Information protection analytical framework

A protection analysis of the information ecosystem aims to identify protection risks linked to the ways in which affected communities behave within an information ecosystem, and the mitigation strategies that could reduce or prevent those risks.

Developed by the Global Protection Cluster, the Protection Analytical Framework (PAF) can be used to conduct context-specific protection analysis and develop multi-sectoral strategies that reduce and prevent protection risks. In line with these guidelines, Internews has developed the below information protection analytical framework (IPAF) which has been adapted to analyse information environments to design respond activities to increase safe and meaningful access to information for affected communities, reduce protection risks such as disinformation, and address negative coping mechanisms that lead to misinformation and/or the exacerbation of other protection risks. 

The Information Protection Analytical Framework (IPAF) follows the PAF structure and content to identify data needed to undertake a protection analysis of an information ecosystem. The IPAF is composed of four main pillars and sub-pillars that encompass data sets needed to understand information-related protection risks. The assessment tools are general and should always be adapted to a specific context.