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Although standard coordination architecture and governance system are defined by IASC and the GWC in various guidance documents and training material, they need to be adapted to each country and context.

• National WCC have direct reporting line to UNICEF representative and OCHA’s inter-cluster coordinator, which relay the information to the HC/HCT.
• Subnational WCC report to local UNICEF rep and to the WCC.
• Relation with local government varies from one country to another. Usually, they nominate a representative to the WASH Cluster, from Water Resource, Health or Public Services’ Ministry. Depending on its capacity, local government will oversee the whole coordination, or be just an observer.
• Partners members of the GWC are accountable to the WASH Cluster as per their commitments made at global level. Some other partners are just observers (MSF, ICRC)
• WASH partners are often encouraged to take on a shared leadership role, by occupying cluster co-facilitator role at national level, or cluster coordination role at subnational level. This can be done on a voluntary basis, or funded by a donor.

The governance system, responsibilities and accountability of the cluster/sector should be formalized by the establishment of Terms of Reference for each national and subnational platform. ToRs must be endorsed by UNICEF as CLA, and they should be framed in terms of clusters’ core functions. Template and example of ToR are available in this tool kit.

Achievement of cluster functions and coordination minimum requirements have generally to be phased out over a certain period (yearly, if protracted emergency context, on a 3 months basis if sudden emergency). A clear coordination work plan must be established and updated by the WCC. It should include general IM tasks, as well as main subnational platform products, although IMO and subnational WCC should have their own more detailed workplan. The work plan must integrate all the inputs from the WASH coordination platform to the local HPC product (HRP, HNO etc.). Template and example of work plans are proposed in this tool kit.

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