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Coordination

EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash

In the humanitarian system, there are often a large number of independent organisations, with differing mandates and missions, speaking a variety of languages, responding to the same crisis. This means the potential for confusion, conflict and duplication is high. 

Having emerged as an important theme across a number of its research topics, in 2015 ALNAP published the study 'Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters', and in 2016 convened a range of experts in coordination for a roundtable discussion, which led to the ALNAP study 'Improving Humanitarian Coordination'.

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Improving Humanitarian Coordination
Cluster coordination
Webinars
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18 Oct 2017

Research Update: Coordination

Meeting/training
24 Nov 2016

Improving Humanitarian Coordination: Themes and recommendations

Knox Clarke, P. and Campbell, L.
Report / Study
10 Jun 2015

Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters

Knox Clarke, P. and Campbell, L.

Improving Humanitarian Coordination

In June 2016 ALNAP brought together coordination experts from across and beyond the humanitarian sector to address common coordination challenges, share learning and identify concrete recommendations to improve humanitarian coordination.

Prior to the meeting, ALNAP prepared a series of briefing papers looking at how humanitarians can: coordinate across a response more effectively; involve national actors; make the most of information management; and improve decision-making in humanitarian coordination. These issues were discussed further in a webinar series.

The meeting itself focused on the Cluster coordination architecture. A diverse range of participants attended, ranging from representatives of Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs), Clusters, and NGO consortiums to emergency management professionals, regional and developmental coordination bodies, and academics. The themes and recommendations from the meeting are captured in the ALNAP study Improving Humanitarian Coordination, and are summarised in the Executive Summary. Following the launch of the report, ALNAP held a webinar 'How can we improve humanitarian coordination?' to discuss the themes that emerged from the meeting.

Meeting/training
24 Nov 2016

Improving Humanitarian Coordination: Themes and recommendations

Knox Clarke, P. and Campbell, L.
Meeting/training
24 Nov 2016

Improving Humanitarian Coordination: Executive Summary and Recommendations

Knox Clarke, P. and Campbell, L.
Meeting/training
01 Jun 2016

Briefing Paper: How can we improve decision-making in humanitarian coordination?

Knox Clarke, P.
Meeting/training
01 Jun 2016

Briefing Paper: How can we better involve national actors in humanitarian coordination?

Campbell, L. & Knox Clarke, P.
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Cluster coordination

In 2015, ALNAP published its first research on humanitarian coordination: Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters. This report was presented and discussed at a series of meetings of the global Clusters, with individuals closely engaged in humanitarian action, and with experts with academic and emergency management backgrounds. 

Event
19 Jun

Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters Launch

June 2015
Factsheet/summary
01 Mar 2015

Discussion Starter: Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters

Report / Study
10 Jun 2015

Exploring Coordination in Humanitarian Clusters

Knox Clarke, P. and Campbell, L.

Webinars

In preparation for the 2016 meeting 'Working Together To Improve Humanitarian Coordination', ALNAP prepared a series of briefing papers looking at how humanitarians can coordinate more effectively. These issues were discussed further in a webinar series, with a webinar focusing on each of the separate papers. Following the launch of the ALNAP study Improving Humanitarian Coordination, ALNAP held a webinar 'How can we improve humanitarian coordination?' to discuss the themes that emerged from the meeting.

Event
12 Apr

Webinar: How can we improve humanitarian coordination?

April 12, 2017
Online
Event
22 Mar

Webinar: How can we better involve national actors in humanitarian coordination?

March 22, 2016
Online
Event
23 Feb

Webinar: How can humanitarians better coordinate across a response?

February 23, 2016
Online
Event
16 May

Webinar: How can we make the most of information management in coordination?

May 16, 2016
Online

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