1. First East and Central Africa Regional IPC Workshop 11 to 13 October 2016
IGAD/IPC Regional Strategic Engagement, Institutionalization and Work planning

2. Outline Background Role of IGAD Overall Objective Outcome and Outputs
Target

3. Background
IPC was first applied in food insecurity analysis in 2004 in Somalia – IGAD founding member
Now IPC is applied in 29 countries – 11 in ECA, 6 are IGAD member states
July 2015 IGAD become a member of the IPC SC – high level technical and strategic decisions
ECA region is disposed to a number of shocks; poverty, El Niño, La Niña, etc. and the role of IGAD is paramount in providing timely evidence-based information – role of FSNWG

4. Role of IGAD in IPC SC
IPC governance and institutionalization by member states
IPC analysis meets the needs of decision makers
Advocate for use of IPC analyses in formulation of policy, programmes, and resource allocation
Assisting member states in resource mobilization for IPC related activities including assessments, analyses and capacity building
Provision of strategic guidance to member states
Harmonization of cross-border analysis
Ensuring coherence and respect of IPC principles by member states

5. Objective of a joint workshop
Overall Objective:
Ensure national governments and partners are strategically engaged, and that countries align their IPC activities for the purpose of producing a harmonized regional food security analyses

6. Objective of a joint workshop

7. Objective of a joint workshop
August-September October-December January-March 2013
August-September October-December January-March 2016

8. Outcome and Outputs
Enhancing IPC institutionalization and governance and the role of IGAD in enhancing institutionalization
Country endorsed IPC TWG Terms of Reference (TOR)
Strengthening the role of IGAD and links with Country IPC
Joint regional work plan that aligns countries’ IPC activities
Aligned IPC activities based on seasonality, decision making, etc.
Agreed timeline for harmonized regional food security analysis and mapping – strengthening FSNWG products
Strategy for IPC advocacy, capacity building and quality assurance
Use of IPC to inform policy, response, etc.
Role of different partners such as nutrition information systems in IPC
IPC capacity building and support required by countries & IGAD
Quality control and assurance of IPC products

9. Targeted participants for the proposed workshop
Max 5-6 per technical and strategic middle-level decision makers per country;
IPC TWG Chair
TWG member from the Ministry of Health (MoH)
Other relevant active government institution
IDDRSI focal person
Development partners (WFP, FAO, UNICEF, FEWS NET)

10. Acknowledgments