PHT 2013 2014 NEWS Year in Review With your hosts ELIZABETH CHRISTY AND VULI GAUNA pacifichumanitarian.info #phtpacific
PHT Background and Overview Agreed in 2008 Operational since 2009 IASC endorsed in 2012 7 clusters plus 1 network (ER) Predictability, Accountability, Leadership and Partnership Membership: PHT covers 14 PICs and includes 150 organizations (UN, NGOs, Red Cross, Donors) with members based in 27 countries 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 2
Emergencies supported by PHT in 2013-2014 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 3
NDMO Speakers Live link to Tonga and Solomon Islands 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 4
Cluster Update - Logistics Deployment of 2 logistics personnel to support the Solomon Islands NDMO in identifying logistics gaps and bottlenecks in the flood response. Support to Solomon Island Logistics Cluster to arrange storage, transport and distribution as well as establishing a food and NFI tracking system 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 5
Cluster Update Health & Nutrition Implement IASC Health Facility and community-based IRA in Guadalcanal Implement WHO WASH During Health Emergencies Health Facility Assessment in HCC clinics Creation of DRM Health Unit under MHMS 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 6
Cluster Update - Shelter Fiji Evacuation Center Guidelines developed; shared regionally Shelter cluster and evacuation centre training (IFRC/SPC/Samoa NDMO) Apia, July 2014 Informal panel of shelter practitioners and specialists providing input to Cluster 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 7
Cluster Update - Protection Short-term Protection deployments to Tonga and Solomon Islands Follow up support to the national Protection Clusters for extreme weather events in 2014 ( UNHCR/OHCHR). Deployment of Gender Surge to integrate gender into national and regional gender response; GBV workshop in the Solomon Islands (UN Women and UNFPA). Child protection response to TC Ian: provision of training on psychosocial support, recreation kits and contribution to protection assessments. Supported cluster protection training for Solomon Islands focusing on protection mainstreaming across sectors and child protection in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (UNICEF). 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 8
Cluster Update Food Security Design and training on post-disaster agriculture needs assessments (rapid, in-depth, PDNA): Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu Solomon Islands floods: multiple surge missions; 3 month cluster coordination support (RedR); cluster with 20 active members Ongoing support to national FS clusters in Solomon Islands, Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 9
Cluster Update - Education Technical assistance to the MoE in Fiji, Solomons and Tonga in supporting initial damage assessment of schools, data collection, analysis and compilation of disaster damage assessment report. Supporting MoE in coordination with Education Cluster and donors Support MoE to establish temporary learning spaces through the provision of (tents) and school in the box kits with teaching and learning materials for schooling (relief response) Functional national level Education Cluster in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu chaired by Ministry of Education (MoE). 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 10
Cluster update - WASH Support post TC Ian, Solomon Islands flash floods, Fiji drought: cluster coordination, IRA, supply distribution, water trucking, damage and loss assessments National WASH cluster training: Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu IRA, knowledge management, contingency/preparedness plans Pacific cluster members trained on resource mobilization, IM, collaborative leadership and contingency planning 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 11
Strategic Outcomes: 2013-14 PHT Workshop Position statement 2014-2020 PHT to support development of SRDP Support effective NDMO engagement with PHT 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 12
Next Steps SHORT term 2013 Annual Workshop Simulation exercises Cluster work plans developed with partners Strengthen Humanitarian Action Plans Strengthen gender sensitive approaches by PHT 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 13
Next Steps MEDIUM term 2013 Annual Workshop Increase disability-inclusive approaches Translate early warning into early action Increased standardization of assistance packages 7th Annual PHT Regional Meeting 14
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