Pakistan Floods 2011 - Humanitarian Response

PAKISTAN FLOODS RESPONSE PLAN 2011For the process of the elaboration of this Rapid Response Plan, Government counterparts participatedin the development of the overall and cluster strategy. For project approval, following the clustervetting and selection, PDMA signed off on project proposals provided at provincial level. At nationallevel a steering committee comprising of NDMA, OCHA and the UN Resident and HumanitarianCoordinator, provided the final screening of the projects.With the transition from relief to Early Recovery in March 2011, following the 2010 floods, thematicEarly Recovery Working Groups were established as part of the coordination mechanism. In theareas where the Early Recovery Work Groups are active, they will continue to focus their efforts tosupport population whose needs are provided through the Early Recovery phase. It is expected thatas population needs transition from relief, Early Recovery activities will continue to support them tomove on to recovery and development.3.2.3 Monitoring rapid response plan resultsThe impact and results of the humanitarian community‟s contribution will be measured against a set ofagreed key performance indicators at the strategic, cluster and project levels. Monitoring andreporting of humanitarian response will be done on monthly basis using various tools as outlinedbelow: Financial tracking through FTS from which funding, gaps and classification of funding will bereported Financial expenditure will be tracked against projects, clusters, provinces and national levelthrough monthly financial expenditure tracking Beneficiaries covered, key activities under each cluster by district through 4Ws (Who, What,Where and When) and district profiles Regular joint field visits of national, provincial and district government authorities andhumanitarian community representativesStreamlining reporting requires that existing mechanisms be harmonized and discussed between theGovernment authorities, the UN and the humanitarian community with a view to improve accountability(i.e. Development Assistance Database/DAD, Economic Affairs Division/EAD forms etc). OCHA willact as a focal point for collection of data and analysis produced by clusters on needs, response andgaps. Various templates will be used to collect information, including 4Ws which is widely used andsimple. Compilation of district profiles along with situation update and available reports will be sharedwith wider humanitarian community including national and provincial authorities.18