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Nisbett, Nicholas; Salm, Leah; Roelen, Keetie; Baldi, Giulia; Mejia, Carla; Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia, Juan; Paredes Cauna, Fiorella; Gelli, Aulo; Olney, Deanna and Vooris, Emily (2023). Social Protection Pathways to Nutrition. Synthesis report. IDS, WFP & IFPRI, Brighton.
URL: https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000151927/...
Abstract
This report summarises and synthesises the outcomes of a project designed to improve nutritional outcomes that can be achieved through social protection systems in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. It has a particular focus on systems integration and the need to shift from the traditional focus on undernutrition to malnutrition in all its forms (i.e., undernutrition, including micronutrient deficiencies, combined with the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity, sometimes referred to as the ‘double
burden’). It provides a policy and operational roadmap for stakeholders seeking to improve the performance of social protection systems within LAC countries; particularly with a view to reducing vulnerabilities and improving nutritional outcomes throughout the life course.
Plain Language Summary
Review of the evidence and impact of social protection interventions in the LAC region on diet and nutritional status outcomes. The joint study WFP-IDS-IFPRI proposes an analytical and operational framework
The Social Protection Pathways to Nutrition study is a partnership between the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
The overarching goal of the Social Protection Pathways to Nutrition study is to review the evidence and propose an analytical and operational framework that links social protection to better nutrition outcomes.
The study seeks to strengthen the positive impacts of social protection interventions in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) on diet and nutritional status outcomes, by building a robust evidence-base focused on ‘what works’, ‘how’ and ‘why’, in order to contribute to enhanced wellbeing in the region.
Within this context, one of the study’s objectives is to unpack the impact pathways by jointly exploring design and implementation features of different social protection instruments, and to identify barriers and enablers that hinder or facilitate positive nutritional outcomes in the short to long run.
A key outcome of this study is the production of 2 frameworks, which were developed against the backdrop of broader evidence on social protection pathways to nutrition, which was garnered through case studies and an evidence review, all of which discussed with key internal and external stakeholders.
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