At the conclusion of the analysis process, the analysis team should draft the key messages to be included in the report. The IPC Analysis Report outlined below should be finalized and released preferably within 15 days of the completion of analysis. Any IPC analysis reporting should contain the minimum information as per Table 14.
If the IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis and the IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis are conducted simultaneously, it is highly recommended that one report be produced combining the analyses results.
The IPC Modular Communication Template
The IPC Modular Communication Template provides a standard format and content guide for developing IPC Analysis Reports. The Template has been developed to meet the different interests and needs of a variety of IPC stakeholders while ensuring that the minimum requirements for communicating IPC results are met. By using the Template, IPC Analysis Reports effectively communicate key findings in a clear, concise, accessible and consistent format.
The Modular Communication Template for Acute Food Insecurity consists of nine modules: (1) Key facts and messages; (2) Classification maps and the Summary Population Table; (3) Situation overview, key drivers and limiting factors (Box 27); (4) Recommendations for action; (5) Detailed Population Table(s); (6) Process, methodology and data sources; (7) Results in figures; (8) Profiles of the most affected areas/groups; and (9) Results of other IPC classifications.
General guidelines for completing the IPC Acute Food Insecurity Modular Communications Template include the following:
Module 1: Key facts and messages
Purpose: To provide concise responses to the key six questions: how severe, how many, when, where, who and why (Box 28).
Key information:
Note that, in this module, population estimates in the table and in the narrative (how many) should be rounded up or down according to the standard rounding rules, for example, analysts may chose to round to the nearest one thousand (‘000) people.
Module 2: Classifications maps and Summary Population Tables
Purpose: To provide larger-scale, more detailed classification maps (for both current and projected) and summary tables of population estimates (Box 29).
Key information:
Module 3: Situation overview, key drivers and limiting factors
Purpose: To provide more detailed analysis of current and projected classification considering the six key questions of how severe, how many, where, when, why, and who, already summarized in Module 1 (Box 30).
Key information:
Module 4: Recommendations for action
Purpose: To provide general recommendations for: (i) response priorities; (ii) situation monitoring and plans for analysis updates; and (iii) data collection and information system (Box 31).
Key information:
Module 5: Detailed population table(s)
Purpose: To develop and share the population estimates for different phases for current and projected periods (Box 32).
Key information:
Module 6: Process and methodology
Purpose: To describe the IPC approach, analysis process, main data sources and key limitations (Box 33).
Key information:
Module 7: Results in figures
Purpose: To present key results in easily accessible infographics (Box 34).
Key information:
Graphic visual representation of the most important results/information of the IPC analysis for the current and projected period (if available), specifically:
Module 8: Profiles of the most affected areas/groups
Purpose: To present key findings for each area or group of major concern (Box 35).
Key information:
Module 9: Results of other IPC classifications (as applicable)
Purpose: To contextualize the current classification in relation to relevant IPC Acute Malnutrition and/or Chronic Food Insecurity classifications, presenting the linkages and complementarity between them, if possible. If previous Acute Food Insecurity classifications have been completed, trends over time can also be provided (Box 36).
Key information: