internal guidelines and cannot assess how they link to global standards in nutrition, or will not update these or before engaging in discussion with government harmonise them with the officials. National standards and global standards on national standard. nutrition should be compatible. Updating one standard means Try to reach agreement on priority nutrition issues that other standards have to be with the national authority as a starting point, and revisit these priorities on a regular basis. updated and harmonised, but there is limited time or capacity Regularly review the Nutrition Cluster response to do so. strategy, starting from problem analysis. In this way The standards and guidance appropriate adjustments to standards and indicators required are changing due to can be made. the changing context. Promote regional and global partnerships in order to exchange ideas and build on experiences and There is limited global guidance guidelines used in other contexts. in a specific technical area. Awareness There is limited Raise awareness about critical issues around nutrition in emergencies, through training, awareness/understanding of orientations, workshops, campaigns and meetings nutrition in emergencies. with relevant actors, including policy-makers, The national authority, decision-makers and technical staff. Nutrition Cluster and/or other clusters are not aware of the Mainstream global standards in nutrition into standards. cluster practices/tools, e.g. TOR/SOP for the Nutrition Cluster, rapid and comprehensive joint assessment tools, Situation Reports, etc. Create and nurture relationships with advocates within government to increase political will. Utilisation Ensure that a plan for dissemination and scaling up The standards are not being is discussed at the same time that the guidance is used, owing either to gaps in being developed. While it may not be feasible to capacity or to lack of will. have separate rounds of training and capacity Scaling up the standards building for each standard as it is finalised, a requires additional training and mechanism for ongoing skills development and supportive supervision. tracking staff turnover is critical to facilitate Staff turnover rates are high, implementation. leading to repeated loss of Incorporate monitoring indicators for the standards individuals familiar with the into the M&E plans for the Nutrition Cluster and standards. ensure that the information is reviewed through the Nutrition Cluster mechanism. Ensure that capacity mapping covers all of the available nutrition standards and give careful consideration to Nutrition Cluster partners with weaker capacities in gap analysis and response planning. Institutionalisation The standards are not Integrate standards for nutrition in emergencies institutionalised in relevant into national development plans, Sector-Wide
internal guidelines and cannot or will not update these or harmonise them with the national standard. Updating one standard means that other standards have to be updated and harmonised, but there is limited time or capacity to do so. The standards and guidance required are changing due to the changing context. There is limited global guidance in a specific technical area. assess how they link to global standards in nutrition, before engaging in discussion with government officials. National standards and global standards on nutrition should be compatible. Try to reach agreement on priority nutrition issues with the national authority as a starting point, and revisit these priorities on a regular basis. Regularly review the Nutrition Cluster response strategy, starting from problem analysis. In this way appropriate adjustments to standards and indicators can be made. Promote regional and global partnerships in order to exchange ideas and build on experiences and guidelines used in other contexts. Awareness There is limited awareness/understanding of nutrition in emergencies. The national authority, Nutrition Cluster and/or other clusters are not aware of the standards. Raise awareness about critical issues around nutrition in emergencies, through training, orientations, workshops, campaigns and meetings with relevant actors, including policy-makers, decision-makers and technical staff. Mainstream global standards in nutrition into cluster practices/tools, e.g. TOR/SOP for the Nutrition Cluster, rapid and comprehensive joint assessment tools, Situation Reports, etc. Create and nurture relationships with advocates within government to increase political will. Utilisation The standards are not being used, owing either to gaps in capacity or to lack of will. Scaling up the standards requires additional training and supportive supervision. Staff turnover rates are high, leading to repeated loss of individuals familiar with the standards. Ensure that a plan for dissemination and scaling up is discussed at the same time that the guidance is being developed. While it may not be feasible to have separate rounds of training and capacity building for each standard as it is finalised, a mechanism for ongoing skills development and tracking staff turnover is critical to facilitate implementation. Incorporate monitoring indicators for the standards into the M&E plans for the Nutrition Cluster and ensure that the information is reviewed through the Nutrition Cluster mechanism. Ensure that capacity mapping covers all of the available nutrition standards and give careful consideration to Nutrition Cluster partners with weaker capacities in gap analysis and response planning. Institutionalisation The standards are not institutionalised in relevant Integrate standards for nutrition in emergencies into national development plans, Sector-Wide
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