Informal Tented Settlements: Key Findings from Household Census

Status:	Published 1 June 2014 - 15 June 2014
Funded
Methodology:	Planned, widgets.needs_assessment.status.7
Methodology description:	Stage 1: Verification  REACH field teams deployed to governorates of Al Mafraq, Irbid, Ajloun, Balqa and Al Karak to conduct site verification.  Re-drafting of data collection tool based on lessons learned from the previous ITS assessment. Stage 2: Household-level Census  Data collection across the pre-identified sites.  REACH GIS capacity applied to cluster settlements based on geographic proximity to ensure maximised coverage of assistance.  Generation of a randomised P-Coding system to mitigate pre-existing protection concerns.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population
Target settlement:	Self-settled camps/Informal tented settlements
Measurement:	Household, Individual

Informal Tented Settlements: Key Findings from Household Census

Status:	Published 1 June 2014 - 15 June 2014
Funded
Methodology:	Direct Observation, Other
Methodology description:	Stage 1: Verification  REACH field teams deployed to governorates of Al Mafraq, Irbid, Ajloun, Balqa and Al Karak to conduct site verification.  Re-drafting of data collection tool based on lessons learned from the previous ITS assessment. Stage 2: Household-level Census  Data collection across the pre-identified sites.  REACH GIS capacity applied to cluster settlements based on geographic proximity to ensure maximised coverage of assistance.  Generation of a randomised P-Coding system to mitigate pre-existing protection concerns.
Sampling:	Random
Sampling size:
Target population:	Displaced - Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Urban / Rural Population
Target settlement:	Self-settled camps/Informal tented settlements
Measurement:	Household, Individual

Conduct a census of informal tented settlements in June 2014 and compare the data with previous December 2013 census.

Main Findings

 Priced out of host communities and unable to reside in official camps, increasing numbers of displaced Syrians seeking refuge in Jordan have formed informal tented settlements (ITS) in rural and peri-urban settings.  87 informal settlements hosting a total of 7,028 individuals identified across five governorates.  Time-series comparisons indicate a 113% increase in the number of settlement residents in comparison to December 2013