CONCLUSIONS Open-source data dated April 1, 2024 (from UNOSAT, OpenStreetMap, and LandScan Global) was used for the analysis of housing damage, as well as to provide an ini al es mate of probable shelter and housing recovery needs. This data shows that in northern Gaza, approximately 78% of the building stock had sustained damage to varying degrees. The evolving situa on in the Gaza strip has since expanded considerably to the south since the release of the last UNOSAT dataset, and it is expected that this region will have sustained similar levels of damage as the areas to the North. It is also evident from the damage data. It is es mated that approximately 72% of the buildings in Khan Younis and 27% of the buildings in Deir Al-Balah appear to have sustained various levels of damage. In this case, approximately damage levels are now likely to be around 1,10,000+ structures (mostly residen al), leaving an es mated 1.2 million+ people without adequate housing. The UN Shelter Cluster reports 1.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Gaza, nearly 85% of the popula on. Miyamoto intends to update this Technical Assessment report as soon as more up-to-date datasets on damage become available. On-ground rapid assessments will, of course, be required to verify these remote-data-based damage assessments and more accurately iden fy the shelter and housing recovery needs of the affected popula on. However, ini al analysis indicates that about 50% of damaged structures are likely only moderately damaged and are readily repairable. Housing recovery efforts in Ukraine and other major global disasters have shown that rapid repairs to moderately damaged structures can be one of the fastest and most dignified ways to address immediate shelter needs as and when the current situa on stabilizes, and safe access can be assured. The early provision of technical support and cash for rapid repairs to moderately damaged housing stock may diminish the need for other costly and o en prolonged emergency shelter solu ons while providing a rapid pathway to a durable housing solu on for many of those currently displaced.
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