Contribute to the elaboration of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP)
The Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is the main inter-sector tool for response planning. It includes a summary of the humanitarian situation, the humanitarian country strategy and the plan of each cluster also called Operational Plans. It also contains the response cost, and therefore also represent a funding appeal document.
The HRP process is driven by OCHA, with contributions from cluster coordinators. In protracted emergencies, it is usually done on a yearly basis, in October, after the Humanitarian Needs Overview. HRP are usually updated 6 months after their publication, with the release of a revised HRP. In sudden onset emergencies, it can be replaced or complemented by a Flash Appeal.
WASH coordination platform must participate in the HRP process by working with other clusters and their partners to elaborate the WASH Operational Response Plan, which includes the following sectorial information:
- WASH strategic objectives
- WASH response strategy
- WASH Humanitarian caseload
- WASH response prioritization
- WASH response costing
- WASH monitoring plan.
Processes and tools used for each element of the operational plan are detailed in the page. The monitoring plan is addressed in the Monitoring chapter
| Sumary of steps from needs assessment to strategic planning |
| Elements of a Humanitarian Response Plan |