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IASC Global WASH Cluster Right to water and sanitation in emergencies project Clarissa Brocklehurst Chief of WASH New York Julie Aubriot Right to water Research Officer ACF – Paris. reform. HUMANITARIAN. Building a Stronger, More Predictable Humanitarian Response System.

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  1. IASC Global WASH ClusterRight to water and sanitation in emergencies projectClarissa BrocklehurstChief of WASH New YorkJulie Aubriot Right to water Research OfficerACF – Paris

  2. reform HUMANITARIAN Building a Stronger, More Predictable Humanitarian Response System 2005 Humanitarian Response Review • “Well-known, long-standing gaps” • “Limited linkages” between UN and non-UN actors • Coordination erratic and dependent on personalities • Insufficient accountability

  3. reform HUMANITARIAN THREE PILLARS OF REFORM AND THE FOUNDATION 1 3 2 CLUSTER APPROACH Adequate capacity and predictable leadership in all sectors HUMANITARIAN FINANCING Adequate, timely and flexible financing HUMANITARIAN COORDINATORS Effective leadership and coordination in humanitarian emergencies PARTNERSHIP Strong partnerships between UN and non-UN actors

  4. Cluster Approach: Aims Country Level Improving the effectiveness of humanitarian response • predictability, accountability and partnership in all sectors • more strategic responses • better prioritization of available resources • clarifying the division of labour among organisations

  5. The Global WASH Cluster: who is in it? The active Global Cluster Working Group Participants: NGOs ACF, CARE, Concern, CRS, IRC, Mercy Corps, NCA, Oxfam, RedR, Tearfund, IR,WVI Red C/C IFRC, ICRC UN UNICEF, WHO, UNEP, UNHCR,UNRWA, OCHA Consortia InterAction, schr, ICVA Institutions CDC Donors OFDA, DFID, ECHO

  6. Global WASH Cluster • RESPONSE AREAS • Hygiene promotion • Water Supply • Excreta Disposal • Vector Control • Solid Waste Management • Drainage • 5 STRATEGIC AREAS • Coordination and Advocacy • Information Management • Capacity Building • Preparedness • Best Practice, Learning and Accountability

  7.  Right to water and sanitation in emergencies  AWASH Global Cluster project

  8. Why? “To improve the knowledge and effective use of the concept of the RTWS of all stakeholders involved in emergencies and to enable them to build up rights-based advocacy activities”.

  9. Outputs and Activities • December 2007/April 2009 • 3 main outputs: • Handbook: « Right to Water and Sanitation in Emergencies. An advocacy tool ». • Self-training tool (final version will be available in March/April 2009) • 6 Regional workshops (January to March 2009): Amman, Nairobi, Bobo Dioulasso, Bangkok and Geneva (Developed with the support of the REWASs (financial, logistic, etc. support)

  10. Focus on the regional workshops • We received more than 400 applications = shows a big interest on the issue • We selected 115 participants coming from about 40 countries • We paid attention to have a huge diversity of profiles (Advocacy; Human rights; Emergency relief issues; WASH related issues) • - 25 participants/workshops

  11. Profiles of participants Different types of organizations

  12. Content of the workshops • 2 days workshops • Day 1: Definition of the RTWS // Objective: to allow participants to fully understand the meaning of the RTWS • The scope and limitations of the RTWS (focus on GC N°15) • The provisions of International Humanitarian Law related to W&S • Links with Sphere, protection activities and emergency-related tools • Day 2: How to use the RTWS as an advocacy tool?

  13. Conclusion and findings • Few organizations work on the HRTWS as such • Globally, the HRTWS/ basically, the GC 15 is really not well known among practitioners • Very good to have a mixture of profiles: challenge is to find a common language • This mixture among teams is maybe a important point if we want see good practices emerging; • Still in a awareness building phase and still a huge work of definition to do • We have succeeded in demonstrating that the RTWS could be a good advocacy tool (but not a magic solution!) • Still difficult to see how to integrate this approach in organizations /// Trendy subject?

  14. Nextsteps For participants: • 1) Feedback to their own colleagues, institutions, etc. – local level; • 2) Continue the networking; • 3) Interact with States, authorities to see how to integrate the HRTW in policies, laws, etc. • 4) Cluster at the national level can be a good opportunity to continue this awareness building work /// regional approach to local approach in context where it is relevant For us, as organizations working on the RTWS: • Awareness buidling/training to be continued

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