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Know the humanitarian coordination system and humanitarian program cycle (HPC)

The WASH coordination team must be up to date with the system set up by the Humanitarian Reform and the Transformative Agenda. On this page you will find key general coordination tools, guidance and templates developed by the IASC. In the 2012 Transformative Agenda, the IASC emphasised the necessity for each cluster/sector to follow the Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC). They defined standard products (HNO, HRP, flash appeal, PMR etc.) associated to the HPC, as well as general inputs required from clusters/sectors. The coordination platform needs to have a clear view on the national HPC calendar and products, and on the inputs they should provide. To make sure that coordination staff are up to date with general and sector specific methodologies and tools, the GWC set up a training pathway (see also capacity development chapter), including various e-learning, face to face briefing and trainings.

Gather documentation on current humanitarian crisis and local context

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Inter-sector coordination is key to deliver the Humanitarian Response Plan’s strategic objectives in the most efficient way. OCHA provides capacity to lead and support inter-sector coordination, sometimes with inter-sector dedicated staff through the in-country Inter cluster/sector coordination group (ICCG). Some strategic objectives of the Humanitarian Response Plan may require contributions from all sectors and others from a more limited group. Specific sectors may come together without the leadership of OCHA to discuss specific strategies and monitoring of their achievement (example: Malnutrition issues must be discussed between Nutrition, WASH, Food Security and Health clusters). Some global clusters propose checklists (also called inter-cluster matrices) to help country clusters identify issues that they need to clarify to avoid gaps or duplication. Inter-cluster matrices and other inter-sectoral tools developed by the GWC are available in the list of tools of this page.