...
Once relevant data has been compiled, the WASH coordination platform, along with the other sectors, should analyze data to inform the inter-sectorial needs analysis led by OCHA. In large sudden onset crises, this process is called Situation Analysis, which is part of a Flash Appeal. In protracted or slow onset crises, a Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) is developed (see assessment strategy chapter for more detail about these two documents). In both case cases the objective remains the same: to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the humanitarian situation, by analyzing the crisis drivers, underlying factors, geographic scope and demographic scale.
...