Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) Guidance Notes for Country Level IASC (2003)
These Guidance Notes are intended to help people involved with an Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) at coordination and field levels to prepare for, organize and carry out an IRA, analyse the data collected to make essential decisions on immediate response, funding and/or follow on assessments. Section 2 is primarily aimed at coordination level and Section 3 at field level. The sections most relevant for different actors involved in an IRA are shown in Table 1. Staff carrying out an IRA in the field should refer to the step-by-step guidance on data collection and recording in Annex B.
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IASC (2003). Initial Rapid Assessment (IRA) Guidance Notes for Country Level IASC, Geneva, Switzerland.
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