Integrated Food Security
Phase Classification

User Guide - Version 1.0

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classifi cation (IPC) Global Partners prepared by
the IPC in the Central and Eastern Africa Region Project, 2008, FAO, Nairobi

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
2008

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Table of Contents

Part 1   [1,1Mb]

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY
INTRODUCTION


Getting Started: Purpose of the Guide and Relation to the Technical Manual

MODULE 1: BUILDING YOUR EVIDENCE

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MODULE 2: DOING THE PHASE CLASSIFICATION
MODULE 3: RISK ANALYSIS
MODULE 4: THE NUMBERS GAME – ESTIMATING POPULATIONS IN EACH PHASE
MODULE 5: IMPACT ANALYSIS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

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MODULE 6: DEVELOPING YOUR MAP – INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO GIVE TO YOUR GIS TECHNICIAN
MODULE 7: HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU GOT IT RIGHT? THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS
MODULE 8: HOW TO ESTABLISH AN IPC IN YOUR COUNTRY

ANNEX 1: Types and Sources of Data
ANNEX 2: Glossary of Terms
ANNEX 3: FSAU’s Method for Calculating Population Estimates for AFLC and HE IPC Phases