In response to a growing need for analysis towards better understanding the impact of multiple crises on Lebanon, Mercy Corps has created the Lebanon Crisis Analytics Team (LCAT). LCAT aims to promote informed decision making and interventions to improve the humanitarian response to affected communities in Lebanon.
In response to information gaps and a lack of data centralization on the impact of multiple crises on Lebanon, Mercy Corps has created the Lebanon Crisis Analytics Team (LCAT). LCAT aims to promote informed decision making and interventions to improve the humanitarian response to affected communities in Lebanon.
About the program
Through producing a range of regular, situational, and thematic analysis, LCAT works towards promoting informed decision making and interventions to improve the humanitarian response in Lebanon.
The humanitarian architecture in Lebanon, initially set up to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis over 10 years ago, is currently adapting to be a more contextualized and evidence-driven response dealing with vastly higher levels of vulnerability. In the context of unprecedented price inflation and one of the most severe economic crises experienced a country over the last century, access to real-time and reliable data, granular analysis, and informed recommendations is needed to make critical decisions. In response, Mercy Corps has established the Lebanon Crisis Analytics Team (LCAT).
Mercy Corps’ global Crisis Analytics teams’ aggregate and analyze data to improve decision making and access in complex crises. The teams directly contribute to data-driven decision making by layering information from primary sources, open sources and responders’ programmatic data, where it is analyzed by subject matter experts and data scientists. This analysis is grounded in Mercy Corps’ status as an operational NGO, keeping products constructive, and relevant.
About the program
Through producing a range of regular, situational, and thematic analysis, LCAT works towards promoting informed decision making and interventions to improve the humanitarian response in Lebanon.
The humanitarian architecture in Lebanon, initially set up to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis over 10 years ago, is currently adapting to be a more contextualized and evidence-driven response dealing with vastly higher levels of vulnerability. In the context of unprecedented price inflation and one of the most severe economic crises experienced a country over the last century, access to real-time and reliable data, granular analysis, and informed recommendations is needed to make critical decisions. In response, Mercy Corps has established the Lebanon Crisis Analytics Team (LCAT). Mercy Corps’ global Crisis Analytics teams’ aggregate and analyze data to improve decision making and access in complex crises. The teams directly contribute to data-driven decision making by layering information from primary sources, open sources and responders’ programmatic data, where it is analyzed by subject matter experts and data scientists. This analysis is grounded in Mercy Corps’ status as an operational NGO, keeping products constructive, and relevant.
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LCAT Latest Monthly Reports
LCAT Latest Monthly Reports
March Crisis Update
Key Takeaways: Total Israeli shelling incidents in southern Lebanon decreased in March; however, individual strikes were more lethal and destructive, causing significant damage to infrastructure and private homes. Israel also continued targeting the Bekaa Valley with...
February Crisis Update
Key Takeaways: The National Social Security Fund announced that it raised the exchange rate – effective February 1 – at which it calculates payments and transfers to 89,000 Lebanese pounds (LBP) per 1 US dollar (USD). The new exchange rate will apply to...
January Crisis Update
Key Takeaways: The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel along Lebanon’s southern border continued throughout January, killing six civilians and causing extensive damage. The rate of Israeli and Hezbollah strikes was in keeping with past months, though Israel expanded...
LCAT Latest Flash Reports
LCAT Latest Flash Reports
Government Disaster Preparedness: Challenges and Opportunities in the Lebanese Government’s Crisis Response Plan
Challenges and Opportunities in the Lebanese Government’s Crisis Response Plan
Food security in Lebanon following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI)
While it remains unclear what impact Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) will have on Lebanon’s food security, even modestly dramatic scenarios demand serious attention from aid actors and policymakers alike. Combined with another...
Humanitarian Impact of Telecommunications Price Hikes
On July 1, a major telecommunication price hike was implemented in Lebanon, which will have significant ramifications for Lebanon’s most vulnerable residents as well as aid programming across the country. The price increase for this essential service, upon which...
LCAT Latest Thematic Reports
LCAT Latest Thematic Reports
Monitoring Informal Social Protection (ISP) for Improved Humanitarian Diagnostics in Lebanon – Round 1
Key Findings: Credit and loans from within Lebanon are the most commonly shared tangible resource. Cash gifts including remittances sent from abroad accounted for a much smaller percentage of tangible ISP. Roughly half of respondents in both Barouk and Bourj Hammoud...
End of the Lira – The Impact of Dollarization on Lebanese Households
Key Findings: Financial and banking laws have historically enabled Lebanese commercial banks to offer accounts and services denominated in foreign currencies, initiating early financial dollarization. Pegging the LBP to the USD from 1997 to 2019 contributed to real...
Night-time Light Reflectance: A New Economic Vulnerability Score (EVS) For Lebanon
Key Findings: LCAT produced the economic vulnerability score (EVS) indicator to identify pockets of vulnerability at the local level using data on changes in NLR concentration and fuel prices, which accounts for a relative lack of available data across most of...
Crisis Analysis Podcast
Podcast: Can the Middle East survive without Ukrainian wheat?
This first episode of The Crisis Analysis Podcast unpacks the potential impact of continued Black Sea escalations on food security in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The discussion builds on a recent regional Crisis Analysis report examining the food security...
