For instance, EcoSec works with veterinarians to organize campaigns to vaccinate people's livestock in conflict-affected areas.ĮcoSec strives to be as accountable as possible to the people we help. Such activities are often combined with livelihood-support programmes for maximum impact. Capacity-building activities: These aim to build up the capacities of important local institutions so that people affected by crisis or conflict can benefit from improved services.Examples include microeconomic initiatives, cash transfers and distributing farming tools or seed – along with training. Livelihood-support activities: These are designed to bolster livelihoods sustainably.Examples include distributing food and essential household items. Relief activities: These are implemented quickly and efficiently with a view to saving lives and protecting livelihoods at immediate risk.Capacity: Can the government, civil society, National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies and others help meet people's economic security needs?.Living conditions: Are people protected against bad weather? Do they have the means to cook food? Can they maintain basic standards of hygiene?.Income: Do people earn or obtain enough money to cover their basic expenses?.Food production: Are people able to hunt, fish, produce food or forage as they normally would?.Food consumption: What are people eating? Does their diet cover their nutritional requirements?.If they cannot do so, EcoSec steps in to help protect lives and restore livelihoods.ĮcoSec concentrates on restoring one or several of what are known as "key livelihood outcomes." These are: The ICRC's Economic Security (EcoSec) Unit, which is part of the Assistance Division, seeks to establish if people affected by different kinds of crisis and conflict can cover their essential needs sustainably.
Food, basic shelter, clothing and hygiene qualify as essential needs, as does the related expenditure the essential assets needed to earn a living, and the costs associated with health care and education also qualify.
This can vary according to an individual's physical needs, the environment and prevailing cultural standards. The ICRC defines economic security as the ability of individuals, households or communities to cover their essential needs sustainably and with dignity.
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