Settlement Profiling Tool

The Settlement Profiling Tool, developed by UN-Habitat with support from UNHCR, is a user-friendly planning instrument designed to help governments, humanitarian actors, and development partners better understand and plan for displacement-affected settlements. It guides stakeholders through an iterative, cross-sectoral investigation to produce spatially informed settlement profiles that capture physical, socio-economic, and policy dynamics, offering scenarios and recommendations for future development. By creating a common baseline of information, the tool strengthens coordination, aligns humanitarian responses with long-term sustainable development goals, and supports climate- and socially responsive urban and regional planning. Piloted in Uganda and Ethiopia, the tool helps prioritise investments and unlock opportunities that benefit both refugees and host communities within the Humanitarian-Development Nexus approach.

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