1 Implementation

2 ‘It ain’t over till it’s over’ … and even then, it’s not over either! Implementation is  the realisation of the stated objectives of a law or policy  about governance : defining actions, granting capacity and power and verifying performance For advocacy purposes implementation may start during the adoption phase

3 Activities required  Planning  Coordination  Fundraising and donor engagement  Capacity development  Profiling  Monitoring and evaluation

4 Planning and coordination  Designated focal point to have capacity to lead and oversee  Necessary financial resources allocated  Coordination with national and international stakeholders, including donors Policy or law Strategy or action plan

5 ‘The six Ws’  Who is responsible for implementing the instrument?  Specific activities and priorities to address  Geographical areas where priority activities will take place  Timeframe for the activities  Leaders to identify sources of funding for specific activities  Ensuring that responsibility for specific activities is clear What? Who? Where? When? Which funds? Which leaders?

6 Frameworks in action Activities:  Information gathering  Dissemination  Develop a budget  Capacity analysis and building Areas:  Most affected?  Mechanisms already in place?  Strategic location? Objectives:  Better coordination?  Progress v objectives?  Increased accountability?  Improved reporting system? Stakeholders:  Ministries, local authorities  CSOs, NGOs and inter- governmental organisations  Protection cluster and working group  Donors

7 Improving knowledge and capacities  Increase and refine information  Clarify concepts and establish a common understanding of issues and response mechanisms  Disseminate and raise awareness among IDPs and others affected by displacement  Build stakeholders’ capacity and capability

8 Potential challenges  Lack of awareness  Changing political context  Lack of ownership and questioning of process  Inadequate allocation of resources  Creation of new institutional architecture  Potential lack of harmonisation with other frameworks

9 Monitoring and evaluation Implement Measure progress Identify obstacles and gaps Take stock

10 Conclusions  Implementation normally follows the adoption of a law or policy on internal displacement  It requires planning, coordination and an action- oriented instrument  It has different dimensions: political endorsement, effective coordination and financial commitment  It requires systematic monitoring and evaluation, and the development of the tools to do so

11 Checklist  Plan and coordinate implementation  Undertake initiatives to improve knowledge and capacities on displacement in general and the national instrument in particular  Monitor and evaluate