Manual de la FIPAT Food Security Indicator & Policy Analysis Tool (Herramienta de Análisis de Políticas e Indicadores de la Seguridad Alimentaria)

The Manual de la FIPAT provides a guide for using the Food Security Indicator & Policy Analysis Tool (FIPAT), a Microsoft Excel-based analytical framework designed to help decision-makers identify climate vulnerabilities in food systems and evaluate the extent to which public policies enhance system resilience.

• The FIPAT tool is designed to guide users through a logical sequence of four primary analytical steps: identifying vulnerable elements of the food system, establishing resilience measures, selecting monitoring indicators, and evaluating the support provided by public policies.
• The tool's conceptual framework for food systems is based on a 'wheel' model that analyzes food security from the household level outward through five concentric rings: food utilization, food access, food availability, supporting resources and services, and supporting organizations and policies.
• Resilience is operationalized through three key elements: systems (ecosystems and infrastructure), agents (people and organizations), and institutions that link agents and systems.
• Section A of the tool focuses on identifying climate risks and resilience indicators. It uses a scoring system from -2 to +2 to rate the severity of climate impacts on food system elements, where -2 represents a 'Muy negativo' impact that could compromise food security.
• Section B evaluates public policies (including plans, programs, norms, strategies, or laws) based on their capacity to support resilience measures, enhance the capacity of key actors, and maintain resilient food systems.
• The policy analysis component (Section B) uses a specific scoring system to determine the level of support: 2 for 'Apoyo directo', 1 for 'Apoyo indirecto', 0 for 'Ningún apoyo', and -1 for policies that potentially hinder the implementation of resilience measures.
• The tool emphasizes a participatory approach, recommending that government officials and stakeholders be involved in the analysis to increase the value of the results for decision-makers.
• The tool's development was a collaborative effort involving the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Action Against Hunger – Spain (ACF-E), and several universities in Honduras, as part of the PRECSA-CA project.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (2014). Manual de la FIPAT Food Security Indicator & Policy Analysis Tool (Herramienta de Análisis de Políticas e Indicadores de la Seguridad Alimentaria). https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/fipat_manual_sp.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Manual de la FIPAT Food Security Indicator & Policy Analysis Tool (Herramienta de Análisis de Políticas e Indicadores de la Seguridad Alimentaria). 2014. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/fipat_manual_sp.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopment2014manual, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Manual de la FIPAT Food Security Indicator \& Policy Analysis Tool (Herramienta de Análisis de Políticas e Indicadores de la Seguridad Alimentaria)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/fipat_manual_sp.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }