GSC Settlements Working Group Survey - November 2017 Results
19 agencies participated in the survey, focusing on activities related to settlement approaches. Key areas of interest included co-hosting events, developing guidelines, piloting approaches, and more. The report also highlights areas for improvement and future focus, such as engaging with development actors, climate change impacts, and collaboration with humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
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GSC Settlements Working Group Survey Results November 2017
19 agencies participated Who: American Red Cross CRS IOM Luxembourg Red Cross Independent consultant American Refugee Committee Humanitarian Benchmark consulting Global WASH cluster/REACH Global WASH cluster UNHCR Shelter Centre CARE International UK Danish Red Cross IFRC German Red Cross InterAction ALNAP IMPACT PCI
Already engaged in similar activities? Operationalising settlement/area based approaches (9) Comms/advocacy/engagement (3) 25% Research & learning (2) 75% Assessments (2) Development of manuals & policy (2) Yes No
What are you interested in? Where do you want to contribute? Co-hosting events and promoting ABAs Creating guidelines on ABA Piloting ABAs Creating a definitions/terminology paper Consolidating & gathering lessons learnt Engaging with other groups/clusters Generating comms & advocacy material 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
What else is missing? Prioritising the link with development and municipal actors Developing a strategy/way forward / on how to engage with the established humanitarian coordination mechanisms (clusters) The impacts of climate change on settlements
Where are we now? TERMINOLOGY/DEFINITIONS PAPER: Qtr 1 2018 InterAction, ALNAP, CARE, UNHCR, WASH cluster, Lux Red Cross, Shelter Centre, IOM, American Red Cross SPHERE standards (urban reference): Qtr 1 2018 CRS, World Vision, OFDA, Tearfund, IFRC, ALNAP GATHERING LESSONS LEARNT & CASE STUDIES: Continuing up to Qtr 2 2018 11 case studies to date: IMPACT, NRC, IFRC, CRS, ACTED, ALNAP, WASH Cluster, American Red Cross, IOM, CARE, PCI, Global Communities, American Refugee Committee, TUFTS University Looking for more
What now? ENGAGING WITH OTHER GROUPS/CLUSTERS: Involvement (informally at this point) with gFSC, WASH, CCCM. - Progress with above; - Clarify links & engagement strategy with Global Alliance for Urban Crises, Grand Bargain Localisation; IASC Urban RG (ending) CREATING GUIDELINES ON AREA BASED APPROACHES: 2018 - PCI: Options for engagement by WG members (active or passive engagement) PILOTING AREA BASED COORDINATION: 2017 - 2018 - IMPACT: Pilot cities in crisis; - Potential GSC funding for Area Based Coordinator DEVELOP URBAN MODULE IN CLUSTER COORDINATION TRAINING: 2018 - GSC at targeted countries AWARENESS & ADVOCACY/EVENTS: 2018 - IMPACT: 2 events in 2018 (Geneva & Brussels)
World Urban Forum side/networking/training event applications 1. Crisis in cities Learning from the past Global shelter Cluster (Shelter projects WG & settlements WG). Side event 2. Emergency coordination in the city: Municipal authorities & humanitarian actors. Impact Initiatives, UCLG, gFSC, IFRC/Shelter Cluster. Side event 3. Building resilience in cities (or similar) Interaction, HfH, PCI, OFDA.. Training event (and a networking event) 4. Urban Recovery IFRC, National Societies, and Side event
