GSC Settlements Working Group Survey Results November 2017
19 agencies participated Who: American Red Cross IOM Independent consultant Humanitarian Benchmark consulting Global WASH cluster Shelter Centre Danish Red Cross German Red Cross ALNAP PCI CRS Luxembourg Red Cross American Refugee Committee Global WASH cluster/REACH UNHCR CARE International UK IFRC InterAction IMPACT
Already engaged in similar activities? Operationalising settlement/area based approaches (9) Comms/advocacy/engagement (3) Research & learning (2) Assessments (2) Development of manuals & policy (2)
What are you interested in? Where do you want to contribute?
What else is missing? Prioritising the link with development and municipal actors Developing a strategy/way forward / on how to engage with the established humanitarian coordination mechanisms (clusters) The impacts of climate change on settlements …………
Where are we now? TERMINOLOGY/DEFINITIONS PAPER: Qtr 1 2018 InterAction, ALNAP, CARE, UNHCR, WASH cluster, Lux Red Cross, Shelter Centre, IOM, American Red Cross SPHERE standards (urban reference): Qtr 1 2018 CRS, World Vision, OFDA, Tearfund, IFRC, ALNAP GATHERING LESSONS LEARNT & CASE STUDIES: Continuing up to Qtr 2 2018 11 case studies to date: IMPACT, NRC, IFRC, CRS, ACTED, ALNAP, WASH Cluster, American Red Cross, IOM, CARE, PCI, Global Communities, American Refugee Committee, TUFTS University… Looking for more…
…What now? CREATING GUIDELINES ON AREA BASED APPROACHES: 2018 ENGAGING WITH OTHER GROUPS/CLUSTERS: Involvement (informally at this point) with gFSC, WASH, CCCM. - Progress with above; - Clarify links & engagement strategy with Global Alliance for Urban Crises, Grand Bargain Localisation; IASC Urban RG (ending) CREATING GUIDELINES ON AREA BASED APPROACHES: 2018 - PCI: Options for engagement by WG members (active or passive engagement) PILOTING AREA BASED COORDINATION: 2017 - 2018 - IMPACT: Pilot cities in crisis; - Potential GSC funding for Area Based Coordinator DEVELOP ‘URBAN’ MODULE IN CLUSTER COORDINATION TRAINING: 2018 - GSC at targeted countries AWARENESS & ADVOCACY/EVENTS: 2018 - IMPACT: 2 events in 2018 (Geneva & Brussels)
World Urban Forum – side/networking/training event applications 1. Crisis in cities – Learning from the past Global shelter Cluster (Shelter projects WG & settlements WG). Side event 2. Emergency coordination in the city: Municipal authorities & humanitarian actors. Impact Initiatives, UCLG, gFSC, IFRC/Shelter Cluster. Side event 3. Building resilience in cities (or similar) Interaction, HfH, PCI, OFDA.. Training event (and a networking event) 4. Urban Recovery IFRC, National Societies, and Side event