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Incidence of
malnutrition in vulnerable areas
Most hungry and malnourished people around the world are
likely to be found in vulnerable areas - locations where
environmental, economic and other factors expose them to a
high risk of impoverishment and food insecurity. But the
specific factors that determine vulnerability vary from one
location to another. In order to understand these
differences and adopt suitable responses, vulnerable areas
must be analysed at national and subnational levels. With
advances in technology that make it possible to identify
these pockets of vulnerability at the level of states,
countries or districts, an increasing number of countries
are undertaking this work. In this section, four country
profiles are given to illustrate the different contexts in
which malnutrion and undernourishment develop.
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