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Contribute to the multisector Emergency Preparedness Plan (ERP)
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As per the IASC guideline
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, Emergency Preparedness Plan present two parts:
- In all context, Minimum Preparedness Actions should be implemented by relevant agencies. They include
- Risk monitoring and analysis
- Plan coordination arrangements in case of disaster
- Plan for Information management arrangement
- Preparations for joint needs assessment,
- Establishment of operational capacity to increase readiness
- Mitigate/prevent risk
- When in a certain context a particular risk becomes high, it should triggers Advanced Preparedness Actions. They include:
- Reaching out to national counterparts, local partners, communities to coordinate preparedness plans and assess response capacity;
- Deploying appropriate coordination, information management, needs assessments and response monitoring systems and developing a sourcing strategy for priority relief items;
- Organizing simulation exercises to increase readiness to respond;
- Contingency planning
Contingency plans are therefore established only when a certain risk becomes likely. for this specific risk, a contingency plan will include the following information:
- Situation & Risk analysis
- WASH response strategy: what would be the response logical framework analysis in case this risk occurs: objectives, results, activities, indicators
- Operational delivery: define what would be the geographical targeting, what would be the prefered aid delivery modality, what are the recommendation regarding using local markets etc.
- Coordination arrangement: agreed coordination structure, priority cluster to be activated, relationship with local government or military
- Operational support arrangement: arrangement regarding needs assessment, response monitoring, transport of material and team, security aspects
- Preparedness gaps and action: follow up on agencies preparedness actions
- Funding requirement: what would be the cost of the response, what would be the likely sources of funding, funds prepositioning
Form an ERP Task force
This step consists in identifying key WASH stakeholders interested and capable to be involved in the process and create a dedicated group of partners, representative but small enough to be efficient. Engage with other actors and local communities during the process when relevant.
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