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Food Security Analysis Unit. The Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) ALNAP Nairobi June 2006. Outline. Need for a common classification system Existing systems and global initiatives Overview of IPC and Situation Analysis Components of the IPC
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Food Security Analysis Unit The Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification (IPC) ALNAP Nairobi June 2006
Outline • Need for a common classification system • Existing systems and global initiatives • Overview of IPC and Situation Analysis • Components of the IPC • Reference Table • Analysis Templates • Cartographic Protocols • Standardized Population Tables • Potential for replication and expansion
A Common Classification System would lead to….. • …food security and humanitarian interventions being more: • Needs based • Strategic • Timely Because a Classification System can enable …. • Technical consensus • Comparability over space • Comparability over time • Transparency through evidence-based analysis • Accountability • Clear early warning • More strategic response
We need a…. …. ‘common currency’ for describing nature and severity of crises.
Existing Classification Systems • Oxfam • Howe and Devereux • MSF • FEWSNET • WFP • ODI • Others… On-going Related Global Initiatives • SMART • Benchmarking • Humanitarian Tracking Service • IASC • Sphere Guidelines The IPC draws from aspects of existing systems and can potentially contribute to these global initiatives.
The IPC is a tool to …. • enable a composite analytical statement on food security and humanitarian situations • for current situation analysis and early warning • drawing together multiple indicators of human welfare and livelihoods • for consistent and meaningful analysis. The IPC summarizes Situation Analysis… …a distinct stage in the ‘analysis-response continuum’.
Key Aspects of Situation Analysis ‘Situation Analysis’ in the ‘Analysis-Response Continuum’ • Severity (phase classification) • Geographic coverage • Magnitude (# people) • Immediate causes • Underlying causes • Identification of general needs • Current responses • Criteria for social targeting • Transitory vs. chronic • Projected trend / scenarios • Confidence level of analysis Situation Analysis Response Analysis Response Planning Response Imple- mentation Monitoring/ Evaluation
Components of the IPC include… • Reference Table • Analysis Templates • Cartographic Protocols • Standardized Population Tables
IPC Reference Table • Phases include full spectrum • Broad categories, yet essential differences in implications for action • Explicit inclusion of ‘livelihood crisis’ • Strategic Response Framework has three broad objectives • mitigate immediate outcomes • support livelihoods • address underlying causes • Holistic but not prescriptive • Early Warning Levels include: alert, moderate risk, and high risk. • Linked to probability, severity, substantiation, appropriate action, and timeframe • Based on analysis of process indicators • Operationalizes concepts of risk, hazard, and vulnerability • Reference outcomes, not process indicators • Breadth of humanitarian outcomes • Current or imminent outcomes on lives and livelihoods • Fewest possible • Measurable / practical • Support phase classification through convergence of evidence
Analysis Templates have 3 parts • Support of Phase Classification statement • Direct and indirect evidence • Evaluation of data reliability • Key information for mitigating immediate outcomes • Hazards, effects on access/availability, opportunities for response, etc. • Key information for supporting livelihoods and addressing underlying causes • Underlying causes, effects on livelihood assets, opportunities for addressing underlying causes
Standarized Population Tables • List magnitude of problem by administrative boundary, livelihood zone, and livelihood system • Can include layers of crisis levels • Identify number of people in Phase 3, 4, or 5 • Do not list ‘number of people in need’
In Summary, what the IPC is… • A tool for summarizing and communicating Situation Analysis, based on common standards, that links complex information to action • A technical ‘forum’ for enabling technical consensus
And what the IPC is not… • A method—it draws from multiple methods • An information system—it is a complimentary ‘add-on’ • Response analysis—this is the next step, which is based on sound situation analysis
Potential for Replication and Expansion • Consistent and positive feedback from analysts, governments, implementing agencies, donors, media. • While developed in Somalia context, based on international standards • Endorsement by GHA Regional Food Security and Nutrition Working Group • Being discussed in numerous forums
SOURCE: GHA Government Ministries GHA FOOD SECURITY OUTLOOK (Jun.-Dec., 2006) Draft Preliminary Analysis, March 6 2006 For category explanations see http://www.fsausomali.org
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