IPC
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Integrated Food Security Phase
Classification (IPC)
Phase 1
FSC Meeting
Dhaka, Bangladesh
18 April 2012
Different analysts are focusing on
specific sector…
Some focus on agriculture…
Others on market analysis…
And how can we put all together?
A common approach
Allowing comparability over
space and time
What is the IPC?
• The purpose of the IPC is to consolidate complex analysis of
food security situations for evidence-based decision support.
• The IPC aims for optimal decision support, recognizing in
reality there will be less than ideal data and evidence.
• The approach of the IPC is to make the best use of what
evidence is available, but to do in a rigorous and transparent
manner.
What is the IPC?
• The IPC is a set of tools and procedures to classify the nature and
severity of food insecurity for decision support.
• The IPC classifies areas with Acute Food Insecurity into five Phases:
Minimal, Stressed, Crisis, Emergency, and Famine. Each of these
Phases has different implications for response objectives.
• The IPC classifies the severity of the situation for two time periods:
the current situation and for a future projection. The future
projection provides an early warning statement for proactive decision
making.
The Four Functions of IPC
1) Building Technical Consensus
2) Classifying severity & causes
3) Communicating for action
4) Quality Assurance
IPC Analytical Framework
Food Security Contributing Factors
Causal Factors
Vulnerability: (Exposure, Susceptibility, and Resilience to specific
hazards/events. Ideally drawn from vulnerability baseline analysis)
Livelihood Strategies (food and income sources, coping, & expenditures)
Livelihood Assets (human, financial, social, physical, & natural)
Policies, Institutions, and Processes
Non food security-specific contributing factors:
(Health/Disease, Water, Sanitation, Social Services, others...)
&
Acute or Ongoing Hazards/Events
(natural, socio-economic, conflict, disease and others)
Impact
Feedback
Food Security Dimensions
Availability
Production
Wild Foods
Food Reserves
Markets
Transport
Access
Physical Access
Financial Access
Social Access
Stability (at all times)
Utilization
Food Preferences
Food Preparation
Feeding Practices
Food Storage
Water Access
Actual/Risk
20 Outcomes
Nutrition
Rates
10 Outcomes
Food
Consumption
Quantity &
Nutritious Quality
Mortality
Rates
Livelihood
Change
Assets & Strategies
Food Security Outcomes
Classification of Acute Phase or Chronic
Level
4. Common Severity Classification
-Acute Scale
4. Common Severity Classification
-Acute Scale
3. Core Communication
PROJECTED FOR THREE MONTHS (SEPT – DEC )OVERVIEW
IPC – Worldwide (as of Feb 2012)
1
Somalia
16
Yemen
2
Kenya
17
Myanmar
3
Uganda
18
Cambodia
4
Tanzania
19
Laos
5
South Sudan
20
Indonesia
6
North Sudan
21
Burundi
7
Djibouti
22
DRC
8
Rwanda
23
Ivory Coast
9
Tajikistan
24
South Africa
10
Afghanistan
25
Zimbabwe
11
Pakistan
26
Guatemala
12
Haiti
27
Nicaragua
13
Malawi
28
Honduras
14
Senegal
29
El Salvador
15
Niger
30
Mozambique
IPC Phase 1 in Bangladesh
Using the IPC in Bangladesh would help provide a
comprehensive understanding of the food security situation
by:
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Ensuring convergence of information
Validation of findings
Multi-agency analysis process
Comparability over Space & time
Transparency through Evidence-Based Analysis
Effective Early Warning
Capacity building (certification)
Identify key areas for further data collection to improve the
quality of the analysis
• Helps in designing effective & efficient response strategies
IPC Phase 1 in Bangladesh
Objectives:
Humanitarian needs in terms of food security and nutrition in
Bangladesh are better identified using the IPC to:
a) Introduce the IPC at the national & regional levels
b) Ensure that at least a total of 16 organizations are key stakeholders
of the IPC at the national level
c) Have a comprehensive report on the food security situation across
Bangladesh based on the IPC
d) Ensue a pool of certified IPC analysts who can continue the IPC
e) Develop a strategy for the IPC in the second phase.
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Time Period: End Date of Phase 1: 31st Dec 2012)
Next Steps for Introduction of IPC in Bangladesh
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Hiring of IPC Staff (National & International)
Formation of the Technical Working Group
National Training Workshop
Data organization
Data Analysis Exercise
Dissemination of First IPC Map & Report
Critical Review of Findings
Nest Steps (gaps identified in data / areas, w.r.t
recommendations, plan for next round etc)
Ongoing
4-5 days
3-4 days
IPC
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
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