In 2007, the WFP conducted pilot exercises in Cambodia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka in order to contribute to the adaptation of the IPC approach outside of Great Horn of Africa region. Further objectives were to:
identify possible links between the IPC and other food security analysis, assessment and monitoring/early warning tools (WFP’s EFSAs, CFSVAs and FSMS) with the goal of adopting a standardized approach; and
provide further inputs on how to improve the IPC for standardizing situation and response analysis.
In Sri Lanka, a WFP food security assessment took place from 15 to 30 April 2007, using secondary data available from various sources. This was followed by an IPC pilot exercise.
Most of the country was classified as either “chronically food insecure” or “generally food secure”. However, there were areas identified as being in a phase of “Acute Food and Livelihood Crisis” and “Humanitarian Emergency”.
The assessment concluded that food supply and availability are significant problems in districts where the road network is poor (thus affecting access to markets). Access to food, chronic poverty, and malnutrition are the main issues, as is the ongoing armed conflict, which pushes people to flee areas of unrest.
In Sri Lanka, a WFP food security assessment took place from 15 to 30 April 2007, using secondary data available from various sources. This was followed by an IPC pilot exercise.
Most of the country was classified as either “chronically food insecure” or “generally food secure”. However, there were areas identified as being in a phase of “Acute Food and Livelihood Crisis” and “Humanitarian Emergency”.
The assessment concluded that food supply and availability are significant problems in districts where the road network is poor (thus affecting access to markets). Access to food, chronic poverty, and malnutrition are the main issues, as is the ongoing armed conflict, which pushes people to flee areas of unrest.
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