The Syria Crisis

ACAPS and MapAction have launched a new project, the Syria Needs Analysis Project - SNAP, producing monthly reports: the Regional Analysis for Syria - RAS. Read more about the SNAP under Deployments.
 

Syria DNA (update), December
A Disaster Needs Analysis on Syria concerning the present conflict was published on the 22nd of December 2012.
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Yemen DNA (facilitated by OCHA), November
A Disaster Needs Analysis on Yemen concerning the complex situation there was published in November 2012, covering the period March-October 2012.
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Mali DNA, November
A Disaster Needs Analysis on northern Mali concerning the conflict and the food insecurity problems was published on the 20th November 2012.
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Technical Briefs
Three Technical Briefs have been published since the last newlsetter: >Estimation of affected population figures
>Scenario Building
>Coordinated Assessments in Emergencies. What we know now: Key  lessons from field experience

Disaster Summary Sheet
A Disaster Summary Sheet on Armed Conflict was published in the beginning of December 2012.

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Advanced Material
A computer simulation of needs assessments in disasters. That analyses the impact of sample size, logistical difficulty and measurement error was published under advanced material in November 2012.

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The Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment – KIRA
Following on from the Horn of Africa drought response in 2011, the Kenya Humanitarian Partner Team identified a gap in terms of coordinated rapid assessments among humanitarian actors in the country. ACAPS has been supporting an initiative launched by OCHA, UNICEF and the Emergency Capacity Building project, to put into place a multi-sector, multi-agency rapid assessment mechanism to address this gap.

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“The KIRA rapid needs assessment sessions were very useful in introducing us to tools and techniques to plan, coordinate, and share findings from a rapid multi-agency post disaster assessment.” Comment from a training participant.
 

The Syria crisis: ACAPS and MapAction activities.

The Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) is a partnership between ACAPS and MapAction. The objective of the project is to support the humanitarian response by providing an independent analysis of the humanitarian situation of those affected by the Syrian crisis.

To read the full article click here.

Joint Needs Assessment in Bangladesh
The Emergency Capacity Building project – ECB – has in its recent newsletter published an article on the Joint Needs Assessment work in Bangladesh.

To read the article please click here.

Maze
ACAPS has created an on-line Community of Practice Platform called the Maze which we hope will be populated by people with with bright ideas on needs assessment.

To go to the Maze please click here.

The first of a series of webinars planned for the future took place on the 27th of February.Presented by Professor Richard Garfield the subject covered future approaches to assessment. All webinars will be recorded and posted online on the Maze.
 

PARK Newsletter

The PARK database’s first newsletter was published in December 2012. The PARK database newsletter is published monthly and brings updates on PARK publications and activities.

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We are committed to learning and constantly improving our collective practice. Your input is essential for our work. Please send your feedback to:
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ACAPS is an initiative of a consortium of three NGOs (HelpAge International, Merlin and Norwegian Refugee Council), which has been created in support of the IASC Needs Assessment Task Force.