1. NESF Key issues and insights that emerged from the parallel working group “National Coordination Group”
December 8, 2016

2. List of Presentations No Presentation topic Name of presenter
Organization 1
The RED &FS platform and its contribution to reinforce coordination in the area of resilience
Ato Dejene Abesha
RED&FS Secretariat 2
Contributions and challenges to strengthen coordination mechanism for resilience. The perspective from DRM-ATF,DRM ATF SAG
Ato Tamirat Tsegaye
Adrian Cullis
NDRMC
Tufts University 3
14 years of experience of PSNP coordinating food security
Fatima Naqvi
DCT/World Bank 4
The IGAD DRSLP- resilience approach and Ethiopian CPP
Edmealem Shitaye
IGAD 5
Lesson from past responses to strengthen coordination mechanism for resilience building. The perspective from NDRM TWG and UN OCHA
Ato Tadesse
Paul Handley
OCHA

3. About the presentations
Each presenter/discussant outlined the background, genesis of the issues addressed in the presentation and development objectives
Its alignment with the international conventions, government policies, strategies and plan of actions
Success stories
The need to have a coordinated and harmonized actions to avoid duplications
The need to have mapping/reporting the 3Ws
Generally there was a heated discussion answers and explanation for questions raised during the session.

4. Key issues, challenges, overlaps and recommendations
Harmonization
Requires time
Needs to extend across many sectors
Variable levels of commitment
Mutual accountability
Absence of required PFs at sub national levels (such as RED &FS) and Issues of addressing decentralized process
Planning and implementation of less prioritized interventions and less affected areas as well as poor targeting of beneficiaries.
Inconsistency and/or reluctance to provide information particularly on fund allocation and utilization of the member agencies is a gap of coordination.

5. Key issues, challenges……
Little or no accountability to the affected population (AAP)
Lack of Common Framework
Insufficient joint work, capacity and lack of clear roles and responsibilities
Lack of Trust and communication
DP fragmentation: DP programs maintain their line of action rather than collaborating with Governments and other programs

6. Key issues, challenges……
No strong linkage among various flagship programs (SLMP/PSNP/DRSLP)
Absence of required platforms at sub national levels (such as RED &FS)
Absence of KM Strategy and knowledge sharing practices
No strong feed back/reporting mechanism on the progress of various platforms
Don’t have one strategy / document on resilience
Lack of common analysis and planning

7. Key issues, challenges……
Recommendations
Aligning with Government’s policies, strategies and programes
Use existing country level mechanisms for establishing platforms
Enhance Inclusiveness (NGOs, private sector)
Promote Effective leadership: WHO will be the lead?
Knowledge Management: Document and share ATF experiences on response and recovery

8. Key issues, challenges……
Recommendations
Establish/strengthen required platforms at all levels (TCs &TFs)
Design & undertake a harmonized and regular joint planning & implementation support/ supervision mission and reporting mechanism
Establish strong KM system and feed back mechanisms among stakeholders engaged on drought resilience building initiatives and across major programs
PSNP and HRD should sit together and learn lessons from each other (targeting gap)
Reinforce the mapping or reporting of WHO WHAT WHERE?

9. End Note

10. Plenary discussion How to improve coordination of resilience
Ministries offices sit together and integrate DRM in their plan –
Where should DRM-ATF sit?
Develop common strategic plan with contingency measures for DRM
Have clear roles and responsibilities (and power) who does what where?
Who should lead should be clearly defined and decide.

11. Thank you