experience at regional level in west and central africa

Experience at regional levelin West and Central Africa

Christophe Valingot (ECHO RO), Jainil Didaraly, (RECA WCAR), François Bellet (UNICEF RO)

DG ECHO - Aide Humanitaire & Protection Civile

Global WASH Cluster Meeting - October 2013, Jakarta

Strengthening the WASH coordination and inter-sectoral collaboration from the regional till the country level

A regional space for improving the efficiency of the humanitarian response

West and Central Africa Regional WASH Coordination Model

Experience at regional levelin West and Central Africa

Christophe Valingot (ECHO RO), Jainil Didaraly, (RECA WCAR), François Bellet (UNICEF RO)

DG ECHO - Aide Humanitaire & Protection Civile


1. Specific regional background

2. Joint WASH regional approach

3. Regional added value

West and Central Africa Regional WASH Coordination Model


WCAR WASH Coordination Model

Humanitarian background:

WCAR Crisis Season Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Cholera etc. : Benin, Congo, Cameroun, DRC, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Flood: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mauritania, Burkina Faso

Nutrition Crisis: Northern Benin, Burkina , Chad, N Cote d’Ivoire, N Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, N. Nigeria, Senegal, N Togo, CAR, Cameroon

Measles: Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali

Meningitis: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, North Togo, North Benin, CAR, DRC, Cameroon

Elections: Burkina, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroun, DRC, etc.

Countries in Emergencies :• Half of 24 in chronic or frequent crisis• Around 10 (national) clusters or “emergency sector groups”

activated: DRC, CAR, Chad, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, “Burkina”, “Mauritania”…

• 2-4 millions of vulnerable (WASH) assisted each year

1. Specific regional background


Informal regional level:• “Regional Clusters” () (hosted by OCHA RO) set-up from the

informal regional IASC for the regional CAP (2008-2011)• Regional “Groups” () facing regional lead agencies ()

among the Sahel Strategy (2012-2013, SRP 2014+)

Various regional groups:• Sectors: Nut/Food Sec. ; WASH () ; Health ; Education… • Themes: DRR, Cash Transfer; Cholera Platform ( -> )

Institutional framework:

WCAR WASH Coordination Model 1. Specific regional background


Regional geographic Dakar (RO) coverage:• ONGs, RC, UN, Donors…


Institutional framework:

Humanitarian (WASH) thresholds: Cholera morbidity Flood victims Population displacement Acute malnutrion Urban crises...


• Coordination: preparedness and response (GWC tools & training)• Main battles: Delay of the response (), top down approach (),

generic activities (), “hygiene” (WASH), mono lead agency (), sectoral opportunism ($) etc.

WASH Group focus:


Reactivity &targeting

WASH minimum packages: “Hygiene + Water +

Sanitation” per vulnerability

HNO Sahel

Joint Regional AnalysisMajor Humanitarian issues at Regional level

UndernutrionSahel Cholera Floods Displacements

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WCAR WASH Coordination Model 2. Joint WASH regional approach



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WASH-in-NUTStrategy





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WASH-in-NUTStrategy

Shared vision on the problem & response analysis :

• Low interest in the WASH component of the crisis• Under funding of the WASH part of the response• Need for a common ground of evidences / good

practices



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WASH-in-NUTStrategy

Definition of a regional strategy

• Bibliography / review of existing evidences• Definition of a minimum wash package of activities• Integration into the UNICEF regional nutrition crisis

response framework• Financial support through ECHO funding• Capitalisation work / capture of good practices• Monitoring & support to national actors

• Sahel: WaSH Min package (Niger, Mali, Tchad, Burkina); superposed GIS mapping WaSH-malnut with RRT IMO for strategic decision-making (Chad, Mali);

• Included in 8/9 Sahel countries CAPs + DRC HAP (Intercluster level)





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CholeraStrategy





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CholeraStrategy

Shared vision on the problem & response analysis :

• Reccurent cholera outbreak with an increasing frequency

• Low response capacity / too late• Despite increasing knowledge, lack of

standardised response (pb of knowledge transmission and application)

• Lack of long term investments




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CholeraStrategy

Definition of a regional strategy

• Bibliography – review of best practices• Definition of the « shield and sword »

strategy• Integration in the regional cholera response

framework (UNICEF/plate-forme régionale)• Financial support through ECHO funding• Capitalisation / Monitoring

• Regional Cholera mapping (Taskforces/Intercluster functionnality matrix); Intercluster matrix Niger

• Dakar HHA Regional Workshop; Dakar Regional Cholera Prep/Resp training; Kinshasa Sub-regional Cholera Forum; Niger (Joint ECHO-UNICEF-RECA) Cholera response Lessons Learned workshop; Capitalization (Guinea/Sierra Leone); WiE trainings (Ouaga 2Rs,Goma)

• SIMEX cholera DRC /common SOF-indicators HCC/WCC;

• Cross-border alerts and remote support to preparedness;

• Advocacy through donor liaison (OFDA)





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Work in Progress…• Floods: Niger Harmonized assessment

tool (CAT contextualized)• Displacements: Joints visits ECHO-UNHCR-

UNICEF• WCAR ‘TWiG’ Malaria


Joint Regional AnalysisMajor humanitarian issues at regional level

Definition of Regional Strategies& diffusion through national coordination bodies

Joint Monitoring Matrix & Analysis Indicators – national and regional analysis

Joint Support / Follow up missions

Best Practices CapitalisationKnowledge sharing events & KM





CapitalisationLessons learned

Strategic Guidance

Follow up &Support Funding

2. Joint WASH regional approach

Regional level : Ideal place for analysis, cross border and inter country experience sharing, capitalisation and

knowledge management

Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Country 4

Actor 1 Actor 2 Actor 3 Actor 4

Very useful for longer term improvement of the response (reinventing the wheel) Based on a Bottom Up Top Down Approach Need to build on a well functionning national coordination level

RECA enables an entry point through partners such as NGOs (beyond ECHO partners and funded projects), OCHA, etc

Increase accountability and performance of clusters(RECA is a parallel channel which allows partners to provide feedbacks on Cluster performance &point out inefficiencies or voice out alerts to regional level)


Regional Group added value (Limitation - Survey done at regional level)


WCAR WASH Coordination Model 3. Regional added value

Utilité et intérêt de la coordination WASH régionale

Harmonisation / cohérence

Fonctionnement du groupe WASH régional

Capitalisation & information sharing

Partage de l'information & Alerte

Soutien aux pays

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Satisfaction Survey

Challenges :

• Fragile : Based on individuals, commited to work together and to support the regional coordination

• Informal status : Lack of legitimity to bring some countries / partners together towards the implementation of regional strategies

• National coordination performance level : In the end, the success of the regional approach depends on a well functionning national coordination (need for ad hoc support)

• Capitalisation / information sharing : Need to build a strong regional knowledge management system which could ease the learning process for newcomers


WCAR WASH Coordination Model 3. Regional added value

Ideal (WASH) regional coordination ?

Partnership principles

Complementarity Transparency

Results driven

Responsibility

Equality


RECA support

• Trainings, IACP, Capacity-mapping, SIMEX, LL Workshops,

• WiN adopted & included in 8/9 Sahel countries CAPs + DRC HAP !

• Cross-border alerts, Cross-country exchanges, capitalization…!

• Ensure as a « Co-lead » the equilibrium for the representation of the Collective by CLA and Co-lead (Donor, ECHO) sides

• Facilitates the access to info & touchy feedbacks/ views

3. Regional added value



THANK YOU

experience at regional level in west and central africa

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