Global Development in Humanitarian Action

Information Management Updates

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4th Pacific Humanitarian Team Annual Meeting

17-21 October

Holiday Inn, Suva, Fiji

Milestones

Inter Agency Standing Committee:

• IASC Operational Guidance on Responsibilities of Cluster/Sector Leads and OCHA in Information Management

• IASC Guidelines on Common Operational Datasets (CODs) in Disaster Preparedness and Response

• IASC Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises

• Gender Marker is now mandatory for international humanitarian appeals

UNFPA: Guidelines on Data Issues in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

Volunteer and Technical Community: Formalization of the Standby Task Force

• USHAHIDI deployment in Libya, Syria, USA, (soon to come: Samoa)

• Disaster Relief 2.0 : The Future of Information Sharing in Emergencies

Logistics Cluster: Global Mapping of Emergency Stockpiles

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Operational Guidance on Responsibilities of Cluster/Sector Leads and OCHA in Information

ManagementImportant Extracts

• Cluster/Sector lead agencies shall allocate the necessary human and financial resources for IM.

• Cluster/Sector Leads:

• Should ensure all information is age and sex disaggregated where appropriate.

• Are responsible for generating and sharing up-to-date cluster specific information to support inter-cluster coordination.

• If needed, are responsible for establishing a data confidentiality and privacy policy within their cluster, which ensures that sensitive, personally identifiable datasets are suitably anonymized.

• Shall appoint an IM focal point, who should have sufficient expertise and an ability to work with different partners.

• Cluster/Sector IM focal points:

• Should contribute to inter-cluster IM coordination

• Are responsible for ensuring adherence to IM norms, policies and standards.

• Will work with OCHA to establish the systems and processes needed for effective information sharing with cluster partners.

• Humanitarian partners are encouraged to share IM resources and capacities within and across clusters at the country level where appropriate to promote harmonization and economies of scale.

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IASC Guidelines on Common Operational Datasets (CODs) in Disaster Preparedness and Response

Common operational datasets are predictable, core sets of data needed to support operations and decision-making for all actors in a humanitarian response.

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Dataset Mandatory Data Characteristics

Humanitarian Profile (disaggregated by admin level and populated place)

-Internally Displaced-Non-displaced affected-Host family/resident community affected-Refugee-Dead-Injured-Missing

Population Statistics

-Total population by admin level (Individuals)-Total population by admin level (Number of Households) –- - Age -Sex-Average family size by admin level-Unique identifier

Administrative Boundaries (Geographic)

admin level 1, 2, 3, 4

-Unique identifier (P-Code)-Name

Populated Places (Geographic)

-Unique identifier (P-Code) -Names -Size classification -Population statistics -Status if capital of administrative division -Type (Village, spontaneous settlement, collective center, planned settlement)

IASC Guidelines on Common Operational Datasets (CODs) in Disaster Preparedness and Response

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Dataset Mandatory Data Characteristics

Transportation Network (Geographic)

-Roads (Classified by size) -Railways -Airports/helipads -Seaports

Hydrology (Geographic)

-Rivers (Classified by size) -Water bodies

Hypsography (Geographic)

-Elevation-Resolution

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HPN (Humanitarian Partnership Network)

Common Needs Assessments and Humanitarian Action

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IASC (Inter-Agency Standing Committee)

Operational Guidance for Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises

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Promotes a 7 step approach

Recommended Steps for Joint Assessments

1. Form a ‘joint assessment working group’ with suggested Terms Of Reference, including analysis of cross cutting issues

2. Use a consistent set of agreed sectoral indicators

3. Use a consistent set of common operational datasets

4. Ensure clarity in timing and coverage of assessments

5. Establish a process for aggregating assessments over time

6. Establish a process for conducting a shared analysis of data.

7. Generate a joint understanding of the situation, the issues and the main priorities

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A continuous process over time, in 5 phases

0) Preparedness : identification of the Assessment Working Group, identify key sectoral indicators affected by disasters, their baselines and best possible way of measuring them during the 5 assessment phases

1) Initial estimates of damage / needs / consequences : Preliminary Scenario Definition, based on existing information, and contextualized with baselines from phase 0

2) Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) : Highlights priority actions, identifies focus for follow up, establishes a post-disaster baseline for key indicators

3) In-depth Assessments : analyze the situation and trends, adjust and inform detailed planning, establish basis for performance monitoring and evaluation

4) In-depth Assessments : identify strategy towards recovery, performance monitoring, feed in Post Disaster Needs Analysis (PDNA)

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UNFPAGuidelines on Data Issues in Humanitarian Crisis Situations

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IASC (Inter-Agency Standing Committee)

Gender Marker

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Sex and Age Matter

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Disaster Relief 2.0:The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

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