Somalia Acute Food Insecurity Classifications for 2016-2017

2016 and 2017 data provides FEWS NET's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) for Somalia. The geospatial dataset likely contains polygon boundaries with associated IPC phase codes for administrative units. It is archived on HDX as the source FEWS NET Data Warehouse is currently unavailable.

Use Cases

• Mapping acute food insecurity severity across Somali administrative regions based on IPC phase.
• Comparing food security conditions between 2016 and 2017 for trend analysis.
• Integrating IPC classifications with other geospatial data, such as rainfall or conflict events.
• Informing targeted humanitarian response planning for areas in higher IPC phases.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on HDX indicates established use and importance.
• Uses the standardized IPC framework for comparable food security analysis.
• Provides multi-year coverage for 2016 and 2017.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown.
• The underlying source, the FEWS NET Data Warehouse, is noted as currently unavailable, limiting data verification and updates.
• Descriptions are sparse, offering no detail on spatial resolution or specific attributes.

Provenance

Source

FEWS NET (Famine Early Warning Systems Network).

Collection Method

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Time Range

2016-2017

Freshness

Last updated metadata on HDX is 2026-04-05, but this reflects archival status, not data currency.

Geography

Somalia