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Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis 2009

Armenia, 2009
Reference ID
ARM_2009_CFSVA_v01_M
Producer(s)
World Food Programme
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Apr 07, 2014
Last modified
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  • Sampling
  • Data Collection
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  • Metadata production

Identification

Survey ID Number
ARM_2009_CFSVA_v01_M
Title
Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis 2009
Country
Name Country code
Armenia ARM
Study type
Comprehensive Food Security & Vulnerability Analysis [hh/cfsva]
Series Information
The rapid assessment in Armenia is part of a series of six case studies (Armenia, Nicaragua, Ghana, Bangladesh, Zambia, and Ethiopia) conducted by World Food Programme on the effects of the global financial and economic crisis on households’ food security. The assessment was hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues (MLSI) and led by WFP in close cooperation with FAO, ILO, IOM, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIDO and UNHCR. It is based on a secondary data review of macro-economic indicators and a rapid qualitative food security assessment among vulnerable livelihood groups in rural and urban Armenia.
Abstract
World Food Programme in close collaboration with Government of Armenia and United Nations partners decided to conduct a rapid assessment including a review of secondary data at macro-level and a rapid appraisal using qualitative tools among livelihood groups considered to be the most vulnerable in the context of the current crisis - either through direct exposure and/or low level of resilience. The assessment aimed at eliciting how the global financial crisis is manifested in the country and how impacts are being transmitted to the household level. The findings of the assessment assist in the establishment of a monitoring system to provide real-time evidence for timely programme decision-making by WFP and partners to mitigate the impacts on the most vulnerable population groups over time.

The type of the assessment is Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA).
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household

Version

Version Date
2012-06-13

Scope

Notes
The scope of the study includes:
- demography
- labour migration movements
- agriculture
- expenditure and debt
- employment and income sources
- remittances
- food consumption
- exposure to financial crisis
- impact and coping strategies.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
The survey covered all household members (household heads and spouses) 15-63 years old and older residents.

A household is defined as one (or more) people living under the same roof or different roofs, but sharing the main meals and respecting the authority of the same person (the head of the household).

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
World Food Programme United Nations
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
Ministry of Labour and Social Issues Government of Armenia Host of the assessment
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
World Food Programme WFP
Other Identifications/Acknowledgments
Name Affiliation Role
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization FAO Assessment design and support
International Labour Organization ILO Assessment design and support
International Organization for Migration IOM Assessment design and support
United Nations Development Programme UNDP Assessment design and support
United Nations Population Fund UNFPA Assessment design and support
United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF Assessment design and support
United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO Assessment design and support
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR Assessment design and support

Sampling

Weighting
The survey data are representative at marz level as well as urban and rural levels. Estimated data were re-weighted based on population.

A weight is assigned to each food group representing its nutritional importance. The Food Consumption Score is the sum across food groups of the product of frequency by weight.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2009-07-01 2009-08-03
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
A mix of rapid appraisal tools was adopted:

First, a secondary data review of macro-economic indicators and recent household surveys was conducted with the support of the Economic Development and Research Center (EDRC).

Second, a range of key informant interviews were held at capital and province ("marz") level but not limited to the following agencies: Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Labour and Social Issues, the Migration Agency within the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MTA), Central Bank, State Employment Agency, City Administrations, IOM, IMF, UN and World Bank.

Finally, semi-structured focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with 5 different livelihood groups which were chosen based on their potential vulnerability to the financial crisis. In total, representatives from 120 households took part in the discussions which were conducted disaggregated by sex. In addition in each locality, three to four knowledgable key informants were interviewed to provide relevant background information on the respective livelihood group. In each location traders were interviewed and markets across the country visited by the data collection monitoring teams to assess potential impacts of the crisis on markets and the marketing system.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping World Food Programme wfp.vaminfo@wfp.org Link
Citation requirements
Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:
- the Identification of the Primary Investigator
- the title of the survey (including acronym and year of implementation)
- the survey reference number
- the source and date of download

Example:

World Food Programme. Armenia Rapid Assessment of the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis (CFSVA) 2009, Ref. ARM_2009_CFSVA_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Copyright
© World Food Programme, Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Branch (VAM)

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_ARM_2009_CFSVA_v01_M
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Souleika Abdillahi World Food Programme Data archivist
Development Data Group DECDG World Bank DDI revision and publication
Date of Metadata Production
2012-06-13
DDI Document version
Version 01 (June 2012)
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