Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

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]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "IPC Overview and Classification System". IPC.
  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. ^ "Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. Technical Manual Version 1.1" (PDF). Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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