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Regional Cluster Approach to

Humanitarian ResilienceRegional Consultation on Resilience6-8 February2013, Kathmandu

Prasad Bhagwan SevekariRegional Emergency Cluster Advisor

(WASH) South Asia

Norwegian Church Aid

Presented at the Christian AidRegional Consultation on Resilience South Asia

06-08 Feb 2013, Kathmandu, Nepal


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Cluster System


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Strategic Objective 2011-15

Strengthen WASH coordination mechanisms at country level to

respond effectively to humanitarian crises with predictable

leadership, accountability, and collaborative partnership.

Outcome 3

Support to

regions /

countries and

cluster partners

in emergency

preparednessand technical

capacities

Outcome 1Effective

coordination

and capacity

of Global

WASH Cluster

Outcome 4Accountabili

ty and

learning

facilitates

effective

WASHcluster

action

Outcome 5

Operational

advocacy for

WASH as an

essential part

of

humanitarianresponse

Outcome 2Timely

operational

support to

National

WASH

clusters asneeded

RECA

The RECA Project: Genesis


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Is funded by the ECHO in the

framework of their capacity building

scheme

Ran from July 2011 to December

2012 and is in its 2nd Phase.

Is led by CARE Germany-Luxemburg

Consortium of 3 INGOs viz;

Norwegian Church Aid, Tearfund,

Action Contra la Faim & International

Federation of Red Cross andRedCrescent (IFRC)

Aims to deliver improved

emergency WASH Coordination

The RECA Project
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Afghanistan,

Nepal,Sri Lanka,

Pakistan,

Bangladesh

The RECA Project: Coverage


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RECA Project: Objectives & Steps

Country

Selection:

regional

analysis to

select focus

countries

Baseline

Survey:

determinestatus of

WASH Cluster

/ coordination

platform

Agreementwith WASHCluster /CP onWork Planbased on thebaseline

findings learnt

Work Plan-capacity

buildingactivitiesImplementationin collaborationwith nationalGovernments,UNICEF and

otherstakeholders

Monitoring&Evaluation

Reinforcing the Capacityand

Coordination of Emergency WASH

Clusters at regional and national

levels in disaster stricken &/or

high risk countries


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Making SMART choices: RECA

Case from Afghanistan1. Baseline survey conducted in Jan-Feb.2012

2. Uneven quality of WASH personnel, ad-hoccapacity building, identified as a gaps

3. Detailed Learning Needs Assessment recommended

4. DWLNA Conducted during August 2012

5. National NGOs expressed need for learning application oftools like GPS in WASH while Government staff mentioned theneed for understanding emergency WASH responses.

6. WASH in emergencies training run by UNICEF in Oct.12

7. GPS in WASH training organised by DACAAR in Nov. 12

8. WASH Cluster would work on systematic & prioritisedresponse to unmet learning needs of WASH staff in 2013


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Making SMART choices: RECA

Case from Nepal

1. Baseline survey conducted in Nov.2011

2. Contingency Planning done but not real-time

validation of emergency WASH postulates

3. Recommended Capacity Mapping followed up

with contingency plan updation and Simulation Exercise

4. WASH Cluster organised a WASH SimEx, for the first time

in Nepal, testing coordination skills

5. Capacity mapping was done and Contingency Plan

updation is in progress.


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RECA for regional collaboration

Facilitating exchange of ideas and learnings

Identifying common denominators

Agreeing on uniform approaches

Mainstreaming DRR in WASH Creating a platform for continuedcollaboration and coordinationat regional level

Not being too ambitious about bringingsubstantive, systemic changes within a period of oneyear


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Ensuring coordination preparedness

and response readiness

Reports available on

www.recaproject.org/resources

Afghanistan Nepal

Sri Lanka
http://www.recaproject.org/resourceshttp://www.recaproject.org/resources


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Coordination Performance

Value Addition

Capacity mapping, Training and Capacity Building :

In particular, capacities of national authorities and

civil society has been enhanced.

Coordination with and complementarity of different

actors:

Role of facilitator in strengthening the links

between the Government and humanitarian

agencies or national and sub-national levels

Promotion of Disaster Preparedness and Risk

Reduction (DP&DRR):

Facilitated the contingency planning workshops

and/or a wide range of training sessions to raiseawareness on DP&DRR amongst WASH actors.

Needs assessment and analysis:

Supported development of contextualised tools and

promoted the GWC tools for assessments whenever

appropriate.

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Resilience and Humanitarian

Reforms

Anticipating Risk

ReducingExposure

Buildingnational

Capacitiesto

ManageRisks Enabling

Recovery


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Resilience and Humanitarian

Reforms

Predictability

ForgingPartners

hips

Buildingnational

Capacitiesto

ManageRisks

EnsuringAccounta

bility

Resilient coordination systems that are able to

withstand and recover from effects of hazardsand retain their basic structures .


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Looking Ahead

Mainstreaming

EP&DRR inWASH

Regional learning

Collaboration

Linkages with HFA

ECB

National

Ownership

Coordination

withother

platforms /

clusters

Advocacy

for

funds

Integration

SYNERGY!!

Prasad Bhagwan Sevekari

[email protected]

+91 9890299876
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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