Philippines country strategic plan (2024–2028)

CSP approved at EB February 2024

For two decades, the Philippines has made progress in reducing poverty and improving food security and nutrition. That progress has been uneven, however, with significant disparities. As in many countries, the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 led to economic contraction and increased food insecurity and malnutrition, placing hard-won gains at risk.

Globally, the Philippines is ranked as the country at greatest risk of disaster and exposure to multiple high-intensity hazards, including typhoons, floods, earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, droughts and sea level rises. It is also among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, which is projected to cause intensified extreme weather events. Multifaceted shocks and stressors have led to loss of livelihoods and hampered access to basic social services, thus aggravating food insecurity and malnutrition.

The establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the Government’s commitment to food security and human development are positive steps with the potential to deliver on food security and nutrition goals through sustained peace.

This country strategic plan is guided by the Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028, the Bangsamoro Development Plan 2023–2028 and the Philippines 2024–2028 United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework. It articulates an integrated approach that addresses the intersections of climate change, conflict, food insecurity and malnutrition.

This country strategic plan will contribute towards efficient and comprehensive emergency preparedness and response capacity and improved resilience at the individual, household, community and institutional levels. Investments in human capital development through the promotion of nutrition-sensitive and inclusive social protection interventions, such as the homegrown school feeding programme, will protect and promote the food and nutrition security of vulnerable people and communities, social cohesion, economic growth and gender equality.

The country strategic plan will be guided by three interrelated outcomes:

⮚ By 2028, communities exposed to shocks and stressors in the Philippines are better able to meet food, nutrition and other essential needs with inclusive and equitable emergency preparedness and response capacity at the national and local levels.

⮚ By 2028, communities vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity in the Philippines are more resilient and can better manage risks affecting human capital gains and food systems, inclusively and equitably.

⮚ The Government and partners in the Philippines access WFP services that augment their interventions, upon request.