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IA RTE of the humanitarian response to Pakistan’s 2010 Floods crisis
segments of the affected population. Deductive analysis will then guide the evaluators to the
other elements and dimension (as displayed in the IA RTE Framework below) on which the
evaluation should specifically focus. In general, the IA RTE will focus in large part on the
effectiveness and efficiency of the coordination and management systems, addressing critical
issues related to both the provision of relief and to the transition to recovery.
IA RTE Framework, including Key Issues & Key Questions
The IA RTE Framework is a model that intends to display crucial characteristics of an ‘ideal
humanitarian response’. It was developed to be applied for natural disasters and rapid external
evaluation. Moreover, the Framework serves a communication tool between all stakeholders
and can therefore be slightly adapted to local issues and relevant opportunities for learning. The
IA RTE Framework intends to provide the evaluators and the HCT with guidance on the most
critical questions and issues to be evaluated. Ideally, the IA RTE Framework should be shared
with all relevant stakeholders. It is expected that evaluators use the Framework as main
reference tool for their assessment.
To reiterate, evaluators should try to first focus on the outputs and outcomes of the
humanitarian response at the level of the affected population, especially by answering one of
the main questions of the Framework – “How adequate was the response as a whole, and what
operational results as well as positive and negative outcomes for the affected population did
it produce?”. Deductive analysis should then guide the evaluators to the other relevant
dimensions as outlined below in the Framework.
Please find below the IA RTE Framework as Table
Riccardo Polastro, Aatika Nagrah, Nicolai Steen and Farwa Zafar
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