Rapid Assessment Processfor Post-Conflict Iraq

What is a Rapid Assessment?

• Overview of situation

• Broad but shallow

• Intended to flag humanitarian issues

Features of the tool

• Common ‘snapshot’• Minimum number of questions to establish need • Common page identifier if teams break out• Basic administrative and population page• Sector segments produced by Sector

Coordinators

RAP Questionnaire

Content of the Questionnaire provided by:

• UN Agencies

• Sector Coordinators

• NGOs

RAP Methodology• This questionnaire is intended to be

used by a wide variety of humanitarian actors.

• It does not have to be administered by sector experts

• It relies on key informant interviews with local/community leaders

Using the RAP

Rural or Urban?

Rural AssessmentLocation Data – why do we need it?

Identifying data by location allows the data to be mapped.

Urban Assessment

Urban Location

Urban Administration

Infrastructure DamageA common understanding of classes

General Comments – what else would you like to add?

Your observations may capture information that the form does not.

Rapid Assessment Form – Section 2Didn’t we already do this?

Population DataEverybody needs it!

Water and Sanitation

Health

Nutrition

RAP Section 3Location data – again!

Local Social Infrastructure

Major Social Infrastructure

Economy

Safety and Security -UXO and Mine Contamination

Current Assistance

RAP Logistics – How does it work?

- Teams composed of UN Agencies & NGOs plan their itinerary- Teams print out forms and assemble needed equipment

- Completed RAP forms are returned to the HIC Field Coordinator in Kuwait or Amman

- Data processing is managed by the HIC

-Data analysis by Sector Specialists

-Data products will be produced by the HIC

Thank you for your participation in this training

and in the Rapid Assessment Process

for Post-Conflict Iraq.