In November 2007, the LEGS Field Test draft was distributed to 68 organisations and individuals who expressed interest in testing the guidelines in real emergencies.

In addition, LEGS review meetings were held at AU-IBAR in Nairobi and at Tufts University in Addis Ababa. At the AU-IBAR meeting, held in January 2008, participants gave feedback on the LEGS Field Test draft and discussed options for encouraging the dissemination and adoption of the guidelines and standards after publication.

At the Addis Ababa workshop in February 2008 a group of NGO and FAO representatives reviewed their response to the drought in Afar in 2007, using the LEGS draft guidelines and standards as an evaluation tool. Participants then shared their reflections on the usefulness of the standards and information contained in the draft, and made suggestions for improvement. 

The feedback from both the real-time testing and the review workshops was collated and reviewed by the Steering Group at their February meeting, in order to agree on a final version. The agreed edits and changes are now being made to the draft to prepare the manuscript for publication.