This document discusses improving humanitarian performance through learning and evaluation. It notes that while NDMAs and humanitarian organizations have individually used approaches like evaluation, simulation, and training, there is potential for increased collaboration. Specifically, it outlines that NDMAs and humanitarian groups have taken some collaborative steps through joint evaluations, simulations, and capacity building, but more information is still needed on current learning approaches and where collaboration could be strengthened. The document raises questions about better understanding NDMA and humanitarian learning methods, what is effective, and how to identify optimal areas for increased cooperative efforts.

1. H o s t G o v e r n m e n t
F o r u m
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2. NDMAs and the International
Humanitarian System
• Achanging relationship
• Low-levels of trust and mutual
understanding
• Positives steps in creating links outside of
emergency phase

3. The importance of learning and
improvement
• Central to the work ofALNAP over the last
15 years
• An important route to improved
performance
• Both a collective and internal activity

4. The importance of learning and
improvement
• Arange of approaches taken within the
humanitarian system to date:
– Evaluation
– Capacity assessment
– Standards and codes
– Training and professionalisation
• Within the context of wider-efforts to improve
humanitarian performance

5. A Focus on Evaluation
• Has played a key role in the humanitarian system
• Can take different forms and serve different
purposes:
– System wideevaluation
– Accountability focused
– Learning focused
• Systematic efforts alongside less formal processes,
such asAfterAction Reviews

6. The importance of learning and
improvement
• Arange of approaches taken within
NDMAs:
– Evaluation
– Simulation
– Capacity development
– Training
• Much more that we don’t know about

7. Evidence of collaboration to date
• There are examples of collaboration:
– Evaluations
– Joint-simulations
– Efforts to build capacity together
• Also growing regional collaboration
between states
• But much more we don’t know about

8. • What learning approaches are NDMAs
currently taking?
• What is working and why?
• Which approaches show most potential for
collaboration?
Questions to
explore:

9. THANK YOU
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