Rapid Assessment Process for PostConflict Iraq

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Rapid Assessment Processfor Post-Conflict Iraq
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What is a Rapid Assessment?

• Overview of situation
• Broad but shallow
• Intended to flag humanitarian issues

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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

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RAP Questionnaire

• Content of the Questionnaire provided by
• UN Agencies
• Sector Coordinators
• NGOs

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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

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Using the RAP
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Rural or Urban?
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Rural AssessmentLocation Data why do we need
it?
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Identifying data by location allows the data to
be mapped.
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Urban Assessment
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Urban Location
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Urban Administration
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Infrastructure DamageA common understanding of
classes
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General Comments what else would you like to
add?Your observations may capture information
that the form does not.
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Rapid Assessment Form Section 2Didnt we
already do this?
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Population DataEverybody needs it!
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Water and Sanitation
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Health
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Nutrition
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RAP Section 3Location data again!
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Local Social Infrastructure
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Major Social Infrastructure
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Economy
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Safety and Security -UXO and Mine Contamination
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Current Assistance
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RAP Logistics How does it work?
- Teams composed of UN Agencies NGOs plan
their itinerary- Teams print out forms and
assemble needed equipment
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• - 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

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Thank you for your participation in this
training and in the Rapid Assessment Process
for Post-Conflict Iraq.