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Excreta Disposalin Emergencies Session 1
Cluster Approach
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The Cluster approach

• When Set up after the Humanitarian reform
  review of 2005
• Why To improve the effectiveness of
• humanitarian responses
• How Through the creation of clusters or
• partnerships in all sectors areas

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The Cluster approach

• Partnership changing the approach
• Leadership having greater clarity
• Accountability formalisation of some aspects
• Predictability ensuring gaps can be covered

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The 11 Global Cluster Areas

• Lead Agency
• Agriculture FAO
• Camp Coordination/Management UNHCR
• Early Recovery UNDP
• Education UNICEF/STC
• Emergency Shelter UNHCR/IFRC
• Emergency Telecommunications OCHA/UNICEF/WFP
• Health WHO
• Logistics WFP
• Nutrition UNICEF
• Protection UNHCR
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene UNICEF

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Global Cluster Role

• Each sector lead is responsible for
• developing the cluster as a broad
• partnership base, specifically to
• Set policy and develop standards
• Build the response capacity in that sector
• development of robust systems and training
• Provide operational support in the field,
  including
• Needs assessment
• Resource mobilisation
• Advocacy

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The WASH Cluster

• UNICEF leading the WASH sector in
• Co-ordination and advocacy
• Emergency preparedness
• WASH sector capacity for humanitarian response
• Information management and standards policy
• WASH sector best practice and learning

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The Cluster approach best practice

• Mainstreaming in the WASH sector the key best
  practice areas of
• Age equality human rights
• Environment sustainable solutions
• Gender meeting the needs of all
• HIV address systematically to avoid spread

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Global Regional Cluster Support for National
Clusters in Emergencies and Preparedness
Tools and Guidance
Training Modules
Resources Services

• Advocacy in WASH
• Checklist of Responsibilities and potential
  Overlaps with other clusters
• Standards Policy
• Hygiene Promotion for Practitioners and
  Coordinators
• Information Management assessment, gap
  analysis, mapping, monitoring tools
• WASH Programming and- Environment, HIV/AIDS,
  Accountability, DRR, Early Recovery
• Capacity Mapping and Assessment Frameworks for
  National Global Levels

• Regional WASH Adviser Support
• Global Cluster Support
• Roster of Trained Cluster Coordinators
• Global WASH Stockpile
• Resources for Initial Set-Up of Coordination
  Team
• Rapid Response Team (3)
• Technical Support Services
• Roster of Environment Advisers (on-line/field)
• Roster of Information Management Specialists
• Learning Reviews
• Cluster Awareness Workshops

• Hygiene Promotion
• Information Management
• Technical WASH
• Right to Water

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The Regional WASH Cluster

• UNICEF Lead Agency for WASH in emergencies.
• Role of lead agency
• Support government emergency task force
• Work with them to coordinate support
• Take on leadership if coordination gaps exist
• Communication and information sharing

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The regional lead agency Responsibilities

• To be prepared in country where training is
  delivered. Show national co-ordination structures
  in place

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Regional WASH Cluster members Responsibilities

• To pro-actively engage in the WASH Cluster
  emergency response
• To communicate well, attend cluster meetings and
  share information with the cluster
• To identify gaps in the needs and in WASH
  capacity, request support as required

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The WASH Cluster in this region

• A discussion session focussing on
• Lead Agencies
• Other member organisations
• Meetings - contacts
• Coordination - communication