The Cadre Harmonisé (CH), much like the IPC, is a harmonised, regional framework used for the analysis and identification of areas at risk and populations affected by food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West Africa. It uses similar standards to the IPC and is hosted by the Comité Permanent Inter-États de Lutte contra la Sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS). CH helps to produce relevant, consensus based, and transparent analyses of current and projected food and nutrition situations – and classifies the severity of food and nutrition insecurity based on the international classification. As with the IPC, CH results are communicated in a clear, coherent, and effective manner, which support FSC (and overall at HCT level) decision-making by linking information to action and support the cluster’s strategic food security response planning.
Similarly to the IPC, the CH relies on the existing food security and nutrition information systems already in place in most Sahel countries since 1985, and in other coastal countries of West Africa. In recent years, technical developments have led to increased convergence between the CH and the IPC, which has resulted in comparable analyses findings in more than 50 countries (18 countries using the CH scale and 36 countries using the IPC as of 2021).
What is the role of the FSC Coordinator? The Coordinator’s role in relation to the CH is similar to that of the IPC - see 6.7.1 above.
Examples: See the Report on the Cadre Harmonisé Result for Identification of Risk Areas and Vulnerable Populations, Nigeria (2021) or the Communication Sheet - Cadre Harmonise Cameroon (March 2021).
Resources: See the Cadre Harmonisé website for details.