Coordinating Among International Organizations in Complex Emergencies (Trainer's Guide, Draft 1st Edition) (Complex Emergency Training Initiative - Disaster Management Training Programme, 80 p.): PART 1: COORDINATION: OBJECTIVES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR COMPLEX EMERGENCIES (90 minutes): 17. Information sharing activities

Coordinating Among International Organizations in Complex Emergencies (Trainer's Guide, Draft 1st Edition) (Complex Emergency Training Initiative - Disaster Management Training Programme, 80 p.)

PART 1: COORDINATION: OBJECTIVES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR COMPLEX EMERGENCIES (90 minutes)

		4. Session One: Learning objectives
		5. Definition of terms
		6. Characteristics of complex emergencies
		7. Many meanings of coordination
		8. Other key terms
		9. Coordination vs. Cooperation
		10. Objectives of coordination
		11. Some arguments against coordination
		12. Preconditions to coordination
		13. Other requirements for coordination
		14. The basic questions
		15. Variables affecting the answer
		16. The spectrum of coordination activities
		17. Information sharing activities
		18. Collaboration
		19. Collaboration activities
		20. Joint strategic planning and programming
		21. Joint strategic planning and programming activities
		22. Coordination techniques
		23. More coordination techniques
		24. Still more coordination techniques
		25. Overcoming barriers to inter-organizational coordination

17. Information sharing activities

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This overhead illustrates some of the different levels of information sharing that can occur among organizations.

Initiate, maintain, and share early warning systems and information

Clarify general roles and responsibilities of each organization and the specific resources they bring to the current emergency

Identify gaps and overlaps in humanitarian assistance