The Integrated Context Analysis (ICA) is part of a broader three-step process, the ‘three-pronged approach’, that strengthens the design, planning and implementation of longer-term resilience building programmes, developed in partnership and aligned to national and local priorities. It places people and partners at the centre of planning, using converging analyses, consultations, and consensus-building at three different levels. This three-pronged approach contains new and innovative programming tools and frameworks to strengthen the identification, planning, and delivery of programmes. The ICA is one of these new tools, building on converging evidence to inform strategic responses and planning at national levels. The ICA can be used to identify more specific programme responses and identifies areas where further in-depth studies are needed. They guide the identification of priority areas in which to conduct Seasonal Livelihood Programming consultations to identify area-specific complementary and multisectorial programmes with governments and partners, which in turn set the foundations for targeted joint efforts with communities and partners to plan and implement programmes through Community-Based Participatory Planning (CBPP).