Assessment of WASH Coordination in Humanitarian Emergencies
Kelly, Christine M.
2023
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The Global WASH Cluster, led by UNICEF, supports National Coordination Platforms in coordinating WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) interventions in countries facing humanitarian emergencies and seeks to reduce the burden of diarrheal diseases associated with inadequate sanitation, contaminated water supplies, and poor hygiene practices that follow these crises. Tufts University has been ... read morecollaborating with the Global WASH Cluster and UNICEF to produce a revised framework for evaluating WASH Cluster Coordination in humanitarian emergencies and improve the quality of response delivered to affected populations. The framework was developed from two previous studies and categorizes Basic Assumptions, or the enabling conditions for successful coordination of WASH responses. The research for this thesis was conducted as part of the final study in the collaboration and was designed to evaluate impacts of WASH Coordination Platforms when Basic Assumptions are not fully met. To collect data from stakeholders involved in coordination, 32 key-informant interviews were conducted with Cluster staff and partners in emergencies contexts with different levels of coordination staffing: Colombia (low-staffed), Nigeria (medium-staffed), and Yemen (highly-staffed). These interviews were coded using qualitative content analysis and led to four key takeaways: 1) government involvement leads to more positive views of coordination; 2) little support from UNICEF and low partner engagement can make coordination less effective; 3) core functions of coordination can still be achieved when not all Basic Assumptions are met; 4) perspectives from staff and stakeholders must be considered when evaluating coordination outcomes and impacts.
Thesis (B.S.E.)--Tufts University, 2023.
Submitted to the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering.read less - ID:
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