There is a need for data to understand how households are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to help plan and target appropriate policy responses. This need is especially urgent in urban areas, where residents may face greater public health risks and tighter restrictions. To cast light on how households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ethiopia Strategy Support Program (ESSP) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the support of A4NH, is conducting series of monthly phone surveys. In May, we found that poorer households are taking greater economic hit than those with higher incomes, and that dietary diversity has declined. In our June survey, results suggest the food security situation has not yet deteriorated, but savings that have been used as a primary coping device could run out in the near future. Read more.
