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“A small step is a giant leap”. Unified Response Strategy. Sphere India. What is URS?. It is an action-based project , of Sphere India, launched with the rationale to build common understanding among different stakeholders, for an organized and coordinated response. Objectives of URS:.
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“A small step is a giant leap” Unified Response Strategy Sphere India
What is URS? • It is an action-based project, of Sphere India, launched with the rationale to build common understanding among different stakeholders, for an organized and coordinated response.
Objectives of URS: • To initiate and strengthen inter-agency collaboration in new states and to ensure the trickle down of the process to the district level. • To strengthen the existing IAGs at the State and district levels. • To institutionalize common assessments, common response planning, and common monitoring & evaluation in the inter-agency process. • To enhance greater preparedness and quality response by the humanitarian agencies. • To realize the development of an Emergency Management Centre.
The need for URS? • Avoid duplication • Past experiences and lessons • Equitable distribution of relief and avoid social exclusion • Complement Govt. relief efforts • Improve overall humanitarian standards (time and quality of response) and promote 360 degree accountability
Strengthening inter-agency process • Facilitating new IAGs • Strengthening existing coalitions/networks to be more inclusive • Training and capacity building of inter-agency groups. • Experience sharing on collaborative action (Lessons Learnt Workshops) Learning: • Increased interest for coalition in new states. • Continued engagement through training
Activation of URS • A.P & Karnataka Floods (Sphere Coordinators Deployment) • Bihar and West Bengal Cyclone/Floods (IAG initiating URS process) • Emergency Meetings Learning: • Increased interest for coalition in new states • Continued engagement through training
Inter Agency Assessments • IA Multi-sectoral assessments in West Bengal, Bihar Floods. • Assessment for identification of advocacy issues. • Use of common assessment formats Learning: • IAGs owning the process and initiating the assessments.
Preparedness • Information on pre-positioning of agencies’ stocks – identifying collective capacity. • Pre-monsoons preparedness meetings (state & district levels) • Humanitarian database Learning: • Investing in district level coordination is being considered as a key component.
Quality & Accountability Actions • Sphere Audit in Andhra Pradesh Floods (Kurnool & Mahbubnagar Districts) • Immersion Exercise in Kosi Basin, Bihar • Post Cyclone Aila Assessment in West Bengal Learning: • Common monitoring is important to gauge the progress and identify key issues of advocacy in the disaster hit areas.
A.P, Bihar & U.P Floods India Drought Cyclone Bijili Orissa South India & U.P Floods India Drought Placement of Sphere Coordinators in Bihar, UP and Delhi Piloting district coordination IAG Orissa Cyclone Assessment District Coordination in Bihar & UP Pre-monsoon meetings in Bihar Emergency coordination in Cyclone Aila, West Bengal District Coordination in Bihar & UP Bihar IAG Multi-Sectoral Assessment IEC material on H1N1 District Coordination in Bihar & UP Kosi Recovery Consultations in Bihar URS Lessons Learnt Workshop Emergency Coordination in A.P & Karnataka IAG A.P Formation District Coordination in Bihar & UP IEC Material on Humanitarian Ethics 6th Sphere India Day Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec 2009 Jan Sep Nov May Mar July District Coordination in Bihar & UP Emergency Coordination in Karnataka Drought Bulletin National Strategic Preparedness Workshop on Swine Flu District Coordination in Bihar & UP Pre-monsoon meetings in Bihar & UP Cyclone Aila, West Bengal J & K IAG Formation Quality & Accountability Workshops IAG Tamil Nadu Formation District Coordination in Bihar & UP District Coordination in Bihar & UP Emergency Coordination in Karnataka Assam, Bihar & Orissa Floods South India Floods H1N1 Pandemic Assam Earthquake Orissa Tornado Cyclone Aila West Bengal Cyclone Phyan Cyclone Nisha
Way Ahead • Strengthening existing and facilitating new inter-agency groups. • Facilitating and strengthening district coordination mechanism. • Capacity building of agencies. • Facilitate simulations with IAGs to strengthen preparedness. • Strengthen Go-NGO-IAG Interface