Two-day IPC Global Event, 1-2 July 2014
Two-day IPC Global Event:
 Partner Consultation on the Use and Impact of IPC at the Global,
Regional and Country Levels
 IPC for Decision Makers Seminar Series and Launch of the IPC
Chronic Food Insecurity Phase Classification
July 1-2, 2014, FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
Information Note and AGENDA
BACKGROUND
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a global, multi-partner initiative to facilitate
decision-making with improved food security analysis. The IPC consists of a set of analytical tools and
protocols for analyzing and classifying the severity and nature of food insecurity in order to inform multiagency response.
There is evidence that the IPC application in 29 countries around the world has substantially increased the
technical capacity of institutional stakeholders to utilize IPC analysis and dissemination tools. However, it is
less clear how effective IPC information products and processes have been in positively influencing food
security policies and programming among institutional partners, or what barriers must be overcome to
ensure the longer-term effectiveness and sustainability of the IPC.
In response, the IPC Global Steering Committee (SC) has called and embarked on an IPC Baseline Impact
Study and subsequent development of a strategic stakeholder engagement plan for the IPC. Moreover, the
IPC is in the process of integrating the IPC Acute and Chronic Food Insecurity Analysis as well as developing
the IPC Nutrition Classification tool to inform a more comprehensive food and nutrition security response in
both crisis and non-crisis developmental contexts.
PURPOSE AND
STRUCTURE OF
THE EVENT
Against this background, the IPC Global Steering Committee is organizing a two-day IPC Global Event under
the theme Use and Impact of IPC at the Global, Regional and Country Level which will take place from July
1-2 2014, at FAO-HQs, Rome Italy.
The IPC Global Event is structured as a two-day series of consultations and interactive seminars and consists
of the following events:
1.) Partner & Donor Consultation is a targeted consultative forum to review, input and debate on
preliminary findings of the IPC Baseline Use and Impact Study. The morning session is open to all
interested;
2.) IPC for Decision Makers Seminar is an open-day to learn on the relevance and usefulness of IPC analysis
for strategic decision making. This second event will be also the platform to launch the IPC Chronic Food
Insecurity Phase Classification as well as to present the prototype of the new IPC Nutrition Phase
Classification.
Participants will include representatives of global IPC stakeholder, partner and donor agencies, Regional
Inter-government Bodies (CILSS, SADC, IGAD, SICA and others), and relevant food security programming and
policy organizations. IPC Regional Coordinators from Asia, Africa and Latin America will also participate,
along with representatives for a selection of IPC Country Technical Working Groups. Further, the two-day
event will be followed by the Meeting of the IPC Global Steering Committee that will utilize the outcomes
of the workshop and seminar series to refine the strategic direction and action plan of the IPC Global
Strategic Programme (2014-2016), focusing on the use of IPC for Decision-making.
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DAY 1
1 JULY, 2014
Open session:
09:00 - 12:30
Closed session:
14:30 – 17:45
German Room
(Building C,
Room C269)
FAO HQs,
Rome, Italy
PARTNER AND DONOR CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON IPC USE AND IMPACT
The first day will be dedicated to the targeted consultative workshop on the preliminary findings
of the IPC Baseline Use and Impact Study.
The IPC Baseline Use and Impact Study is an important element of the Vision and Action Plan for
the IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2016). The baseline study will not only serve to provide
a basis for assessing use of the IPC among key decision makers and the impact that use has on the
effectiveness of policy and programming in emergency and development contexts. It will also
contribute to development of a monitoring and evaluation framework within the broader context
of the IPC Decision-Maker Strategic Engagement Plans at the global, regional and national levels.
The purpose of partner and donor consultation is to promote a dynamic and interactive discussion
among IPC users and senior level decision-makers in order to verify preliminary findings of the
baseline study, highlight best practices in the use of IPC, and identify opportunities for strategic
engagement of the IPC at the global, regional and country levels. The morning session is open to
the all interested while the participation to the afternoon session is reserved to core IPC partners.
Workshop Objectives
• Discuss preliminary findings of the baseline study in terms of the use and impact of IPC for
resource allocation, policy and program development, advocacy and strategic planning in
selected regions and countries.
• Identify common challenges, opportunities and lessons learned regarding IPC use and
understand important differences among participating IPC regions and countries.
• Discuss implications of the baseline study for the IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2016)
in order to improve the use of IPC and to develop the IPC Strategic Engagement Plans at the
global, regional and country levels.
The Consultation is expected to generate the following outcomes:
• Refinement, improvement and validation of preliminary findings of the IPC Impact baseline
study.
• Inputs and recommendations to improve the use of IPC in serving and informing decisionmaking in food security.
• Proposed actions to be included in the IPC Global Strategic Programme workplans and to inform
the development of the IPC Strategic Engagement Plans at the global, regional and country
levels
Consultative Workshop Format
• Presentation of and question and answer session on preliminary findings of baseline study.
• Panel discussion involving diverse stakeholders (donors, technical working group members,
regional inter-governmental bodies) on common challenges, opportunities and lessons learned
regarding use of IPC.
• Identification and discussion of IPC best practices in select countries.
• Working group and plenary discussions of the implications of preliminary baseline study
findings on IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2016) and IPC Strategic Engagement Plans.
Draft Agenda of the Consultative Workshop is provided in Annex 1.
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DAY 2
2 JULY, 2014
Morning
session:
09:00 - 12:30
Special
Sessions:
14:00 – 15:30
15:30-17:00
Iran Room
(Building B,
room 116)
FAO HQs,
Rome, Italy
IPC FOR DECISION MAKERS SEMINAR SERIES INCLUDING:
 Launch of the IPC Chronic Food Insecurity Phase Classification
 Presentation of the prototype of the IPC Nutrition Phase Classification
The second day is an IPC open-day dedicated to a series of technical seminars which are specifically
designed and targeted to advisers, decision makers and users of IPC products and information. The
seminar series will help better understand and utilize the information generated from the various
IPC products to inform decision-making by covering a series of IPC topics with brief overviews, real
practical examples and case studies. All seminars’ sessions are complementary and lead to a
comprehensive understanding of how and why IPC is an important tool that can help advisors,
users and decision makers prioritize short, medium and long-term programming and policies to
address the global challenge of ending hunger and food insecurity.
On this occasion, two special sessions are also included to launch the Version 1.0 of IPC Chronic
Food Insecurity Phase Classification and present the prototype of the IPC Nutrition Phase
Classification.
Objectives
The specific objectives of Day 2 include:
1. Explain the relevance and usefulness of the information generated in the IPC Products and
Outputs for strategic decision making
2. Describe how Analyses are conducted in IPC and how to utilize IPC products and outputs for
strategic decision making
3. Explain why the IPC is promoted as Model of IPC Partner Collaboration with Country Impact
4. Illustrate the new tools and procedures for IPC Chronic Food Insecurity Analyses.
The seminar morning sessions are:
1.) Session 1 - Proven Successes of IPC –Panel discussion on use of IPC
What is IPC and what are the indications that IPC has been successfully useful and will carry on in being highly relevant?
2.) Session 1 - Needs of Decision Makers and IPC
What is IPC and why is IPC crucial for Decision Makers
3.) Session 3 - IPC in Practice
What are the essential Analytical Elements of IPC that will help decision makers better interpret and utilize findings?
Special sessions:
Launch of the V1.0 of the IPC Chronic Food Insecurity Classification
What’s new – the V.1.0 of the IPC Chronic Food Insecurity Classification
IPC Prototype of Nutrition Phase Classification
What’s new – the prototype of the IPC Nutrition Phase Classification
For a detailed programme – see Annex 2 and 3.
The Two-Day IPC Global Event is organized by the IPC Global Steering Committee Partners through the IPC Global Support Unit (GSU) which is hosted by the
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO).
IPC Global Partners 2014
EUROPEAN UNION
The organization of the Two-Day IPC Global Event is made possible by the support of the European Commission
Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid (EC DEVCO) within the framework of the wider EC-FAO Programme pursuing
Improved Global Governance for Hunger Reduction. The Two-Day IPC Global Event is also possible thanks to the support of
the UK Government (DFID) to the IPC Global Strategic Programme (2014-2016) outcome of increasing the demand and use
of IPC analysis to inform policy and programming in emergency and development contexts.
IPC Website www.ipcinfo.org
Contact: Rachele.Santini@fao.org
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Annex 1: Draft Agenda of the Partner/Donor Consultation Workshop (1 July)
DAY 1
MORNING SESSION
8:30 – 9:00
Registration and collection of FAO building passes
Invited Participants
9:00 – 9:30
Opening Remarks
Jomo Kwame Sundaram,
Assistant Director-General, FAO Economic and
Social Development Department (ES)
1 July, German Room (Building C, room 269), FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
Ambassador Laurence Argimon Pistre,
Permanent Representative of the Delegation of
the European Union
John Barrett
Deputy Director, Research and Evidence
Division, DFID
9:30-10:00
Welcome
a. IPC Achievements and Purpose of the Consultation
b. Overview of Key Findings of the Baseline Study
Presenters:
Cindy Holleman,
IPC Global Programme Manager
Tim Frankenberger,
TANGO International
10:00 – 10:30
IPC Use and Impact Baseline Study
a. IPC Study Purpose & Methodology
b. Factors influencing Use and Impact of IPC among individual regions,
countries and stakeholders
10:30 – 11:00
Tea & Coffee Break
11:00-11:45
Panel Discussion – Country Perspectives
a. Evolution of IPC Institutionalization and Use
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Hemraj Regmi, Under Secretary, Ministry of Agricultural
Development – Nepal
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Yvonne Mavhunga, Representative of Food and Nutrition Council
– Zimbabwe
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James Oduor, Chief Executive Officer National Drought
Management Authority – Kenya
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Landry Brou, Chargé de Sécurité Alimentaire, FAO-DRC – DRC
Presenters:
Tom Spangler,
IPC Impact Evaluation Officer
Chair:
Felix Lee, FEWS NET
Chair IPC Global Steering Committee
Panelists: Country Representatives
Moderator:
Tom Spangler,
IPC Impact Evaluation Officer
Question and Answers
11:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:00
Presentation of Preliminary Findings: Influence of the IPC on Decision
Making
a. Food Security Policy
b. Allocation of Resources
c. Programme Design
d. Monitoring and Evaluation
e. Coordination and Collaboration among Stakeholders
Presenters:
Tim Frankenberger,
TANGO International
Consultation: Open Discussion on Preliminary Findings
Chair:
Patricia Palma de Fulladolsa, SICA- PRESANCA
IPC Global Steering Committee Member
Tom Spangler,
IPC Impact Evaluation Officer
Moderator:
Tim Frankenberger,
TANGO International
13:00-14:00
Lunch
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DAY 1
AFTERNOON SESSION
14:00-15:30
Stakeholder Perspectives: Challenges and Best Practices
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Challenges in applying IPC for improved decision making
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Best practices among participating regions and countries
Chair:
Luca Russo, FAO
IPC Global Steering Committee Member
Country Perspectives (TBC) (Video Link)
Moderators:
Tim Frankenberger,
TANGO International
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1 July, German Room (Building C, room 269), FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
Sue Lautze, Head of Office, FAO in South Sudan; UN South
Sudan Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator
Hygeia Ceres Catalina Gawe, Chief, Nutrition Surveillance
Division, National Nutrition Council (NNC) – Philippines
Tom Spangler,
IPC Impact Evaluation
Question and Answers
Global Stakeholders (TBC) (Panel Discussion)
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Nongnooch Deetae – ASEAN Project Manager Food Security
Information System (AFSIS), South-East Asia
Abdallah Samba - CILSS, Centre du Centre Régional AGRHYMET,
West Africa
Gianpietro de Cao – Programme Officer, EC DEVCO
John Barrett – Deputy Director, Research and Evidence Division,
DFID
Patricia Palma de Fulladolsa - Director of PRESANCA II, SG-SICA,
Central America
Michele McNabb - Programme Manager, USAID FEWSNET
Question and Answers
15:30-16:00
Tea & Coffee Break
16:00-16:45
Round Table Discussions – Implications of Preliminary Findings for IPC
Implementation
a. Implications for the IPC with respect to specific topics of
the Baseline Study
b. Identification of priority actions for the IPC going forward
Chair:
Cindy Holleman,
IPC Global Programme Manager
16:45-17:30
Plenary Discussion
a. Plenary discussions of Round Table perspectives on Baseline Study
implications
Moderator:
Tim Frankenberger,
TANGO International
17:30-17:45
Closing
a. Next Steps
b. Closing of consultative workshop
Speakers:
Cindy Holleman,
IPC Global Programme Manager
Facilitator:
Tom Spangler,
IPC Impact Evaluation
Felix Lee, FEWS NET
IPC Global Steering Committee Chair
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Annex 2 –IPC for Decision Makers Seminar Series: Morning sessions
IPC for Decision Makers Seminar Series
2 July, Iran Room (Building B, room 116) FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
9:00 – 9:15
Opening Remarks
Kostas Stamoulis, FAO Director of the
Agricultural Development Economics Division
(ESA)
Daniele Donati, Response Team Leader, FAO
Emergency and Rehabilitation Division (TCE)
9:15-9:30
Welcome:
• Purpose of the IPC Open Day
• IPC worldwide application and increasing country demand
Presenter:
Cindy Holleman, IPC Global Programme
Manager
9:30 – 10:00
Session 1 – Panel Discussion on use of IPC
Chair:
Roy Stacy, Senior Advisor, former USAID
Representative
Decision Makers’ perspectives:
• Patricia Palma de Fulladolsa - Director of PRESANCA II, SG-SICA, Central
America
• Bentry Chaura - Director SADC FANR Agriculture Information
Management System (AIMS)
• Gianpietro de Cao - Programme Officer EuropeAid C1 Food Security, Rural
Development, Nutrition, DG DEVCO
• John Barrett - Deputy Director, Research and Evidence Division, DFID
10:00 – 10:30
Question & Answers
Panelists
Moderator:
Roy Stacy, Senior Advisor, former USAID
Representative
10:30 – 11:00
Tea & Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:30
Session 2 - IPC in Practice
What is IPC and what is its added value for Decision Makers?
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11:30-12:00
Presenter:
Kaija Salmela-Korpi, IPC Food Security Officer
Why is IPC needed?
What is IPC
What are the Key Elements of IPC (Functions, Tools and
Procedures)?
What is it the added Value of IPC?
Question & Answers
Moderator:
Emily Henderson, Oxfam,
IPC Global Steering Committee Member
12:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 13:00
Session 3 - Needs of Decision Makers and IPC
Presenter:
Why is IPC Crucial for Decision Makers & Current Use
• What 7 Core Questions that IPC answers?
- Identification and prioritization of target areas and populations
(map & pop table)
- Identification of appropriate types of Intervention (short, medium
or long-term objectives (acute or chronic)
- Selection of Priorities Response Objectives (severity/phases)
- Limiting Factors Analysis
- Timely delivery of response (current vs projected)
- Lobbing with assurance (reliability, confidence, quality assurance)
• Examples of Current Use of IPC in Decision Making?
Josè Manuel Veiga,IPC Regional Coordinator
for Latin America
Question & Answers
Moderator:
Alexis Hoskins, WFP
IPC Global Steering Committee Member
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Annex 3 – Launch of the IPC V1.0 Chronic Food Insecurity Phase Classification and
Presentation of the IPC Prototype Nutrition Phase Classification
Launch of the IPC V.1.0 Chronic Food Insecurity Phase Classification
2 July, Iran Room (Building B, room 116), FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
14:00 – 14:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kostas Stamoulis,
FAO Director of the Agricultural Development
Economics Division
John Barrett
Deputy Director, Research and Evidence Division,
DFID
Gianpietro de Cao
Programme Officer EuropeAid C1 Food Security,
Rural Development, Nutrition, DG DEVCO
14:15 – 15:00
IPC version .1.0 of the Integrated Chronic Food
Insecurity Phase Classification (IPC-Chronic)
• Overview of the IPC Approach
• IPC for Classification of Acute and Chronic Food Insecurity
(IPC-Acute and IPC-Chronic)
• Development Process of IPC-Chronic
• Technical Overview and Key Analytical Components of IPCChronic
• Roll-out of IPC-Chronic
Presenter:
Leila Oliveira,
IPC Food Security Officer
Anne Claire Thomas
Food Security Assessment Team, European
Commission - Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Question and Answers
15:00 – 15:30
Stakeholder Perspectives with Question & Answers
Panel: IPC Global Chronic Working Group
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15:30 – 16:00
Moderator:
Owen Calvert,
Project Director, ICF International
Anne Claire Thomas, EC-JRC
Alexis Hoskins World Food Programme
Joanne Grace, Save the Children
Mark Smulders, FAO
Ricardo Sibrian, PRESISAN II, SG-SICA
Tea & Coffee Break
Presentation of the IPC Prototype Nutrition Phase Classification
2 July, Iran Room (Building B, room 116), FAO HQs, Rome, Italy
16:00-16:30
What’s new – Prototype of the IPC Nutrition Phase
Classification
• Development Process & Partnerships (2014-2016)
• Technical Overview: Prototype Tool & Key Components
• What is the Added Value?
• IPC – Where are We Going
Presenter:
Douglas Jayasekaran,
IPC Nutrition Officer
16:30-16:45
Question & Answers
Moderator:
Warren Lee, FAO
Senior Nutrition Officer
16:45-17:00
Closing remarks
Felix Lee, FEWS NET
IPC Global Steering Committee Chair
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