Disaster risk reduction and nutrition
Both sudden on-set disasters and chronic long-term disasters have potential impacts on food security, disease and the nutritional status of vulnerable populations.
Whilst in a disaster everybody can be at risk of malnutrition, infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating women are particularly vulnerable.
Climate change will increase the risk of hunger and under nutrition over the next few decades.
UNICEF has a key role to play in ensuring that its nutrition work aims to reduce disaster risk.
Efforts to promote and protect the nutritional status of children and mothers in emergency prone countries are critical to ensure better resilience and faster recovery.