1. GSC Settlements Working Group
Survey Results
November 2017

2. 19 agencies participated
Who:
American Red Cross
IOM
Independent consultant
Humanitarian Benchmark consulting
Global WASH cluster
Shelter Centre
Danish Red Cross
German Red Cross
ALNAP
PCI
CRS
Luxembourg Red Cross
American Refugee Committee
Global WASH cluster/REACH
UNHCR
CARE International UK
IFRC
InterAction
IMPACT

3. Already engaged in similar activities?
Operationalising settlement/area based approaches (9)
Comms/advocacy/engagement (3)
Research & learning (2)
Assessments (2)
Development of manuals & policy (2)

4. What are you interested in? Where do you want to contribute?

5. What else is missing?
Prioritising the link with development and municipal actors
Developing a strategy/way forward / on how to engage with the established humanitarian coordination mechanisms (clusters)
The impacts of climate change on settlements
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6. Where are we now? TERMINOLOGY/DEFINITIONS PAPER: Qtr 1 2018
InterAction, ALNAP, CARE, UNHCR, WASH cluster, Lux Red Cross, Shelter Centre, IOM, American Red Cross
SPHERE standards (urban reference): Qtr
CRS, World Vision, OFDA, Tearfund, IFRC, ALNAP
GATHERING LESSONS LEARNT & CASE STUDIES: Continuing up to Qtr
11 case studies to date: IMPACT, NRC, IFRC, CRS, ACTED, ALNAP, WASH Cluster, American Red Cross, IOM, CARE, PCI, Global Communities, American Refugee Committee, TUFTS University… Looking for more…

7. …What now? CREATING GUIDELINES ON AREA BASED APPROACHES: 2018
ENGAGING WITH OTHER GROUPS/CLUSTERS: Involvement (informally at this point) with gFSC, WASH, CCCM.
- Progress with above;
- Clarify links & engagement strategy with Global Alliance for Urban Crises, Grand Bargain Localisation; IASC Urban RG (ending)
CREATING GUIDELINES ON AREA BASED APPROACHES: 2018
- PCI: Options for engagement by WG members (active or passive engagement)
PILOTING AREA BASED COORDINATION:
- IMPACT: Pilot cities in crisis;
- Potential GSC funding for Area Based Coordinator
DEVELOP ‘URBAN’ MODULE IN CLUSTER COORDINATION TRAINING: 2018
- GSC at targeted countries
AWARENESS & ADVOCACY/EVENTS: 2018
- IMPACT: 2 events in 2018 (Geneva & Brussels)

8. World Urban Forum – side/networking/training event applications
1. Crisis in cities – Learning from the past
Global shelter Cluster (Shelter projects WG & settlements WG). Side event
2. Emergency coordination in the city: Municipal authorities & humanitarian actors.
Impact Initiatives, UCLG, gFSC, IFRC/Shelter Cluster.
Side event
3. Building resilience in cities (or similar)
Interaction, HfH, PCI, OFDA..
Training event (and a networking event)
4. Urban Recovery
IFRC, National Societies, and Side event