Discussion Starter: Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters

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Publication language
English
Pages
4pp
Date published
01 Mar 2015
Type
Factsheets and summaries
Keywords
Coordination, Cluster coordination, Leadership and Decisionmaking
Organisations
ALNAP

Clusters are voluntary coordination bodies bringing together agencies in a humanitarian
response. Each cluster concentrates on a technical sector such as nutrition or protection.
Although they follow the same broad terms of reference, they differ markedly in the activities they conduct and the degree of coordination they attempt.

This discussion starter summarises the main points from the ALNAP study on this subject. Read the full report here.