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Opportunities for
information sharing are
much appreciated…
Good practice:
Information management
• Inventory of relevant documents on the humanitarian situation, i.e. mission
reports, assessments, evaluations, etc;
• Inventory of relevant common cluster/sector data sets, including population data
disaggregated by age and sex;
• Data on the humanitarian requirements and contributions (through the Financial
Tracking Service);
• A country-specific or disaster-specific humanitarian web-portal;
• Situation reports;
• Maintenance of common datasets that are used by the majority of sectors/clusters;
• Geospatial data and analysis relevant to inter-cluster/sector decision making;
• Access to schedules, agendas and minutes of cluster/sector coordination
meetings.
Source: IASC (2008), currently under review
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Clusters create a clearly designated space for information sharing and dissemination that
is much appreciated by cluster members and leads to an improved understanding of the
situation. Yet, information management and institutional memory remain a serious problem
in all six country cases.
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Most humanitarian actors in the case study countries mention improved
opportunities for sharing and disseminating information and exchanging
experiences as an element they strongly appreciate about the introduction of
the clusters. Information sharing improves clearly where humanitarian actors
develop local or cluster-specific solutions. In most countries, for example, OCHA
maintains cluster websites that have proven to be a valuable means for sharing
and storing information, but are seldom user-friendly and require intense active
maintenance, which is often not available. At the global level, the same is true for
the oneresponse Website, though its name causes concern among some members
of the humanitarian community. In Myanmar, the Myanmar Information
Management Unit provided effective information management services and one
hub developed a village-level information system relying on Google Earth and
including GPS data. Several clusters have also created specific, custom-made
information management solutions that show very positive direct effects on
eliminating duplications, reducing aid abuse and coordinating responses. They
include for example shelter databases in the oPt and Haiti and an education
47 During spring 2010, the IASC Task Force on Information Management is undertaking a review of the IASC
endorsed Operational Guidance on Responsibilities of Cluster/Sector leads and OCHA in Information
Management as a follow-up to the Cluster Approach Evaluation Phase 2.
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