Uganda Acute Food Insecurity Projections with IPC Classifications

Uganda-focused geospatial data providing FEWS NET's medium-term projections for acute food insecurity, classified using the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) system. The dataset is produced by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license. Data for the years 2018 and 2021 is referenced, though the primary FEWS NET Data Warehouse source is currently unavailable, leading to archived entries on HDX.

Use Cases

• Mapping projected acute food insecurity phases across Ugandan regions using geospatial boundaries.
• Analyzing temporal changes in food security classifications between 2018 and 2021 projections.
• Integrating IPC phase data with other geospatial layers for vulnerability and risk assessment.

Strengths

• Data employs the standardized IPC classification system, enabling consistent cross-regional analysis.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, facilitating reuse and integration.
• Cross-platform presence on HDX indicates established use within the humanitarian data community.

Limitations

• Core factual details like row counts, column names, and file sizes are unavailable from all sources.
• The primary source (FEWS NET Data Warehouse) is noted as unavailable, making the archived data potentially outdated or inaccessible.
• Conflicting metadata exists for the 2018 dataset with two different last-updated timestamps (2026-04-05 09:24:28.013649 and 10:11:14.376961).

Provenance

Source

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

Collection Method

Projections and classifications based on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis.

Time Range

2018, 2021

Freshness

2026-04-05 10:11:14.376961

Geography

Uganda