Democratic Republic of Congo: Logistics Cluster Gaps & Needs Exercise - Key findings and Proposed Strategy for 2019 and beyond (March 2019)
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Coordination and IM roles remain essential and proven to enhance the supply chain function of the humanitarian actors. Good feedbacks received from key partners regarding the performance of the Logistics Cluster in DRC in addressing Coordination and Information Management gaps.
There is adequacy between existing logistics gaps and needs, and the already implemented mitigating activities. Non essentials gaps are currently left behind.
There is no need for the Logistics Cluster to be directly involved in managing Common Services on a regular basis.
There is a need for the Logistics Cluster to maintain dedicated full-time staff to run the Logistics Cluster activities in Kinshasa and Goma. Presence and coordination to be reinforced in terms of networking with logistics partners in the provincial capitals of Kananga, Bukavu and Kalémie.
In order to ensure a coherent approach, a more systematic interaction is needed between locations where the Logistics Cluster is present (LC strategy for 2019 and beyond –last section of this document)
The global/general interest as key element to decide certain activities to be undertaken.
Possible future co-facilitation should consider the existing humanitarian architecture in DRC (already complex) and ToRs to be clarified before any recruitment.
Geographic access: It is important to refocus on emergency access Vs operations and to develop analysis of data.
Road access working group/forum to be reinforced in key locations and the Logistics Cluster to be more active in coordinating implementing partners and the Technical National Services starting with the“Office National des Routes (ONR)” and its representations at provinces level.
To develop and implement appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in order to monitor the performance and the impact of the Logistics Cluster.
A strategy should be proposed and implemented including efforts toward capacity building and empowerment of national NGOs and government counterparts. This could include emergency preparedness activities under the umbrella of national counterparts.