Chad Acute Food Insecurity Classifications by FEWS NET

FEWS NET data provides geographic classifications of acute food insecurity for Chad, likely using the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) scale. The dataset includes records for multiple years, with specific mentions of 2014 and 2021. It is archived on HDX as the FEWS NET Data Warehouse is currently unavailable.

Use Cases

• Mapping food insecurity hotspots based on IPC classifications
• Analyzing temporal changes in food security between 2014 and 2021
• Prioritizing resource allocation for humanitarian response using geospatial data

Strengths

• Data is provided by FEWS NET, a specialized food security monitoring organization
• Covers at least two distinct time points (2014 and 2021), allowing for change analysis
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing: column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown
• The dataset is archived and the primary source (FEWS NET Data Warehouse) is unavailable, which may affect access to updates or support
• Descriptions are sparse, limiting understanding of the data's granularity and specific attributes

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network)

Time Range

2014, 2021

Freshness

Last updated metadata dates are from April 2026, but the underlying data is from 2021 or earlier.

Geography

Chad