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1.2 Core and centralised data repository and tools
Improving decision-making through the better management of secondary data

Over time, humanitarian workers have dealt with increasingly complex and varied fields of intervention that require a thorough understanding of the context and the issues it raises. In order to be effective and to implement interventions that are truly adapted to the needs of targeted populations, humanitarian workers need to rapidly collect all kinds of information on a variety of topics. Indeed, to be fully efficient, information that has already been studied and surveyed must be readily available to them so that efforts and resources are not wasted on already conducted studies. 
Currently, information and core knowledge are either scattered across many websites in poorly indexed libraries or unavailable because not sufficiently shared. In either case, it is always difficult to access for practitioners around the globe. Therefore, after assessing the existing data gap, this initiative aims to provide a major data repository for practitioners to access WASH-related data sector in emergency and development contexts.

The development of a virtual space gathering core secondary data for the WASH sector will allow the access to all kinds of information including  epidemiological, environmental, socio-economic data, at the highest spatial and temporal resolution. By providing humanitarian workers with a more detailed knowledge of the context, this data will enable better decision-making and can be the basis for the design and prioritization of WASH humanitarian responses.

The repository will be maintained on an ongoing basis to ensure the relevance and accuracy of information. The data gaps identified will also be used to develop an action plan on how to fill these gaps to harmonize data processes through inter-sectoral, institutional and innovative approaches.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Provisional total budget:

270 000 USD

Synergies with:
Initiatives 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5
Initiative's progress graph

Work in progress, will be uploaded soon.


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PARTICIPANTS:
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International Organisation of Migration, UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and United Nations International Children Emergency Fund

CONTRIBUTORS:

Global WASH Cluster, International Committee of the Red Cross, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees


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  • The collective
    • Historic
    • Strategy
    • Internal organisation >
      • Committees and Collective
      • Engaged actors
      • The Secretariat
    • Join us!
  • The initiatives
    • Information and knowledge >
      • 1.1 ''WASH Hub'' online platform
      • 1.2 Core data repository and tools
      • 1.3 WASH Severity Classification
      • 1.4 Accountability and Quality Approach
      • 1.5 Research and Innovation
    • Capacity and profesionnalisation >
      • 2.1 Training courses offerings WASH learning portal
      • 2.2 Competency framework-based certification mechanism
      • 2.3 Scaling up and localization for learning systems in humanitarian WASH
    • Coordination and partnership >
      • 3.2 Specialized expertise for the WASH sector
      • 3.3 Integration and coordination of WASH into public health issues
      • 3.4 Multi-sectoral integration and coordination of WASH
      • 3.5 Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus Framework
      • 3.6 Field Support Team
    • Funding and advocacy >
      • 4.1 Secretariat of the WASH Road Map
      • 4.2 Sector Development and Strenghtening
      • 4.3 Advocacy for sector strengthening
  • Call To Action
  • Sector News
    • External events and publications >
      • 2021 World Water Week
      • 2022 World Water Forum
      • UN 2023 Water Conference
    • Actors events and publications
    • Internal events >
      • Advocacy Virtual Coffee & Workshop
      • Funding Virtual Coffee
      • Groundwater&humanitarian aid panel discussion
      • Research Virtual Coffee
      • UN2023WC and GWS Virtual Coffee
  • Resources
    • Public documentation
    • Internal documentation