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

The FIPAT manual describes a structured process for enhancing food system resilience against climate variability. It guides users through two main sections: Section A, which focuses on mapping food systems, identifying climate risks, and developing resilience indicators; and Section B, which assesses how specific public policies support resilience measures, actor capacity, and overall system stability. The tool emphasizes a participatory approach involving government officials and stakeholders to ensure that policy gaps are identified and addressed through a resilience-based lens.

• The FIPAT tool is designed to guide users through four primary analytical steps: identifying vulnerable elements of the food system, establishing relevant resilience measures, selecting monitoring indicators, and evaluating the support provided by public policies.
• The conceptual framework for food systems analysis uses a 'roulette' model that centers on household food security and expands through rings covering food utilization, access strategies, availability processes, and the supporting resources, organizations, and policies.
• Climate risk is defined as the interaction between climate threats (such as storms, floods, and droughts), exposure of people and resources, and vulnerability, which is further determined by sensitivity and adaptive capacity.
• Resilience is operationalized through three key elements: systems (infrastructure and ecosystems), agents (individuals and organizations), and institutions that link agents and systems.
• The tool's policy analysis section (Section B) specifically evaluates whether policies support resilience measures, enhance the capacity of actors to respond to risks, and maintain the resilience of the overall food system, rather than measuring the general effectiveness of the policies.
• Effective resilience indicators must be clear, relevant, cost-effective, and easy to monitor independently, providing a baseline to track progress from vulnerability to resilience.
• The implementation of FIPAT requires a participatory approach, involving government departments and NGOs, to ensure that results are valued by decision-makers and that political sensitivities regarding budget or program efficacy are managed.
• The tool utilizes a scoring system to quantify impacts and policy support, ranging from -2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive) for climate risks, and from -1 (hinders resilience) to 2 (direct support) for policy analysis.

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} }