Once needs assessment phase is completed, all necessary data should have been collected and analysed to inform strategic planning: the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) process can start. The HRP has become the main tool for intersectoral strategic planning in protracted or stabilized context. It is a one-month duration OCHA-driven process done with the support of each sector, usually occurring once a year in protracted emergency. Part of the HRP process, the development of the WASH Operational Response Plan (WORP) is an essential function of the WASH coordination platform, requiring joint efforts from IMO, WCC and WASH partners. The WORP includes: - the WASH response analysis based on the needs assessment data
- strategic orientation of the WASH response
- Estimation of the population targeted for the WASH response (caseload),
- A prioritization of activities and population groups to be covered by WASH sector
- estimation of the WASH response funding requirement.
The WASH operational plan sets targets against which the WASH response will be monitored. In sudden onset emergencies, HRP is replaced by Flash Appeal, which follows the same logic but in a much quicker way (3 to 5 days), and mostly based on secondary data. |