Short Course in Governance in the Humanitarian Context

Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay – UTEC

The course aims to critically analyse the humanitarian architecture, the different humanitarian contexts, and decision-making for WASH through a multi-level governance approach.

Curriculum

The Humanitarian Architecture

• What constitutes a humanitarian situation and different types.
• Identify the major actors in humanitarian sector (e.g. UN Agencies, INGOs, RCRC, relevant government agencies).
• International humanitarian principles and legal frameworks.

Governance Landscape in Humanitarian Situations

• Defining (multi-level) governance as an approach to navigate decision-making.
• Coordination mechanisms in humanitarian contexts.
• Humanitarian frameworks for decision-making.
• Intersection of governance in different humanitarian contexts. Inter-personal leadership for influence.

Analysis of Decision-making for Humanitarian WASH

• Challenges of information management for decision-making in and across sectors in humanitarian contexts.
• Enhancing communication and effective cooperation.
• Opportunities and challenges of decision-making processes within Humanitarian WASH.
• Limitations of decision-making processes in Humanitarian WASH.

Safeguarding Humanitarian WASH Outcomes

• Introducing the Humanitarian Imperative – Sphere project
• Adapting and improving monitoring, quality and accountability mechanisms in humanitarian WASH.
• Consensus building and negotiation for humanitarian WASH
• Ensuring participation, inclusion and transparency in humanitarian WASH
• Safeguarding a gender perspective in humanitarian WASH