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IA RTE of the humanitarian response to Pakistan’s 2010 Floods crisis 44. At the cluster level, organisations (e.g. WFP, WHO and UNICEF) carried out assessments related to joint operational frameworks (e.g. the survival strategy). The nutrition cluster succeeded in combining response with assessments (“active case finding” methodology) enabling the cluster partners to identify immediate needs and take proper action. These are examples of cluster‐wide assessments that paved the way for what are considered to be positive responses (see part 6 ‘Response’). They are nonetheless exceptions, as most assessments were carried out based on single agency operational needs and programming requirements. 45. For different reasons and purposes, INGOs and most UN agencies have carried out numerous single agency needs assessments. The main reason being the need to have data that is strictly relevant for organisations’ response planning, while others mentioned that data was not disaggregated which limits its usefulness in planning local‐level response activities and that joint assessments took too long to be carried out; once the results from assessments were ready, the situation on the ground had already changed. Large movements of populations further challenged assessments, particularly in the Sindh province. This was further complicated by the lack of an initial registration and profiling of the affected population caseload. Riccardo Polastro, Aatika Nagrah, Nicolai Steen and Farwa Zafar We were affected by the floods but we were not asked about what our needs were. Some groups visited, but they met with the local feudal landowners only. These people made promises to provide us with repair support for homes, food, tents, and took our land ownership papers and never came back (Rahm Ali Shah Village, Kot Addu) 46. While there is an understanding of organisation’s need to have information on needs up front, there are several drawbacks of single agency assessments, one being that too many of them are carried out, with the result that affected populations are consulted several times, and are often left without receiving what is needed or without explanations as to why certain needs are met while others are not. 47. Furthermore, many of the assessments used different formats, making information consolidation a challenging and as yet unresolved task. Information sharing was also problematic, particularly from agencies and INGOs. This prevented humanitarian partners, especially OCHA, from getting a more nuanced picture of needs across the affected areas and within each of the clusters. National authorities also complained of the lack of information sharing, especially at district levels, which prevented them from coordinating efforts more effectively. A further challenge was that data from Government institutions, such as PDMA and NDMA or line departments, rarely tallied with those put forward by humanitarian partners, especially the MCRAM and the DNA. These discrepancies added to the confusion at operational levels. 30
IA RTE of the humanitarian response to Pakistan’s 2010 Floods crisis Photo 2: Group discussion with villagers in Rahm Ali Shah Village, Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh, Punjab Province © Riccardo Polastro 2011. 48. Multiple single agency assessments and a lack of common formats and criteria for needs assessments have also meant that humanitarian partners have been unable to jointly prioritise interventions (see: Part six “Response”) and target most vulnerable groups within the affected population, including women and children. Intervention prioritisation is of particular importance in a disaster such as the Pakistan floods due to its dimensions and the inability of the government and international community to reach all those affected. While there are several existing instruments, GPRS‐data and data bases identifying Pakistan’s poorest and most vulnerable populations (e.g. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, the National Rural Support Programme, the Benazir Income Support Programme, etc.), these were not sufficiently incorporated and used during the assessments. 49. Access has been another problem, particularly at the beginning of the emergency primarily due to infrastructure damages and security concerns, as well as access granted by authorities before the No Objection Certificate (NOC) was installed. On a more permanent basis, access issues have been related to security concerns, especially in the FATA, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and parts of Punjab. 50. The lack of access prevented organizations from carrying out independent needs assessments. Instead, organizations were often directly given lists of beneficiaries by the local administration or feudal landlords. These beneficiary lists were not always verified or prioritized. Riccardo Polastro, Aatika Nagrah, Nicolai Steen and Farwa Zafar 31
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