Towards a climate-smart and community-driven school feeding program: WFP-IIRR Scoping Mission Report to WFP Project Sites in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR

WFP, IIRR. 2020. Towards a climate-smart and community-driven school feeding program: WFP-IIRR Scoping Mission Report to WFP Project Sites in Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. Cavite, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR).

The World Food Programme in Lao PDR has been implementing nutrition-focused interventions targeted for school kids through its School Meal Program targeted with complementary nutrition-sensitive interventions targeted for communities through its Agriculture for Nutrition Program and the Local and Regional Procurement Program. These nutrition-focused and nutrition-sensitive programs are further enhanced through the incorporation of climate change adaptation strategies in WFP project communities by piloting te climate-smart village approach in 5 WFP project sites in Phongsaly Province in Bountai and Samphanh districts. This report provides the analysis of the local situation of the 5 target villages as well as the recommendations for incorporating climate-considerations in WFP's nutrition-focused interventions in these villages. The analysis in this report were generated through a scoping mission conducted by WFP and IIRR team in February 2020.