Needs assessment

Key actors

• Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)

Specialized in humanitarian needs analysis and assessment, the analysis of global crisis data, and evidence-based decision-making

• IMPACT Initiatives

Implements information and knowledge management activities in the areas of field-based assessments, monitoring and evaluations, building capacities of organizations, and information products

PHAP certifications

The PHAP Credentialing Program offers Core and Advanced level certifications in Humanitarian Needs Assessment (HNA) (coming soon). Read more about the program

Key references

• Operational Guidance on Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises (IASC, 2012)

Overview on the different types of coordinated assessments, approaches and procedures, and guidance on how to plan and carry out coordinated assessments

Tools for the job

• Humanitarian Needs Overview: Guidance and Templates (IASC, 2017)

Guidance providing guidance on developing a humanitarian needs overview, explaining the purpose of a joint analytical process, the main steps required, roles and responsibilities, and tools and methods to support needs analysis

• Indicator Registry (IASC)

Tool to help select appropriate indicators and to find standard definitions and applications of those indicators for needs assessment and monitoring and evaluation

• Humanitarian Needs Assessments: Tools and Templates (UNHCR)

Compilation of tools and templates for the coordination, planning, data collection, situation monitoring, and analysis of humanitarian needs assessments

Organizational perspectives

• Humanitarian Needs Assessment Handbook (UNHCR, 2017)

Handbook providing guidance on UNHCR’s approach to humanitarian needs assessments, offering practical advice on how to design and conduct needs assessment and analysis