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3. Assessment and Analysis – LEARNING Objectives • Identify the importance, purpose, and principles of effective assessment and analysis in overall food security processes. • Describe the role of the cluster coordinator in coordinating and supporting assessments and analysis of food security within a cluster framework. • Identify various tools, frameworks, and standards used to collect and analyse data. Assessment and Analysis

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7. Assessment and Analysis Key Messages • Assessment and analysis drive strategy and response • Cluster provides assessment and analysis coordination and support • Joint/shared assessments are ideals but ensuring coordinated assessment is more important • Shared analysis is the most important aim Assessment and Analysis

8. Assessment and Analysis Relevance Why is this subject covered? Cluster staff need to understand the importance of food security sector assessment and analysis and their role in coordination. They must also have a basic understanding of the various assessment and analysis tools available. How does this relate to my day to day tasks? Cluster staff help guide the joint or coordinated assessment and analysis performed together by cluster partners in order to set the stage for coordinated development of a coherent food security sector strategy. Assessment and Analysis

9. Assessment and Analysis – Why Important? Project planning & implementation by individual organizations – Sector analysis, planning & monitoring by the Cluster Assessment and Analysis

10. Food Security Cluster- TOR What does the FSC do? • Ensure predictable and accountable leadership • Represent the food security community in the different country level fora • Support coordination in assessment planning and response, strategy • Develop benchmarks and indicators • Advocacy for entire food security community, not just specific partners • Strengthen national/local systems • Ensure quality of response, promotion of appropriate standards and delivery of services • Ensure shared understanding of early recovery • Learn and build upon best practices • Ensure partnership and inclusiveness Actions Coordinated Guidance for Coordination Assessment and Analysis

11. Assessment and Analysis Coordination – Why and How Why? • ‘ensuring…effective cluster and inter-cluster coordination through collective planning of assessments and response’ • Support coordination in assessment planning, response, and strategy • Strengthen national/local systems • Ensure understanding of early recovery • Ensure partnership and inclusiveness How? • Support Coordination • IM: 4Ws for Assessment • IM: Data consolidation/analysis • Joint or harmonized activities • Gap analysis • Agree on technical standards and tools • Facilitate inter-cluster assessment and analysis coordination • Ensure Partnership & Inclusiveness • Identify key entities for inclusion • Optimize complement. • Strengthen Nat’l Systems/ Early Recovery • Existing • Training/assistance • Disaster Mgmt • Recovery Assessment and Analysis

12. The lack of coordination… “The international response to this crisis has been slow to get off the ground. It has been slowed by a succession of uncoordinated assessments spanning a period of three months since the indicators of drought first became known, and a concern on the part of donors that the use of different assessment tools by different actors rendered it impossible to make informed decisions regarding the scale and nature of the response.” “The first phase is now complete and affirms that substantial assistance is required to address immediate humanitarian needs. Donors should however be cognisant of the fact that the latest reports exclude the assessments of the majority of NGOs.” Assessment and Analysis

13. Assessment and Analysis Tools, Frameworks, and Standards - Principles • Timeliness • Relevance • Coverage • Validity • Transparency • Accuracy • Consistency • Participation • Cross-Cutting • Unassessed Assessment and Analysis

14. Assessment and Analysis-Tools, Frameworks and Standards MIFIRA SPHERE EFSA Livelihood Assessment Toolkit (LAT) Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment Household Economy Analysis (HEA) ? IPC Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) CFSVA Methodology for Rapid Humanitarian Assessment EMMA CFSAM Seeds Systems Security Assessment (SSSA) Initial Rapid Assessment MCRAM/MIRA LEGS Assessment and Analysis

15. Assessment/Analysis Tools, Frameworks and Standards Primary Data Collection Methods CFSVA: Comprehensive FS & Vulnerability Analysis EFSA:Emergency Food Security Assessment EMMA:Emergency Market Mapping and Analysis HEA: Household Economy Approach McRAM: Multi-cluster Rapid Assessment Mechanism (Pakistan) MIRA: Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment – IASC LAT: Livelihoods Analysis Tool LEGS: Livestock Emergency Guidelines & Standards IRLAG: Integrated Rapid Livelihoods Assessment Guidelines PDNA/PCNA*: Post-Conflict/Post-Disaster needs Assessments SSSA: Seed Systems Security Assessment VCA: Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment Analysis Frameworks IPC: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification NAF: Needs Analysis Framework PCNA/PDNA* *Often consolidate previously collected data for recovery response planning Assessment Standards: SPHERE, SMART, LEGS Assessment and Analysis

16. Assessment and Analysis – Tools, Frameworks and Standards Increasing complexity Phase 4 In-depth assessments Situation monitoring / surveillance Performance Monitoring Re-assessments if needed Details and representativeness Phase 3 Multi-sector damage/loss assessment (e.g. PDNA) Situation monitoring / surveillance Performance Monitoring Representative sampling, surveys Phase 2 E.g.: Multi-cluster Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) Sampling, questionnaire Baseline for monitoring Phase 1 ZeroPhase: Prepare & CP Preliminary Scenario Definition Secondary data, direct observation Best guess DAYS from onset 2 weeks onwards 1-3 days Weeks 3-4 Assessment and Analysis

17. Coordinated Assessment & Analysis – What Is It? InitialDecision 1-2 days 5-6 days 3-4 days Planning Field Work Analysis and Reporting • Compile secondary data • Agree objectives, scope of work, and timeframe • Coordinate with HC and key clusters • Agree info requirements, collection methods, site selection • Agree/prepare tool • Personnel/equip prep • Coordinate with key officials • Team field visits • Joint or harmonized • Multi-cluster or sector specific • Process/analyze data • Situation analysis • Prioritized problems • Prioritized needs/gaps • Prioritized risks • (Response analysis) • Recommendations • Disseminate Desired Information • Impact on people and support systems • Forecast of situation • Needs for survival, protection, and recovery of livelihoods • Needs for recovery of support systems • Available resources Assessment and Analysis

18. Assessment and Analysis Coordination – Questions and Challenges Two questions, then: • What are the benefits of sharing in data collection? • What are some of the techniques for coordinating data collection? Your thoughts? • Joint Food Security Assessments and/or Individual Organizations? • Multi-sectoral and/or specific sector Assessments? • Joint Situation Analysis or Individual Organizations? • Focus on Relief or Relief + Recovery? • Sudden on-set vs. Other situations? Assessment and Analysis

19. Assessment and Analysis – Tools, Frameworks and Standards Analysis – IPC Example Rationale: CLEARER EARLY WARNING Promotes timely and meaningful analysis to influence decision making. TECHNICAL CONSENSUS & COMMON LANGUAGE Classifying the severity of scenarios and impact on human lives and livelihoods. STRATEGIC RESPONSE Explicitly state appropriate responses for immediate, medium, longer term requirements Components: • Core Reference Tables • Analysis Templates • Cartographic Protocols • Population Tables Output: SITUATION ANALYSIS Basis for identifying fundamental aspects of a situation (severity, causes, magnitude, etc.) RESPONSE ANALYSIS links situation analysis to the design of appropriate strategic food security interventions, promoting a broad range of responses Assessment and Analysis

20. IPC Acute Scale Reference Outcomes • Mortality • Nutritional Status • Food Consumption (quantity and nutritional quality) • Livelihood Change (assets and strategies) • CDR & U5MR/ ppd • % w/2z score; BMI • Quantity vs 2,100 kcal/pp/day; HH Diet Diversity Score (HDDS); Food Consumption Score (FCS); CSI; etc • Asset depletion; coping strategies Assessment and Analysis

21. Assessment and Analysis Exercise - Background Situation Analysis: Review templates from Somalia 2009. • Use the IPC to help identify phase of the Key Reference Outcomes • Identify the overall IPC Phase • Identify 3-5 Priority Problems (access, availability, utilization-groups, locations) Assessment and Analysis

22. Assessment and Analysis Relevance Why is this subject covered? Cluster staff need to understand the importance of food security sector assessment and analysis and their role in coordination. They must also have a basic understanding of the various assessment and analysis tools available. How does this relate to my day to day tasks? Cluster staff help guide the joint or coordinated assessment and analysis performed together by cluster partners in order to set the stage for coordinated development of a coherent food security sector strategy. Assessment and Analysis