Iasc cluster approach evaluation, 2nd phase april 2010

§ 74 ff
Effects
Current benefits and improvements
Current shortcomings and challenges
Better identification of gaps, reduction of 
duplications 
§ 89 ff
Limited overall effect on coverage, clusters 
by design can address only some causes 
for gaps 
§ 89 ff
Increased coverage of thematic issues (e.g. 
GBV and child protection) 
§ 93
Limited integration of cross-cutting issues 
§ 96 ff
Executive Summary
Introduction
Method
Background
Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations

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Better coordinated international 
humanitarian actors at country level, 
which can facilitate contacts between 
national authorities and international 
actors. 
§ 106 ff
To date, national and local actors are not 
adequately included in most clusters. 
Clusters therefore often undermine 
national ownership and weaken existing 
coordination structures and capacities 
§ 106 ff
More rapid set-up of sector-based 
coordination 
§ 115
Greater unwieldiness of the system and in 
some cases, slower response 
§ 116 f
Very little participation of affected 
populations 
§ 101 ff
Reinforced split between humanitarian 
and development actors and activities, 
sometimes de-politicization of approaches 
and situations 
§ 118 ff
Strengthened humanitarian identity, 
mobilizing more actors and resources 
§ 118 ff
Threat to humanitarian principles in 
cases of financial dependence, links to 
peacekeeping operations or governments 
that are parties to the conflict 
§ 120
Enhanced capacity for national and 
local NGOs, in the rare cases where they