ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN)

ASAL Humanitarian Network – Food Security Mapping

Linking Humanitarian Targeting to Food Insecurity Phases Across Kenya’s ASAL Counties

Drought Response and IPC Mapping – February 2022

This analytical map, produced by MapAction in collaboration with the ASAL Humanitarian Network (AHN), integrates multi-purpose cash transfer (MPCT) targeting data with Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for the period November 2021 to January 2022. It provides a geographic overview of the drought’s food security impact and the alignment of AHN’s humanitarian assistance with areas of greatest need.

The map overlays ward-level household targeting categories (30–100, 100–200, 200–300, 300–500 households) onto the IPC Acute Food Insecurity Phases, illustrating that approximately 2 million people were in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or higher during the assessment period. The visualization links AHN’s cash transfer coverage with FEWS NET and IPC projections to demonstrate response targeting efficiency.

Developed using administrative boundaries from IEBC and GADM, and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO), the map highlights the critical relationship between humanitarian cash programming and food security outcomes. It contributes to AHN’s evidence base for response prioritization, early action advocacy, and coordinated planning across Kenya’s ASAL region.