• Situation

• Markets and Livelihood Support Services Situation

Measuring the difference in availability of key commodities will indicate if markets are under stress at different periods of time in comparison to the baseline. Rationale: Changes in the availability of key commodities in markets will affect both prices of such commodities, and the ability of households to access them. Availability of items can be affected by both seasonal variations, changes to the supply chain, and availability of currency.

Geography/Livelihoods zone;

Surveillance Baseline and progress (or endline) Seasonality needs to be considered. Data Collection methods: Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Secondary information, other stakeholders information

• Access to Market and Services

Baseline: Impact of the crisis on availability of food and non-food items. Watch Out For! - Availability of items will normally vary throughout a year due to seasonal patterns of the production cycle. Accounting for seasonality helps differentiating between normal seasonal variations in availability and price, and additional changes which can be considered abnor-mal, depending on the magnitude of those changes - Price changes often reflect changes in the availability of the commodities in the market. For example, increasing prices can indicate a shortage or anticipated shortage (e.g. when har-vest prospects are low). For more details on methodology: Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture : http://www.fao.org/giews/english/index.htm IFRC, Rapid Assessments for Markets: https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/publications/icrc-002-4199.pdf