The piloting of the IPC Nutrition Phase Classification is progressing well. Under the technical supervision and overall guidance of the IPC Global Nutrition Working Group – which is composed of 21 representatives from 17 leading food security and nutrition organizations/entities - the first round of IPC Nutrition Classification pilots was accomplished in Kenya and South Sudan and was completed in August 2014 (see the East and Central Africa section for details).

Following the two pilots, the first IPC Nutrition Working Group (NWG) meeting was organized at FAO Headquarters in September 2014. The lessons learned documented during the pilots in Kenya and South Sudan were discussed at the meeting and the prototype Nutrition classification was revised in light of the feedback received. Moreover, having tested the new tools and procedures, the IPC NWG focused on the ways in which the acute nutrition classification can complete and integrate the IPC acute food insecurity classification.

The 2nd round of Nutrition pilots began in October 2014, in Bangladesh. There are plans to carry out 2 more pilots, in Niger and in Central African Republic, during this round. Discussion on possible piloting are also ongoing with the IPC National Technical Working Group in Pakistan. Another IPC NWG meeting is scheduled for February 2015 to review the outcomes of the 2nd round of pilot exercises and develop a work-plan for next year.

IPC Acute Malutrition Phase Classification