Streamlined Coordination, Stronger Outcomes: Supporting Local Leadership and Area-Based Coordination Approaches

This interactive session delved into practical pathways to streamline coordination and increase efficiency across operations, with a focus on the overlapping priorities of (i) local leadership in coordination; and (ii) area-based coordination.

It set out to reflect on what efficient and effective local coordination looks like in different contexts, how to reduce the coordination burden for frontline responders, and how to fund coordination functions and leadership in ways that match realities on the ground.

It brought forward actionable recommendations and underscored practices that networks and partnerships can adapt across humanitarian landscapes.