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Information for Humanitarian Decision Making
Operational Needs
Information Needs
Baseline
Assessment
Data location
Sharing agreements
Standards
Key indicators
Systems
Appropriate to phases
Harmonised form
Key indicators
Resources
Systems
Jan 99
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Housing Damage Fields
Housing Damage Fields
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Entry & Management
Analysis & Decision Making
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Programme Support
140 agencies gathering & sharing data
Coordination
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Dissemination & Archiving
Information for Humanitarian Decision Making
Operational Needs
Information Needs
Baseline
Assessment
Data location
Sharing agreements
Standards
Key indicators
Systems
Appropriate to phases
Harmonised form
Key indicators
Resources
Systems
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Response Capacity in 
Phase 1, first Days
Response Capacity in
Phase 2, first 2 weeks
Perishable
Usable
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• Assessments to gather all and only the 
information needed to directly support 
decision-making needs of each phase of the 
response.