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From the initial stages of the emergency, the WASH coordination platform have a key role in relaying and reporting information on needs and response. Reporting can have many specific objectives:
| Objective | Details | Tools |
|---|---|---|
Operational gap analyses | At subnational level, there is the need for the WASH partners to be quickly informed about needs and response gaps to orientate their operation | Subnational meetings, Detailed gap analysis maps |
| Inform strategic decision | At national level, there is the need for HC/HCT, the National WASH coordination platform and the donor to get consolidated information on response input and quality, to understand the reason for bottleneck and be able to address them | WASH Cluster dashboard and bulletin |
| Report on strategic indicators | At national level, there is the need to report on HRP strategic indicators, to feed OCHA and UNICEF M&E system | Periodic monitoring reports |
| Advocacy | At global level, there is a need for the Global WASH Cluster and WASH partners' HQ staff to understand |
the nature of the quality issues faced by the partners and the possible underlying causes (lack of capacity, specific technical or contextual challenges, lack of funding…) in order to provide adequate support and advocate as necessary | Advocacy reports, global WASH cluster meeting | |
| Accountability | To enhance accountability and participation, affected population must be informed of the current and expected level of WASH services | Community communication media (posters, TV, radio, group community meeting) |
Much of the reporting can be anticipated, and a calendar of reporting requirements can be developed in consultation with OCHA and UNICEF (as CLA) and included in the WASH coordination / IM Workplan in the early stages of the response. The robustness of the analysis plan, indicator definitions and calculations, and means of data collection, compilation, and cleaning – covered in the preceding Chapters – comes into play: provided these are in place, it will be easy to update and semi-automatise our reporting tools and products. That will minimise the time spent on basic reporting, and allow the IMO to focus on other more strategic tasks.
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