1 / 21

Coordination in a multi-organizational environment

Coordination in a multi-organizational environment. Is Coordination the solution to all problems In emergency response?. We all know that a coordinated response is more effective then an uncoordinated intervention by competing organisations. Quote: me.

cyrus-ramos
Download Presentation

Coordination in a multi-organizational environment

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Coordination in a multi-organizational environment

  2. Is Coordination the solution to all problems In emergency response? We all know that a coordinated response is more effective then an uncoordinated intervention by competing organisations Quote: me

  3. What Words Would You Use to Characterize the Emergency Environment?

  4. The Emergency Environment • Overwhelming needs • Competing priorities • Destroyed/damaged infrastructure • Rapid influx of providers • Outburst of mutual aid • Highly stressed local officials • Intense media scrutiny

  5. What Words Would You Use to Characterize the Emergency Response when there is no or little coordination?

  6. Absence of Coordination • Gaps and duplications • Inappropriate assistance • Inefficient use of resources • Bottlenecks, impediments • Slow reaction to changing conditions • Frustration of providers, officials, survivors

  7. Mandate for Coordination2816(1971) to 46/182(1992) • assist government of affected country • coordinate/facilitate/mobilize assistance • provide services that maximize efficiency • mobilize resources • develop competent staff • act as focal point for advocacy • ensure relief contributes to development • support and strengthen national capacity

  8. Effective Coordination • is essential and important • is a result of intentional actions/a shared responsibility • results in humane, neutral and impartial assistance, management effectiveness, shared vision, and donor confidence • is a voluntary effort/a secondary priority • costly and results in adaptation • not a sure thing

  9. An Effective Coordination Process • participatory • impartial • transparent • useful

  10. Level of coordination National level International level Local Emergency Management Level

  11. OCHA’s Global Coordination Model • Disaster affected country • National disaster relief coord. • Embassies • UN agencies’ reps. • National Red Cross/Crescent • National NGO’s • Others (including private) • International response • Donor governments • Inter Governmental org. • UN agencies • Red Cross/Crescent family. • International NGO’s • Others (including private) ASSISTANCE Representative of OCHA (ResReps/UNDAC) Information on needs/international response Information on needs & national response OCHA (IASC)

  12. On-Site Local Emergency Management Authority (LEMA) On-Site Operations Coordination Centre (OSOCC) FACT (IFRC) NGO Coordinating Councils Sectoral / Cluster Coordinating Groups Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC) Capital National Disaster Management Organization (NDMO) United Nations Disaster Management Team (UN DMT) Donor Councils Regional organisations Principal in-country coordination fora

  13. UNDAC Affected Population Donor Govt’s OSSOC OCHA Geneva Affected Government ICRC UNDP National Red Cross Humanitarian Coordinator HCR MEDIA UNICEF USAID/ DART CIMIC WFP IFRC Ambassadors NGOs PNSs NGOs National military CEDERA IGOs MIL But the reality ?

  14. What do we actually mean by coordination ? • Information sharing • Common standards • Joint reporting • Operational cooperation • Joint planning • Resource sharing • inter operability

  15. Field coordination model in Emergencies • Central coordination, (smaller scale emergencies) • External Coordination centre, (Rescue phase) • Organisational coordination (UN, IFRC, CEDERA,) • Geographical coordination (Large scale emergencies) • Sectoral / Cluster Coordination (Multi players)

  16. Strategic Coordination operations/programme coordination Information Operational Coordination logistics telecommunications security Primary Coordination functions

  17. create a platform and be a catalyst identify needs and target resources ensure access to beneficiaries Streamlined, unified approach w/o gaps or duplications promote accountability advocating humanitarian principles/security support recovery and long term development Comprehensive Programme

  18. Information Coordination tools • Field/Situation Reports • Who/What/Where Matrix • Press Conferences • VIP Briefings • Pigeon Holes • Media Management • Mapping & Map Dissemination

  19. Strategic Coordination operations/programme coordination Information Operational Coordination logistics telecommunications security Primary coordination functions

  20. Operational Coordination tools • Operations Space (OSOCC, UN House) • IT/Telecoms cafe • Critical/essential Staffing Analysis • IHP Support modules • Common Services (JLC, HIC, UNHAS, e.g.) • Safety and Security (DSS) • Relief Goods Tracking • Airport Reception Center

  21. Core Coordination Activities • assess • plan • mobilize • direct • monitor • report • liaise

More Related