Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

Scale to measure food insecurity that spans from 1 (best) to 5 (worst)

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), also known as IPC scale, is a tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making.[1] It is a standardised scale that integrates food security, nutrition and livelihood information into a statement about the nature and severity of a crisis and implications for strategic response.[1]

The IPC was originally developed in 2004 for use in Somalia by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU).[2] Several national governments and international agencies, including CARE International, European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC JRC), Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), USAID/FEWS NET, Oxfam GB, Save the Children UK/US, and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), have been working together to adapt it to other food security contexts.[1][3][4]

IPC scale

The following table includes a summary of the IPC scale:[5][4][6]

More information IPC Phase Number, Phase ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "IPC Acute Food Insecurity Reference Table for Household Groups". FEWS NET. April 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. [2]
    "IPC Overview and Classification System". IPC.
  3. [3]
    "IPC Participating Organizations and Donors". Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Technical Manual Version 1.1" (PDF). Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Famine in Southern Somalia - Evidence for a declaration" (PDF). FEWS Net. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Integrated Phase Classification | Famine Early Warning Systems Network". fews.net. Retrieved 29 September 2017.


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