Coordinated assessment Joint humanitarian assessment (JHA)

1. Coordinated assessmentJoint humanitarian assessment (JHA)

2. Objective • To organise country wide assessment, providing common picture and evidence of humanitarian needs, priority geographical areas and affected groups in Syria.

3. Joint Humanitarian Assessment • Purposive sampling based on IASC Guidelines on Coordinated Assessments and principles of MIRA approach • Community level key informant interviews • 456 site interviews in 62 districts (All Governorate)

4. Coordinated Assessment Joint Humanitarian Assessment • Developed by Inter-Sector/Agency partners in consultation with NGOs based upon 5 themes Joint Humanitarian Assessment Tool Five themes agreed by Inter-Agency partners for data collection and Assessment Harmonization Food Security WASH Health Education Livelihood Protection Shelter/NFI • Key commodities • (food and non-food) Community Infrastructure Access to services Displacement Community Services

5. Coordinated Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis Harmonized Assessment Approach for Syria Crisis • Assessment Registry • Analysis of assessment meta data • Ensure the geographical and temporal synchronization of assessments • Use a consistent set of common operational datasets (CODs) • Use a consistent set of agreed sectoral indicators • Establish a process for collating data from multiple assessments • Establish a process for conducting intra- and inter-sectoral data analysis Secondary Data Collection and Analysis UN agency, NGOs reports On-going assessments Monitoring systems Media and other sources Satellite imagery Social Media etc. Joint Humanitarian Assessment Inter-Sector/Cluster Joint Assessment: Structured data collection and Analysis of situation, needs and gaps by all sector cluster lead agencies Coordination Mechanism: Establishment of Assessment information Management Working group. Sector/Cluster Joint Assessment or Single agency Assessment Cluster Joint Assessment: Structured data collection and Analysis of situation, needs and gaps by cluster/ sector partners Single: Harmonized Assessment approach integrated in Single agency assessments Refugee Place of Origin Perception Assessment (RefPOPA) Coverage: Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq with Syrian Refugees Method: Three strata classification: population, conflict and displacement to prioritize Sub-districts. Data collection: Refugees key informant focus groups organized by prioritized sub-districts. Seven Themes Agreed by Inter-Agency partners for Data collection and Assessment Harmonization • Key commodities • (food and non-food) Community Infrastructure Access to services Displacement Community Services

7. JHA methodology

8. Joint Humanitarian Assessment - Site Selection Primary Data Collection IDP’s in hosting areas Affected Population in areas of origin IDP’s in host communities IDP’s in collective centers Affected Population in Rural Areas Affected Population in Urban Areas 2 Sites per district 2 Sites per district 2 Sites per district 2 Sites per district 8 sites per district 62 Districts 456 Sites in total

9. Vulnerability Ranking Index Joint Humanitarian Assessment Primary Data Collection Secondary Data Review IDP’s in hosting areas Affected Population in areas of origin Primary Data Analysis Humanitarian Needs Overview Affected Population in Urban Areas Affected Population in Rural Areas IDP’s in collective centers IDP’s in host communities Key Informant Questionnaire and observation check list Key Informant Questionnaire and observation check list

10. Assessment Partner Computer based Paper based Computer based Desk top application being developed by OCHA and will be shared with assessment partners.

11. Data Collectors 96 Data Collectors Trained in Syria

13. Site Selection

14. Field Testing and Interview Guidelines • JHA tool has been field testing on six assessment site in Rural Damascus and Lattakia • Interview Guidelines (Handbook) developed

15. Secondary Data Review

16. Dashboard