Bangladesh: Challenges in analysing needs over time using multi sector needs assessment. Experiences from the Rohingya response - 23 November 2022

In late 2021, ACAPS’ Cox’s Bazar Analysis Hub embarked on research to understand the development of humanitarian needs in the Rohingya refugee crisis. The research was mainly based on the comparison of findings from four consecutive years (2018–2021) of Multi Sector Needs Assessments (MSNAs). The repor t titled Needs and Priorities of Rohingya and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar since 2017 was published on 30 August 2022. This note aims to highlight how assessment design, data collection, and results presentation enable (or prevent) trends analysis. It also aims to encourage assessment designers and coordinators to consider the future use of their data with the immediate requirements, even as they seek to improve data collection or overcome changes based on the context of the people in need.