“Increased coordination and response quality and capacity of national WASH coordination platforms will result in the improved relevance, quality, coverage and effectiveness of WASH assistance provided to people affected by emergencies”
In support of this vision the GWC has produced the following important documents/resources:
Delivering Humanitarian WASH at Scale, Anywhere and Any Time - Road Map for 2020-2025
The WASH road map for 2020-2025 introduces a new vision for the WASH sector - “By 2025, the WASH sector will have the capacity and resources to deliver in emergencies at scale, anywhere and at any time” - achieved through strategic axes, prerequisites and principles.
The Global WASH cluster coordination tool kit (CTK)
The CTK provides guidance, tools and field examples to support all members of WASH coordination platforms to implement the functions and tasks linked to Humanitarian WASH coordination. Areas relating to information management are shown below:
Coordination platform
Delivers services according to HRP and WASH strategic priorities.
Avoids duplication.
Set up with information management officer.
Conducts gap analysis against GWC national WASH minimum requirements.
Creates specific information management working groups if required.
Gap analyses and advocacy
Examines WASH data against response requirements and objectives
Establishes and maintains WASH contact management system, operational website and file sharing repository (including GWC File Naming Guidance).
Evaluates and operationalises other IM tools as seen fit.
Needs assessment
Ensures the multi-sector humanitarian response is built on solid WASH evidences.
Defines the information needs i.e. geographic areas, administration levels and demographics.
Implements an assessment diagnosis describing who collects the data, when and how along with key gaps, limitations and challenges.
Define and disseminate core WASH indicators to collect basic WASH data, covering the largest possible area, at the highest frequency and with the minimum effort.
Mainstream core WASH indicator collection into all data collection initiatives.