Monitoring and Evaluation of Targeting

1.3. Targeting in Emergencies

2. Food Security Policies- Formulation and Implementation

2.1. Establishment of a Food Security Policy Framework

2.2. Institutional Framework for Food Security Policies

2.3. Policy Monitoring and Evaluation

2.4. Policy Formulation and Implementation

3. Collaboration and Advocacy Techniques

3.1. Techniques for Improving Collaborative Work

3.2. Deciding on a Collaborative Assessment

3.3. Advocacy