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    Chapter 3 - Establishing a Food Security Cluster at Country Level: Functions, Roles, Responsibilities and Key Actors
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      Chapter 3 - Establishing a Food Security Cluster at Country Level: Functions, Roles, Responsibilities and Key Actors

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      3.1 Introduction

      Food security clusters aim to ensure a more coherent and effective response by mobilizing partner organizations to respond in a strategic manner to humanitarian food security needs.  This chapter focuses on the country-level cluster, the pr...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      3.2 Food Security Cluster Activation

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      3.3 Development of a Food Security Cluster Coordination Structure at Country Level

      There is no single model for an FSC at country level since crises vary in scale and complexity. The cluster structure should be context specific, flexible and inclusive and will vary according to a number of factors such as: the type of emergency ...
      Updated on : 15 Dec 2023

      3.4 FSC Functions and Objectives

      The focus of a country level FSC is defined jointly with the CLA s and the FSC partners, according to the needs of the particular situation and in line with HCT recommendations. In general, the aim is to bring together national and internatio...
      Updated on : 05 Dec 2023

      3.5 The FSC Coordination Team: Roles and Responsibilities

      The FSC  coordination team generally refers to, at minimum, a Cluster Coordinator and an Information Management Officer ( IMO ) based in one or preferably both of the CLA s’ offices. In large scale emergencies, and based on needs and...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      3.6 FSC Structure and Stakeholders

      There is no one-size-fits-all approach to the cluster set-up at country level. It must be adapted to the situation and may need to change as a response evolves. The FSC composition and structure (including advisory or technical working groups to e...
      Updated on : 05 Dec 2023

      3.7 Training and Capacity Strengthening of Partners and National Authorities

      One of the cores FSC deliverables and part of the overall localisation efforts of the cluster system, is to identify capacity gaps and provide (demand-driven) training and capacity strengthening opportunities to FSC partners. The Coordinator...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023

      3.8 Cluster Transition and Deactivation

      To ensure clusters remain active only where they add value, the HC / HCT should assess their relevance annually for protracted crises and within 3 months in a sudden-onset emergency. In case, response and coordination gaps no longer exists, cluste...
      Updated on : 07 Dec 2023