Support for Needs Assessments and Analyses of Humanitarian Crises – IMPACT Initiatives 2022-2024

May 2022 – In complex emergencies humanitarian actors – including donors – face significant challenges gathering data from multiple sources and using it effectively in a coordinated timely and comprehensive fashion. Needs assessments rely heavily on the analysis conducted by partners such as IMPACT Initiatives. By improving the quality of these assessments humanitarian decision-makers can make decisions informed by higher quality information. With GAC’s support this project aims to bolster the availability and quality of multi-sectoral data and its analysis. Project activities include: (1) conducting multi-sectoral humanitarian needs assessments; and (2) developing inter-sectoral analytical frameworks methodologies and tools to augment the quality of data informing humanitarian decision makers.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased quality of data used within annual humanitarian programme cycles to inform response planning; (2) increased inclusion of gender diversity and climatic analysis into annual data collection and analysis processes; and (3) improved quality for system-level needs analysis initiatives such as the Joint Intersectoral Analysis Framework through technical expertise. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crises or acute food insecurity.