The total number of Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar and and Bhasan char is around 989,585 individuals. A high majority of the Rohingya refugee population is concentrated in 33 extremely congested camps within Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazilas of Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. The refugees are dependent on the assistance provided by the humanitarian community and the government of Bangladesh. In the camps, shelters are exposed to cyclic monsoons and face risk of floods, landslides, fire and cyclones. Temporary materials such as bamboo and tarpaulin have a limited capacity to resist weather impacts, and thus require regular shelter upgrade, repairs,maintenance and shelter replacement. Use of adequate material (treated bamboo, good quality tarpaulin) along with the design, site plan, proper technical details for the materials connections, can improve lifespan of materials if properly followed. Training for the beneficiaries on how to repair and maintain their shelters is also one of the essential elements of shelter assistance to ensure less dependency on humanitarian support. In 2019, the SCCCM sector, along with its partners, developed the Shelter Performance Standards to establish consistent standard and benchmarks for shelter quality, these standards aims to ensure a consistent approach over time. Since 2021, IOM's Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) in close collaboration with the SCCCM sector has been conducting the Shelter Performance Standards Assessment across the camps once a year and producing a report. The assessment aims to evaluate whether the surveyed shelters meet the minimum or desired standards, while also capturing household's perceptions on various housingrelated issues. This report represents findings from the Shelter Performance Standards Assessment conducted by NPM in 2024, which reflect shelters conditions across all 33 camps. NPM in close coordination with the SCCCM sector has also conducted similar assessments in 2021. 2022 and 2023, and the reports for these assessment can be found from the following links:
* 2023- https://rohingyaresponse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Shelter-Performance-Standard-Assessment_2023-Final-report.pdf
* 2022- https://rohingyaresponse.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SNFI_Shelter_Performance_Standard_Assessment_September_2022.pdf