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News: November 2010

16 November 2010: CBHA Core Humanitarian Competency Framework

Building on the seminal work of the ECB Project in 2006-7, led by ELRHA, the Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies (CBHA) has launched two new frameworks focusing on core competencies and leadership behaviours for humanitarian response. These frameworks will inspire a a new training curriculum that will be piloted in ECB consortia countries next year. Read more

16 November 2010: ECB consortia develop ground breaking Disaster Response Engagement Protocols

The ECB Consortia in Indonesia and Bangladesh have taken significant strides forward in defining their interaction and engagement in the event of a disaster Read more

16 November 2010: Indonesia face testing times with twin disasters

Over the past two weeks, the Indonesia consortium agreed to test their recently drafted Disaster Response Engagement Protocols (DREP) and their new Joint Needs Assessment (JNA) database during two small scale emergencies. We share the highlights of this experience and celebrate the successes and challenges of this ambitious collaborative initiative Read more

16 November 2010: How do we measure our progress with capacity building?

How do we know what emergency capacity already exists in a country vulnerable to disasters and emergencies? Any initiative - such as the ECB Project that aims to build emergency capacity needs to engage with some difficult but important questions.Find out how we're progressing this year. Read more

16 November 2010: Evaluating the Haitian response together

Using a new participatory methodology, CARE and Save the Children in Haiti recently conducted a Joint Evaluation of their humanitarian response. The team faced several challenges early in the process, but once 30 national staff were leading focus group discussions, powerful inter-agency collaboration ensued. This experience contributes to a growing body of knowledge on Joint Evaluations. Read more

16 November 2010: DRR leads to good development, and good development results in DRR

The Horn of Africa consortium partners together with the Inter Agency Working Group (IAWG) for Disaster Preparedness in East and Central Africa to demonstrate effective use of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) tools, share multiple lessons learned, and disseminate best practice across the region. We share the highlights from this event and the Horn's ambitious plans for future. Read more

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