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                                              Bangladesh - Cox’s Bazar
                                              February 2022
# of areas classified in each severity        Summary
phase (out of 44)
                                              Based on available data, the host and refugee communities in Cox’s Bazar in
Phase 5 (Catastrophic)                   0    Bangladesh have unmet water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs. Out of the
Phase 4 (Critical)                       0    44 classified areas located in Teknaf and Ukhia Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar, 11 are
                                              crisis situations (severity phase 3) and 33 are stressed situations (severity phase
Phase 3 (Crisis)                         11   2)1. This is mostly due to lack of access to improved sanitation facilities, water
Phase 2 (Stressed)                       33   insufficiency, and the use of risky coping mechanisms to meet basic water and
                                              sanitation needs.
Phase 1 (None/minimal)                   0

 Methodology
 The WASH Severity Classification
 (WSC) is a new interagency global
 initiative led by the Global WASH
 Cluster, the United Nations Children’s
 Fund (UNICEF), and REACH
 Initiative. Developed at the global
 level through a participatory process,
 the WSC project aims to build a
 standardised approach to classifying
 the severity of WASH needs and
 vulnerabilities across contexts.
 The findings presented in this
 report are the product of a WSC
 Light exercise conducted in
 February 2022. Unlike standard
 WSC implementations, the Light
 approach does not include a joint
 analysis workshop. Instead, with
 the support of key WASH partners
 in-country, a global team of WSC
 analysts identified, reviewed, and
 processed data sources pertaining to
 different areas of the WSC Analytical
 Framework.
 Normally the WSC analysis
 considers relevant data collected
 from various sources six months
 prior to the exercise. However,
 given the lack of data for certain
 indicators, the data range was
 expanded to include the most recent
 relevant information (starting in
 2019). Data was collated from a range
 of sources, including government
 databases, UN agency and I/NGO
 assessments. The full list of data
 sources used is provided at the end
 of the document (Annex 3).
 In accordance with the WSC
 Analysis Protocols, analysts
 iteratively analysed this information,
 producing severity classification
 for 10 unions and 34 refugee camps
 located in Cox’s Bazar, and identified
 the key factors driving the situation.       Figure 1: WASH Severity Classification, Bangladesh, February 2022
 The findings were then reviewed
 and validated by WASH experts in
 country.
                                              1
                                                  Upazilas are the third tier of administration in Bangladesh, forming sub-units of districts.
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                                        Figure 2: WASH Severity Classification for the refugee community of Cox’s Bazar,
                                        Bangladesh, February 2022

                                        Contributing Factors                       sources (UNHCR 2021). Forests were
                                                                                   cleared to build settlements and
Bangladesh: Key figures                 A massive influx of Rohingya refugees      further deforestation occurred as
                                        from Myanmar in 2017, extreme              unmet fuel needs led to the cutting
                                        weather events and the economic            of trees and vegetation for cooking
Ranking in 2020 Human
                                        ramifications of the COVID-19
                        133th
Development Report                                                                 and heating sources. The Bangladesh
out of 189 countries                    pandemic are some of the key factors
                                                                                   government designated Teknaf and
(UNDP, 2020):                           affecting WASH conditions in Cox’s
                                                                                   Ukhia Upazilas of Cox’s Bazar as
                                        Bazar. These events compounded
                                                                                   the areas to build refugee camps.
         of the population live below   existing structural vulnerabilities
24%      the national poverty line
         (UNDP, 2020)
                                        in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf and Ukhia
                                        Upazilas, affecting both the host
                                                                                   This included the construction of
                                                                                   Kutupalong settlement in Ukhia,
                                        community and the refugee                  which is one of the largest refugee
Estimated people in                     population.                                settlements in the world (UNHCR 2021,

                       1.36m
need in 2021 Joint                                                                 WB 2021).
Response Plan                           Rohingya Refugee Crisis
(ISCG, 2021):                                                                      There have been several fires in
                                        For decades Rohingya refugees              camps, which have caused widespread
                                        have fled to Cox’s Bazar to escape         damage and further destruction.
                                        violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.       In 2021, a massive fire displaced
                                        In August 2017, waves of successive        approximately 50,000 refugees
                                        violence caused a mass exodus of           (UNHCR 2021). In 2022, three separate
                                        more than 742,000 Rohingya to Cox’s        fires have displaced an estimated
                                        Bazar (UNHCR 2021). By 2019, more          8,000 refugees. The fires displace
                                        than 900,000 refugees were present         families and destroy homes, but they
                                        in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas (OCHA         also destroy and contaminate WASH
                                        2021).                                     infrastructure. UNICEF reports that
                                        The sudden increase in population          the fire in Camp 16, in January 2022,
                                        led to rapid deforestation of the hill     damaged 200 WASH facilities (UNICEF
                                        regions and depletion of groundwater       2022).
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                                      Further issues in camps arise as           (LDC) by 2026 (WB 2021). However,
                                      the presence of armed groups in the        this projection was made prior to
                                      refugee communities continues to           the COVID-19 pandemic which has
                                      grow (HRW 2021). This causes an            slowed and even reversed some of
                                      increase in security threats, especially   the developmental and economic
                                      at night when humanitarian actors          achievements of the past several
                                      are less visible. Reports of violence      years. For instance, over the past 30
                                      in camps are fuelling calls from           years, poverty in Bangladesh has
                                      the host community demanding               declined from 44% to 14% in 2019.
                                      repatriation of refugees to Myanmar.       This rate began to increase again and
                                      Despite tensions between the host and      reached18% by the end of 2020 (WB
                                      refugee communities, Cox’s Bazar only      2021).
                                      recorded 3 security incidents from
                                      November 10th to December 10th 2021        Mobility restrictions to contain the
                                      (ACLED 2021). This was a reduction         spread of the pandemic led to reduced
                                      compared to the 37 incidents reported      earning opportunities, job loss and
                                      over the preceding 6-month period          worsening livelihood conditions in
                                      and 57 from December 2020 to               Cox’s Bazar. COVID-19 lockdowns
                                      December 2021 (ACLED 2021).                have had a significant effect on day
                                                                                 labourers and casual workers, who
                                      Natural Disasters                          make up a large portion of earners
                                                                                 in Cox’s Bazar (WB 2021). The host
                                      Cox’s Bazar is susceptible to multiple     community has reported sharp
                                      climate-related disasters and              decreases in average earnings, while
                                      recurring extreme weather events           the refugee community lost nearly all
                                      (UNHCR 2021). Cyclones, storm surges       opportunities to earn as day labourers.
                                      and flooding risks remain high for all     Approximately a third of host
                                      populations in this region. The risk       community members who reported
  Ukhia refugee          25%          is heightened during the monsoon           being temporarily absent from work,
                                      season which lasts from June to
     Ukhia host                39%                                               as a result of lockdowns, did not
                                      August (ADB 2021). As a coastal city
                                                                                 yet regain employment (WB 2021).
                                      with low elevation, flooding during
 Teknaf refugee    9%                                                            Furthermore, 73% of wage-earners
                                      the monsoon season is common.
                                                                                 from the host community, and 63% of
                                      In conjunction with the rapid
    Teknaf host            32%                                                   non-wage earners, reported earning
                                      deforestation that occurs locally, there
                                                                                 lower wages than pre-pandemic level.
                                      is an increased risk of landslides for
Figure 3: Percentage of households    both upazilas during monsoon season        WASH Impact and Outcomes
relying on unimproved water sources   (UNHCR 2021).
(REACH 2021).                         Refugee communities are particularly       The following section considers the
                                      vulnerable, as several of the camps        specific WASH needs of the population
                                      were constructed in flood-prone areas      in Cox’s Bazar. Following the mass
                                      (ADB 2021). UNHCR estimates that           refugee inflow of Rohingya to the
                                      200,000 refugees are at risk during        region, existing WASH infrastructure
                                      monsoon season. Camps have flooded         was put under added stress as quick
                                      and been destroyed by landslides in        adaptations were required to ensure
                                      previous years (UNHCR 2021). Flooding      access to basic facilities in camps.
                                      and landslides cause household and
                                                                                 Water
                                      public WASH infrastructure to be
                                      destroyed, leading communities to          Access to improved water sources
                                      engage in risky coping mechanisms          varies broadly depending on the
                                      to meet their needs. In a three day        population group and area. For the host
                                      period of 2021, 12,000 Rohingya were       community, only 68% of households in
                                      displaced and 2,500 shelters were          Teknaf and 61% in Ukhia are covered
                                      damaged or destroyed as a result           by improved water sources. Access
                                      of monsoon rains (UNHCR 2021).             ranges from 52% (Haldia Palong Union)
                                      Between 2018 and 2020, more than           to 74% (Whykong Union).2 The refugee
                                      250,000 Rohingya were affected by          community has much higher rates,
                                      flooding and landslides (UNHCR 2021).      with 91% of households in Teknaf and
                                      Economic Impact of COVID-19                75% of households in Ukhia having
                                                                                 access to improved water sources.
                                      Bangladesh is currently ranked 134th       However, there is considerable
                                      of 189 on the Human Development            variance among camps reporting
                                      Index (UNDP 2021). The country is          access to improved water sources,
                                      projected to graduate from the UN’s        from 50% (Camp 20x) to 96% (Camps 22
                                      ranking of Least Developed Country         & 26).
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                                                                                                               water. However, this is a major leap
                                                                                                               from 2019, when only 29% of refugees,
                                                                                                               across upazilas, had access to piped
                                                                                                               water (REACH 2019).
                                                                                                               In the refugee community, 49% of
                                                                                                               households in Teknaf camps and
                                                                                                               58% in Ukhia faced no issues due to
                                                                                                               lack of water, compared to 73% of
                                                                                                               host communities in both upazilas.
                                                                                                               Three in ten households from the
                                                                                                               host community in the two upazilas
                                                                                                               do not have an issue related to lack
                                                                                                               of water. Aggregated data, however,
                                                                                                               hides broad geographic variations.
                                                                                                               In Sabrang Union, the percentage of
                                                                                                               households having no issue due to a
                                                                                                               lack of water is as high as 93%, while
                                                                                                               in Whykong Union it is around 63%.
                                                                                                               As for the refugee population, it also
                                                                                                               varies greatly among camps, with 81%
                                                                                                               of households in Camp 23 stating that
                                                                                                               they had no issues related to lack of
                                                                                                               water, compared to only 34% in Camp 4.
                                                                                                               Despite refugee communities
                                                                                                               facing more issues due to lack of
                                                                                                               water, higher proportions of the
                                                                                                               refugee community report having
                                                                                                               sufficient water to meet their needs.
                                                                                                               The percentage of host community
                                                                                                               households reporting having sufficient
                                                                                                               drinking water ranges from 73% (Jalia
                                                                                                               Palong & Whykong Union) to 83%
                                                                                                               (Sabrang & Raja Palong Union), while
                                                                                                               the refugee community households
                                                                                                               range from 77% (Camp 01e) to 94%
                                                                                                               (Camp01w).
                                                                                                               The most common coping mechanism
                                                                                                               for host and refugee communities
                                                                                                               lacking sufficient water is fetching
                                                                                                               water from a further source. There is
                                                                                                               considerable variance between camps,
                                                                                                               depending on local water systems.
Figure 4: Percentage of households in the host community relying on unimproved                                 This coping mechanism is particularly
water sources (REACH 2021).                                                                                    common in camps 4 and 11, where it
                                          Most of the host community relies                                    is practised by over 55% of households.
                                          on deep tube wells as the main water                                 Among host communities, only the
                                          source, the second most common                                       unions of Baharachara and Whykong
                                          source is shallow tube wells. Over                                   have at least 25% of their households
  Ukhia refugee             49%           the last few years, the use of piped                                 travelling further to access water. The
                                          water has increased in the host                                      second most common coping strategy
     Ukhia host     15%                   community. In 2020, 10% of the host                                  (for both groups) is reducing non-
                                          communities were using piped                                         drinking water consumption.
 Teknaf refugee                   78%     water; by 2021 this had increased to
                                                                                                               Sanitation
                                          20% in Teknaf and 15% in Ukhia. The
    Teknaf host      20%                  refugee communities’ main source of                                  In Teknaf’s host communities, 80% of
                                          water, across camps, is piped water.                                 households have access to improved
                                          In the refugee communities, 78% of                                   sanitation services, except for Sabrang
Figure 5: Percentage of households
reporting piped water as their primary    households in Teknaf and 49% of                                      Union, where 26% of households rely
water source (REACH 2021).                households in Ukhia report piped                                     on unimproved services. In Ukhia,
                                          water as their primary source. These                                 80% of the host community is covered
                                          numbers are up slightly from 2020,                                   by improved sanitation services.
                                          when 69% of refugees in Teknaf and                                   Haldia Palong Union has the lowest
                                          42% in Ukhia relied primarily on piped                               coverage at 66%, Palong Khali Union
                                          2
                                              Unions are the fourth tier of administration in Bangladesh, forming sub-units of upazilas.
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                                            Figure 6: Percentage of households in the refugee community relying on unimproved
                                            water sources (REACH 2021).

                                            has the highest coverage at 88%. For      main sanitation facility. Camp 21 has
                                            refugees in Teknaf, except for camps      the lowest access to flush toilets in
                                            21 (75%) and 27 (74%), all camps have     Teknaf at 46%, in this camp; 48% of
                                            at least 80% of households covered        households report using pit latrines
                                            by improved sanitation facilities. In     (with and without slabs) as their
                                            Ukhia, camps range from 74% in Camp       primary sanitation facility. Camp 5 has
                                            11 to 92% coverage in Camp 23.            the lowest access to flush toilets in
  Ukhia refugee              16%                                                      Ukhia at 35%, with 40% of households
                                            The most common sanitation facility       using pit latrines with a slab.
     Ukhia host
                                            for host communities is a pit latrine
                                   20%
                                            with slab, used by 62% of the host        Men and women from the host
                                            community in Teknaf and 63% in            communities were more likely to
 Teknaf refugee              15%
                                            Ukhia. Haldia Palong Union has the        report they faced issues with latrines
                                            lowest access to pit latrines with        when compared to the refugee
    Teknaf host                 19%
                                            slabs (50%) and the highest per cent      communities. In Teknaf 46% of
                                            of host households using latrines         households reported that men and
Figure 7: Percentage of households not      with no slab (23%). In the host           women faced barriers when accessing
covered by improved sanitation facilities   community, 15% of residents use a         latrines. In the refugee community of
(REACH 2021).                               flush toilet as their main sanitation     Teknaf, 33% of households reported
                                            facility, with Whykong Union at the       issues faced by women, while 34%
                                            low end and Teknaf Union having the       reported issues for men. Similarly,
                                            highest proportion with 10% and 21%       in Ukhia, less than 40% of refugee
                                            respectively. Both unions report that     households report issues at latrines for
                                            2% of households have no access to        men and women, compared to more
                                                                                      than 50% of households in Ukhia’s host
                                            sanitation facilities and must rely on
                                                                                      community. For members of the host
                                            open defecation.
                                                                                      community – both men and women,
                                            In the refugee communities, 59% of        the two most common issues linked
                                            Teknaf households and 60% of Ukhia        with sanitation are due to facilities
                                            households use a flush toilet as their    being unclean and lacking sufficient
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                                                                                       continued improvement in access to
                                                                                       soap among the refugee community.
                                                                                       In 2019, 67% of refugees in Cox’s Bazar
                                                                                       had access to soap (REACH 2019). By
                                                                                       2020, 95% of refugees, in Ukhia and
                                                                                       Teknaf reported having access to
                                                                                       soap. However, the host community
                                                                                       tracks a slight decrease in soap access,
                                                                                       with 98% of Teknaf and 94% of Ukhia
                                                                                       having access in 2020, compared
                                                                                       to 92% and 93% in 2021. This recent
                                                                                       trend is concerning considering
                                                                                       that handwashing is one of the key
                                                                                       preventive measures to contain the
                                                                                       spread of COVID-19.
                                                                                       In 2019, UNICEF found that only 53%
                                                                                       of households in Cox’s Bazar had soap
                                                                                       and/or detergent at their handwashing
                                                                                       facility (MICS 2019). This indicates that
                                                                                       the host community upazilas may fair
                                                                                       better than other non-host upazilas
                                                                                       within Cox’s Bazar regarding soap
                                                                                       access. When asked to identify their
                                                                                       top needs for 2022, only 2% of host
                                                                                       community households in Teknaf,
                                                                                       and 1% of Ukhia’s host community,
                                                                                       identified hygiene items as one of their
                                                                                       top three needs.

                                                                                       Public Health Outcomes
                                                                                       There is limited information on
                                                                                       public health outcomes in Cox’s
                                                                                       Bazar, particularly for the host
                                                                                       community. However, UNICEF reports
                                                                                       that nationally, 36% of children
                                                                                       under the age of 5 are affected by
                                                                                       some form of malnutrition such as
                                                                                       wasting or stunting (UNICEF 2022).
                                                                                       In 2020, UNICEF found that 11% of
                                                                                       refugee children suffer from acute
                                                                                       malnutrition and 30% suffer from
                                                                                       chronic malnutrition (UNICEF 2020).
Figure 8: Percentage of households in the refugee community relying on unimproved      When looking at comparable
sanitation services (REACH 2021).
                                                                                       indicators from the most recent MSNA,
                                          lighting. In the refugee communities,        there seems to be a considerable
                                          the main issue is the fact that facilities   difference between host communities
                                          are overcrowded with long waiting            and refugee communities’
                                          queues.                                      participation in nutrition services.
  Ukhia refugee    3%                                                                  In Teknaf, 28% of host households
                                          Hygiene                                      with children received services from
     Ukhia host         7%                                                             nutrition programs, compared with
                                          Access to soap is widespread, in both
                                          host and refugee communities, across         98% of the Teknaf refugee households.
 Teknaf refugee   2%                                                                   Ukhia had similar results, with 27% of
                                          upazilas. In Teknaf, 92% of host and
                                                                                       host communities and 96% of refugee
    Teknaf host         8%
                                          98% of refugees have access to soap.
                                                                                       households accessing services. The
                                          In Ukhia, 93% of host and 97% of the
                                                                                       variance between hosts and refugees
                                          refugee community report having
                                                                                       is also present when looking at
Figure 9: Percentage of households        access to soap. Baharachara (88%)
                                                                                       malnutrition screenings with MUAC
without access to soap (REACH 2021).      and Whykong (87%) are the unions
                                                                                       tape. Less than 20% of host community
                                          where access to soap remain relatively
                                                                                       households report their children
                                          limited, with all other camps and
                                                                                       having been screened, compared
                                          unions reporting over 90% access.
                                                                                       to more than 80% of the refugee
                                          These numbers seem to show a                 households.
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                                         Figure 10: Percentage of households in the refugee community relying on
                                         unimproved sanitation services (REACH 2021).

                                         Vaccine campaigns for refugees have       June to August, as well as the ability
                                         been in place since 2017, however,        of the Government, and development
                                         there have been outbreaks of cholera      and humanitarian actors to react to
                                         and diphtheria in camps over the          associated shocks in a timely and
                                         past few years. Covid vaccinations        effective manner.
                                         are available, with 32% of Bangladesh
                                                                                   There are currently no models to
                                         citizens having received two doses of
                                                                                   predict the scale and severity of the
                                         the vaccine as of January 2022 (WHO
                                                                                   2022 monsoon season. However,
                                         2022). The proportion of refugees
                                                                                   Bangladesh has been experiencing
                                         who have been vaccinated against
                                                                                   increased temperatures and erratic
                                         COVID-19 is unknown, however,
                                                                                   rainfall patterns in the past years (ABD
                                         the government began offering
                                                                                   2021). Previous monsoon seasons
                                         vaccinations in camps in August 2021.
  Ukhia refugee                    96%                                             have triggered floods and landslides
                                         Six-Month Severity Forecast               with large-scale effects in Cox’s Bazar,
     Ukhia host       27%                                                          including the destruction of WASH
                                         The WASH conditions in Cox’s Bazar        infrastructure and displacement
 Teknaf refugee                    98%   were under a lot of strain and were       of host communities and refugees,
                                         inadequate to serve the growing           leading communities to engage
    Teknaf host       28%                population during the most recent         in risky coping mechanisms to
                                         influx of refugees from Myanmar in        meet their basic WASH needs and
                                         August 2017. However, the situation       heightening the risks of waterborne
Figure 11: Percentage of households      stabilized over the last three years      diseases such as diarrhoea (ADB
accessing nutritional services (REACH    and good progress was made in terms       2021, IOM-WFP 2022). The WASH
2021).                                   of access to basic WASH goods and         infrastructure might be particularly
                                         services for both the host community      prone to shocks as its maintenance
                                         and refugee population (REACH 2022,       has been reduced and sporadic over
                                         forthcoming). How the WASH situation      the last two years due to movement
                                         in Cox’s Bazar evolves over the next      restrictions put in place as part of
                                         six months will depend mainly on          the COVID-19 containment measures
                                         the weather and climate-related           (REACH 2022, forthcoming). While the
                                         events associated with the annual         Government, and development and
                                         monsoon season, which lasts from          humanitarian actors are prioritizing
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climate-related programming, their        labour and reduced earning levels
current preparedness and readiness        demonstrate only a slow recovery (WB
to respond to climate-related shocks      2021). Without improvements in the
are still below the requirement (HCTT     earning potential, the strained coping
2021). As such, similar effects as in     capacities are expected to remain
past years will likely be observed in     low and more severe WASH coping
the next six months with increased        mechanisms might be observed,
severity of the WASH situation in         especially during the monsoon season.
both the host community and camps,
albeit on an undetermined scale           While it is difficult to predict how
and uncertainty on the span of their      the upcoming monsoon season will
impact.                                   affect WASH conditions in Cox’s
                                          Bazar, evidence from previous years
The COVID-19 containment measures
                                          suggests that there will be widespread
also reduced livelihood and income-
generating opportunities, which is        displacement and destruction as
still affecting the households’ ability   a result of flooding and landslides.
to meet basic needs, especially in the    This will likely be compounded by
host communities, which receive           the economic strain brought about
no or little humanitarian assistance      by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, it
(REACH 2022, forthcoming). The            is probable that the WASH situation
economic forecast of Cox’s Bazar          will remain the same or possibly
remains uncertain but the shift from      deteriorate over the next six months,
monthly salaried work to daily-wage       depending on climate-related shocks.
Annex 1: Overview of severity analysis
Teknaf Host Community

                      Phase 1      Phase 2    Phase 3   Phase 4      Phase 5      Severity
                    None/minimal   Stressed   Crisis    Critical   Catastrophic    phase

    Baharchara          0%           81%       19%        0%           0%         Phase 2

       Nhila            0%           80%       20%        0%           0%         Phase 3

      Teknaf            0%           74%       26%        0%           0%         Phase 3

      Sabrang           0%           81%       19%        0%           0%         Phase 2

     Whykong            0%           84%       16%        0%           0%         Phase 2

Teknaf Refugee Community

                      Phase 1      Phase 2    Phase 3   Phase 4      Phase 5       Severity
       Camp
                    None/minimal   Stressed   Crisis    Critical   Catastrophic     phase

      Camp 21           0%           75%       25%        0%            0%         Phase 3

     Camp 22            0%           86%       14%        0%            0%         Phase 2

     Camp 23            0%           93%        7%        0%            0%         Phase 2

     Camp 24            0%           85%       15%        0%            0%         Phase 2

     Camp 25            0%           95%        5%        0%            0%         Phase 2

     Camp 26            0%           87%       13%        0%            0%         Phase 2

     Camp 27            0%           74%       26%        0%            0%         Phase 3

    Camp NRC            0%           82%       18%        0%            0%         Phase 2

Ukhia Host Community

                      Phase 1      Phase 2    Phase 3   Phase 4      Phase 5       Severity
                    None/minimal   Stressed    Crisis   Critical   Catastrophic     phase

    Haldia Palong        0%          66%        34%       0%            0%         Phase 3

    Jalia Palong         0%          81%        19%       0%            0%         Phase 2

    Palong Khali         0%          88%        12%       5%            0%         Phase 2

    Raja Palong          0%          87%        13%       0%            0%         Phase 2

    Ratna Palong        0%           79%        21%       0%            0%         Phase 3
Ukhia Refugee Community

                  Phase 1      Phase 2    Phase 3   Phase 4      Phase 5      Severity
    Camp
                None/minimal   Stressed   Crisis    Critical   Catastrophic    phase

   Camp 1E          0%           89%        11%       0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 1W          0%           87%       13%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 2E          0%           83%       17%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 2W          0%           90%       10%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 3          0%           85%       15%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 4          0%           85%       15%        0%           0%         Phase 2

  Camp 4 Ext.       0%           92%        8%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 5          0%           85%       15%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 6          0%           83%       17%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 7          0%           87%       13%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 8e          0%           87%       13%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 8w          0%           84%       16%        0%           0%         Phase 2

    Camp 9          0%           82%       18%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 10          0%           84%       16%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 11          0%           74%       26%        0%           0%         Phase 3

   Camp 12          0%           85%       15%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 13          0%           86%       15%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 14          0%           78%       22%        0%           0%         Phase 3

   Camp 15          0%           84%       16%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 16          0%           86%       14%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 17          0%           78%       22%        0%           0%         Phase 3

   Camp 18          0%           79%       21%        0%           0%         Phase 3

   Camp 19          0%           89%       11%        0%           0%         Phase 2

   Camp 20          0%           79%       21%        0%           0%         Phase 3

  Camp 20ext        0%           88%       12%        0%           0%         Phase 2

  Camp KRC          0%           89%       11%        0%           0%         Phase 2
Annex 2: Methodology
About the WSC                                                                         WSC Light implementation process
The WSC is a new interagency global initiative led by the Global WASH Cluster,
                                                                                        All relevant
UNICEF, and IMPACT Initiatives. Developed at the global level through a
                                                                                        data sources are
participatory process, the WSC project aims to develop a standardized approach
                                                                                        identified and
to classifying the severity of WASH needs and vulnerabilities across contexts.
                                                                                        processed with
Since late 2019, the development of the WSC has focused on developing and               support of key
testing the core analytical tools that are used for its implementation. These tools     WASH actors in
include:                                                                                country
•   The Analytical Framework: Conceptual basis that provides rationale for
    what data to include in the analysis and how to organise and structure data
    in the analysis process.
•   The Severity Scale: Description of five phases of WASH severity and the             WSC global
    characteristics experienced in each.                                                analyst team
                                                                                        apply WSC
•   The Calculation Model: Computational method for combining different
                                                                                        method to
    pieces of quantitative and qualitative data to assign households and areas
                                                                                        WASH data in
    into different severity phases.
                                                                                        accordance with
•   Analysis Protocols: Step-by-step guide detailing how the analysis process           WSC protocols
    is to be conducted in workshop settings and how to handle specific issues
    encountered during the analysis.
The implementation represented the first nationwide implementation of these
tools in Bangladesh.
                                                                                        The severity of
Bangladesh Implementation                                                               WASH conditions
The WSC Light implementation in Bangladesh took place between January                   are classified
2022 and February 2022. First, secondary data sources pertaining to different           by consensus,
areas of the WSC Analytical Framework were collated with the support of key             including drivers
WASH partners at country level. Once identified, the data was reviewed and              and projections/
restructured before being processed for analysis. Data was collated from a range        trends
of sources, which have been listed in Annex 3.
WSC global analysts analysed the data in accordance with the WSC Analysis
Protocols at admin 3 or 4, comparing figures with Admin 1 and National
levels, and triangulating between different sources where possible. Analysis
results were then shared with the key country-level WASH partners for review            Results are
and further contextualisation before being finalised to produce the severity            written up and
classifications and projections provided in this report.                                disseminated
                                                                                        with broader
                                                                                        partner and donor
                                                                                        community

Acknowledgements
The WSC global governance system is comprised of the following agencies and
organisations:

                                                                                                            WASH Cluster
                                                                                                            Water Sanitation Hygiene
Annex 3: Main Data Sources

Organization            Source                   Description                           Year
REACH                   REACH MSNA               Multi-sector needs assessment         2021
REACH                   REACH MSNA               Multi-sector needs assessment         2020
REACH                   REACH MSNA               Multi-sector needs assessment         2019
World Bank              World Bank’s Cox’s Bazar Assessment of economic/WASH/          2021
                        Survey Panel             Nutritional needs
World Bank              World Bank               Overview of the economic situation 2021
                                                 in Bangladesh
World Bank              Crude Death rates        Crude death rates in Bangladesh       2021
ACLED                   ACLED                    Security Incidents in Cox’s Bazar     2021
OCHA                    OCHA                     Population Estimates 2020             2021
UNHCR                   Population Fact Sheet    Camp population count as of De-       2021
                                                 cember 2021
UNHCR                   UNHCR                    Press Releases following shocks       2021
UNHCR                   UNHCR                    Reports on Rohingya crisis            2021
UNICEF                  MICS                     Multi-indicator cluster survey        2019
UNICEF                  UNICEF                   Overview of Cox’s Bazar situation     2021
WHO                     WHO                      Vaccine information                   2021
ABD                     Climate and Disaster     Climate and Disaster Risk Atlas       2021
                        Risk Atlas
Bangladesh Government   Annual Rainfall          Annual Rainfall by subdistrict        2021
IOM-WFP                 Joint Flood Impact As-   Flood Impact Assessment of ex-        2022
                        sessment                 treme rainfall in Cox’s Bazar, July
                                                 2021
HCTT                    HCTT Nexus Strategy      Humanitarian-Development              2021
                        (2021-2025)              Collaboration for Climate-Related
                                                 Disasters in Bangladesh
HRW                     Human Rights Watch       Reports of violence within camps      2021
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