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IA RTE of the humanitarian response to Pakistan’s 2010 Floods crisis 29. Currently, the FRERRP has received 1.255.381.156 USD contributions, corresponding to 63,9% of the funds requested 21 . In absolute terms the amount is higher than the funding mobilised for the Haiti appeal, but to date the Haiti appeal was proportionally better funded, with up to 74% of the 1.5 billion USD funding requirements covered over a longer period. Conclusions 30. Funding for other non life‐saving and early recovery activities was slower and funding commitments were lower. 31. Currently in Pakistan the UN has two stand alone appeals; the PHRP and PFRERRP ‐ with limited funding. PFRERRP took PHRP out of the limelight. 32. Effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of some UN agencies & INGOs have been questioned by donors, GoP and implementing partners. Broadly there is insufficient commitment to the aid effectiveness agenda. Recommendations 33. Funding for other non life‐saving and early recovery activities was slower and funding commitments were lower. 34. Currently in Pakistan the UN has two stand alone appeals; the PHRP and PFRERRP ‐ with limited funding. PFRERRP took PHRP out of the limelight. 35. HCT members will ensure that response is monitored and results shared. 36. The UN must reduce transaction costs. 37. UN agencies and IPs produce results commensurate to the level of funding received (i.e. through unit cost analysis). 5 ‐ Assessments 38. From the onset of the disaster the GoP and the UN made strong efforts to ensure that joint assessments were carried out in order to make the response as effective and efficient as possible. While some clusters were able to link joint assessments with programming activities, 21 According to the Financial Tracking System consulted on February 21, 2011. For more information see http://pakresponse.info and Riccardo Polastro, Aatika Nagrah, Nicolai Steen and Farwa Zafar 28
IA RTE of the humanitarian response to Pakistan’s 2010 Floods crisis there is a general perception amongst most partners that more could have been done to ensure that needs assessments were more strategic and instrumental, hence feeding into organisations’ flood response. 39. United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) teams were deployed in early August to perform initial needs assessments. The UNDAC was, however, not instrumental in addressing needs and was more focused on setting up hub‐coordination mechanisms. Since a very early stage, attempts to consolidate data and information from different agencies’ assessments were not successful, as formats and methodologies were not compatible, an issue that continues till date. 40. Several joint assessments have been carried out in the aftermath of the floods in order to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of needs, including the Multi‐Cluster Rapid Assessment Mechanism (MCRAM) 22 assessing humanitarian issues, Early Recovery Needs Assessment (ERNA) and the Damage Needs Assessment (DNA) that looked at economic infrastructure. While these assessments are clear evidence of attempts of concerted efforts, linkages are missing and there is an absence of joint programming around the assessments. 41. The MCRAM was carried out during the last week of August and while it is recognised as a ‘joint’ step forward in terms of strengthening joint assessment tools, it is still considered an ‘imperfect tool’ or ‘works in progress’. Its main utility was as baseline data in the formulation of the initial response plan (e.g. PIFERP) and it was not used in the field as organisations did not have access to collected data immediately. Furthermore, this assessment and other assessments have been criticised for not being sufficiently disaggregated and disseminated to province‐ and district levels and therefore, were of little usage in terms of informing organisations´ programming. 42. From August to September, WFP carried out rapid needs assessment and a Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) in four provinces with the assistance of its local implementing partners (IPs). Findings were shared with OCHA and the GoP. The VAM provided the basis upon which much of the initial assistance was provided, including that of PDMAs. 43. The different joint assessments and single agency assessments carried out were criticised for their lack of interlinkages, especially MCRAM and the DNA. From the onset of the disaster, there was no clear strategy as to how different assessments would feed into programming to ensure timely and smooth transition from relief to (early) recovery. 22 The MCRAM was already inter‐cluster project already in place in Pakistan prior to the floods with equipment, capacity and partners could be quickly mobilized. The MCRAM benefited from ownership by the Clusters in Pakistan, financial support of UNICEF, coordination from OCHA and in kind support from a range of UN organizations including WFP and WHO and several implementing partners. Riccardo Polastro, Aatika Nagrah, Nicolai Steen and Farwa Zafar 29
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