Global funding reductions are reshaping food, health and nutrition systems — with direct consequences for how essential data is generated, maintained and used.
The KCFNS is gathering evidence on how shifts in financing create new pressures and risks for information systems and presents key activities, events and collaborative efforts that:
- Collect and synthesize evidence to inform decision making on the extent of current funding cuts and expected impacts
- Identify system vulnerabilities exposed by funding cuts
- Advance emerging approaches to develop more resilient, sustainable data architectures.
The challenge Funding contractions — combined with conflict, climate shocks and economic instability — are placing critical food security, health and nutrition systems under growing strain, particularly in fragile and crisis-affected contexts. As needs rise and resources decline, safeguarding core information functions becomes increasingly difficult. Recent crises in Gaza, Sudan and Yemen have shown how contested information environments and political pressure can undermine trust in data. Independent, credible evidence is therefore more essential than ever to guide prioritization, protect critical systems and support effective decision-making. Credible data remains one of the most powerful tools to counter disinformation, restore trust and guide effective action. |
Knowledge review on ODA cuts
Published in June 2025, this knowledge review presents data and initial assessments of the impact of cuts to Official Development Assistance (ODA) on global food and nutrition security with a focus on Africa. Read the full document here.
The JRC-led stocktaking is an ongoing study to be finalized in 2026. It examines how recent aid contractions are reshaping food security, nutrition and health systems — with a holistic focus on information systems, analytical capacity and institutional resilience. It maps operational gaps, emerging vulnerabilities and systemic ripple effects across the humanitarian–development nexus.
Events
Upcoming events
Consultation on improving Food and Nutrition Information Ecosystems across the humanitarian-development nexus (online, 12 December 2025)
This interactive webinar will engage the ANH community and a wider audience of practitioners, policymakers and researchers to review the emerging pathway for strengthening food and nutrition information ecosystems and provide expert feedback on how priority actions can be adapted across different contexts. The session will present key findings from the June consultation process, showcase real-world country examples and facilitate discussion on practical actions, quick wins and key enabling factors. The consultation will help distinguish what can be implemented immediately from longer-term system transformation and translate alignment into concrete operational priorities.
Global Event: Stronger Data for Stronger Futures – a Strategic Dialogue by the Joint Research Centre (Brussels, 27 January 2026)
Hosted by the EC–JRC, this exchange will bring together EU institutions, Member States, UN agencies, INGOs, CSOs, donors, researchers and country representatives to connect evidence and action in responding to child undernutrition and strengthening food and nutrition information ecosystems. The morning session will focus on the ongoing crisis of child wasting and explore how recent evidence can better inform policy and programme responses. The afternoon session will focus on practical opportunities to strengthen food and nutrition information ecosystems that support action in fragile and crisis-affected contexts. The dialogue aims to identify catalytic opportunities, reinforce technical coordination and foster alignment toward more coherent, sustainable and integrated data systems that improve nutrition and food security outcomes.
Past events
GRFC webinar: From Warning to Action: Bridging Aid Gaps to Protect the Most Vulnerable (online, 6 June 2025)
Linked to the launch of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), this EC-JRC-led webinar organised in collaboration with the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC), highlighted the shifting financial landscape and growing human cost of reduced investment in crisis-affected countries. The event strengthened alignment among partners by showcasing the operational impacts of funding cuts and mobilised engagement from donors and agencies. Discussions underscored critical gaps in both emergency and longer-term responses and reinforced the urgency of protecting food and nutrition information systems through coordinated global approaches.
Breaking Down Silos – Unifying Humanitarian and Development Efforts through Nutrition Information Systems (Ispra, June 2025)
The EC-JRC convened 76 stakeholders from governments, UN agencies, NGOs, academia and donors for a three-day workshop to examine key challenges facing Nutrition Information Systems (NIS) in fragile and crisis-affected contexts. Participants co-developed priorities to strengthen food and nutrition information ecosystems, focusing on rationalising investments, improving coordination, harmonising data systems and advancing innovation to safeguard essential nutrition, food security and health data under constrained funding conditions. This marked a pivotal moment in rethinking how NIS can better support both crisis response and long-term system resilience.
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| Originally Published | Last Updated | 04 Dec 2025 | 09 Dec 2025 |
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