1. CHALLENGES OF CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS IN SYRIA 2 October 2017 - Geneva

2. Context

3. Context

4. Context

5. Challenges Background
Context – Different areas of control and in conflict
Armed conflict situations preventing data collection
Government of Syria and certain areas preventing data collection
Political sensitivities in data collection
No electronic data collection allowed
Only KI possible were assessments are prohibited
Issues of standardization and harmonization given the different areas of control
Challenges with OCHA’s earlier assessments in 2015 and 2016
Until recently, lack of evidence based needs information and lack of proper population figures
Lack of updates on IDP tracking on overall persons of concern figures

6. Action and Remedies
Development of a SNFI questionnaire for South, Northwest and North East Syria (both KI and HH formats)
Conducting assessment in opposition control areas during November and December 2016 (During Aleppo Crisis)
Review of lessons learn from previous assessment
Reviewed to create a Whole of Syria common floor questionnaire
Need to consult all hubs
Request permissions from the Government of Syria Ministry of Statistics
Request permission from opposition groups
Request permission from Turkish authorities for Euphrates Shield Area
Apply lessons learned from previous assessment
Implement a new assessment during July and August 2017 in time for HNO process

7. Complexity of factors for analysis (Lack of representative data)
Key Informant – only in areas where HH data collection is prohibited
Household Assessment – Where possible
Challenge of merging KI with HH data collection
Urban vs Rural vs Camp setting data
IDP vs Host Community Data
NFI / Shelter / HLP / Demographic info
Governorate / District / Subdistrict / Community level data
Government of Syria / Opposition controlled / Turkey controlled
Long reports that are not easily digestable
Development of factsheets for summary purposes
Simplification of report format
Development of dashboards for ease of analysis
Promoting the use of the data for targeting and program development purposes

8. Assessment Coverage in North Syria

9. Sample Factsheet

10. Sample Factsheet

11. THANK YOU ! Questions?