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PERFORMANCE REVIEW 2008-2012 PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |1 This performance review was commissioned by OCHA Pacific. The review was carried out between September 2012 and February 2013. Author Kristel Griffiths Published February 2013 Layout and design OCHA This publication can be downloaded from the PHT website www.phtpacific.org . For further copies of this publication, please contact: OCHA Pacific Level 5, Kadavu House 414 Victoria Parade Suva, Fiji Tel +679 331 6760 Email [email protected] PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |2 Table of Contents Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Executive summary .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Background ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Global humanitarian reform ................................................................................................................................... 12 Pacific Humanitarian Team ................................................................................................................................... 14 Findings ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Relevance and appropriateness ............................................................................................................................ 20 Effectiveness ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 Accountability and leadership ........................................................................................................................ 22 Coordination .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Accountability to affected people ................................................................................................................... 23 Cross-cutting issues ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Information management ............................................................................................................................... 25 Training needs ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Monitoring and evaluation .............................................................................................................................. 26 Connectedness ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 Partnerships ................................................................................................................................................... 27 National engagement ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Regional engagement .................................................................................................................................... 29 International engagement .............................................................................................................................. 29 Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................... 30 Implementation of recommendations .................................................................................................................... 32 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Annexes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35 A: Methodology ...................................................................................................................................................... 35 B: PHT performance review terms of reference .................................................................................................... 37 C: PHT performance review advisory group terms of reference ........................................................................... 41 D: Terminology ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 E: PHT stakeholder presence as at October 2012 ................................................................................................ 44 F: Annual workshop participation trends ............................................................................................................... 45 G: List of interviewees ........................................................................................................................................... 47 H: Sample interview questions .............................................................................................................................. 49 I: Survey results ..................................................................................................................................................... 50 J: Documents and literature consulted .................................................................................................................. 51 PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |3 Abbreviations 3W Who does What Where ALNAP Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance CAP Consolidated Appeal Process CCA Climate Change Adaptation CERF Central Emergency Response Fund CLA Cluster Lead Agency CNA Coordinated Needs Assessment COFA Compact of Free Association DM Disaster Management DRM Disaster Risk Management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction EGS OCHA Evaluation and Guidance Section EPREP PHT Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan ERC Emergency Relief Coordinator FSM Federated States of Micronesia FRANZ Governments of France, Australia and New Zealand GenCap Gender Standby Capacity Project HAP Humanitarian Action Plan HoO Heads of Organizations Group IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee ICCG PHT Inter-Cluster Coordination Group IFRC International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IOM International Organization for Migration ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction JNAP Joint National Action Plan OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OHCHR UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights NDMO National Disaster Management Office NGO non-governmental organization PDN Pacific Disaster Net PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |4 PDRMPN Pacific Disaster Risk Management Partnership Network PHT Pacific Humanitarian Team PIC Pacific Island Country ProCap Protection Standby Capacity Project RFA Pacific DRR and DM Framework for Action 2005-2015 SAG Strategic Advisory Group SOP Standard Operating Procedure SOPAC Applied Geoscience & Technology Division, SPC SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community TOR Terms of Reference UN United Nations UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNGG United Nations Gender Group UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UN RC United Nations Resident Coordinator VHT Vanuatu Humanitarian Team WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |5 Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this review are those of the author and do not reflect those of OCHA or any other organization. Responsibility for any omissions or errors of fact or interpretation rests with the author. PHT Performance Review 2008-2012 |6 Acknowledgements This review depended on the contributions, support and insights of many people. Thank you to all the interviewees, workshop participants and survey respondents who gave their valuable time to contribute to the review. Special thanks are also due to the Vanuatu Humanitarian Team and the National Disaster Management Office in Vanuatu for welcoming the researcher’s participation in the National Disaster Simulation Exercise. Special thanks also go to the team at the National Disaster Management Office in Solomon Islands for its support of the researcher’s participation in the National Inter-Agency Workshop