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The HRP is also a funding appeal document, where funding requirements of each cluster are presented separately and consolidated to form the total funding requirement for the response. Each sector is responsible to estimate the budget needed to implement the sectorial strategy for the coming year/phase. This is a complicated task as many parameters must be considered, and many variables are still unknown during planning phase, which can change the overall budget. Nevertheless, response costing must be done quickly enough for funding to be allocated without delay. Even if estimates are rough, it is important to be transparent and be able to explain how figures were calculated. Cluster response budgets also represent targets against which funding allocation will be regularly measured. Such monitoring of the funding status is used to advocate for further efforts in resource mobilization efforts during throughout the response when necessary.
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