1. IM Update from the Field: UNHCR North Sub-office
29th of August 2016

2. Rapid Needs Assessment Trial
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Secretariat Activates Mechanism
Sector Response
Persons Newly Arrived on Site
Summary of Data
Feedback at Inter-Agency
Geo-Split of Areas of Responsibility
April/ May 2016
May 12th – 19th
End of May/ June - Response

3. Initial Reflection
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Can be used as standalone tool, must not replace normal referral mechanisms, or tools used (observation in the field).
Time frame for Contingency Planning
How can we respond, under current assistance criteria?
Individual Assistance vs. Blanket Assistance for All?
PCODE/ GPS location is essential – use at all times.
What is the main message you want to communicate with partners, externally and internally?
Focal Point to coordinate – who goes where, when do they go, why are they going, what has been collected, who can see the data? (Response)
Sectors probably will have to go out again – but WASH, HEALTH, FOOD, SHELTER are key and require a fast response.
When do we move on from an emergency situation to stabilizing situation?

4. Mapping of Services
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Mapping of Infrastructure data – schools, SDC, CDC, PHC, SHC
Map other sector specific data that is useful for other sectors.
3Ws – Shelter and WASH
Legal Aid Partners
Outreach Volunteers – where they are based
Mapping of Risk and Resources – UNDP
Conflict Mapping – UNDP
Education – Rehabilitation Information
Using Google Earth – requires user to download the application and the kml file.
Updates every three months, officially (as and when data is available)

5. Information to partners Information for ourselves – new staff
Referral Mechanisms
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Library of documents related to referrals – SOP, flow diagrams, contact lists...but why?
Information to partners
Information for ourselves – new staff
Getting processes from the staff – onto paper.
Maybe a base to start from discussing the wider referral process.
Continuous process of updating – moving it from IM to sector leads.

6. Current location names vs. neighbourhoods for example:
Mapping Urban Areas
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Current location names vs. neighbourhoods for example:
Abou Samra, Shok, Bahsas, Zeitoun, Tripoli – in one cadaster.
Different scales cadaster, urban area, metropolitan, neighbourhood area – makes reporting confusing.
Potential Issues:
How do you know which boundaries to endorse?
How does someone living in a neighbourhood, know that they are living in that neighbourhood?
Can sectors use their boundaries and get endorsement that way? Can we model population figures based on the new boundaries?

7. I there a need for mapping at neighbourhood level?