This document aims at providing more in-depth knowledge about Famine classifications, especially to the analysts and facilitators analysing a possible Famine situation. As a result, the document includes detailed guidance for use of the special additional protocols, and on evidence needed for Famine classifications. The Special additional protocols applied to all the four IPC Functions, and further explained in this document, are required for Famine classifications, in addition to all the regular [...]
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The IPC partnership defines ‘risk of Famine’ as the reasonable probability of an area going into Famine (IPC Phase 5) in the projected period, when Famine is not the most likely scenario. When analysts assess that the most likely scenario would result in Famine, either Famine – solid evidence or Famine – reasonable evidence will be classified (depending on the amount and quality of evidence available). By contrast, analysts may [...]
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