Re DSS Durable Solutions Framework Understanding progress towards

Re. DSS Durable Solutions Framework Understanding progress towards durable solutions

CONTENT 1. Defining Durable Solutions 2. Re. DSS Solutions framework manual “conducting a solutions analysis” Solutions programming guide “developing solutions oriented programs” 3. Re. DSS Solutions framework dashboard- Online visualization of Re. DSS solutions indicators to inform durable solution programing based on indicator rating and analysis

DISPLACEMENT AFFECTED COMMUNITIES ‘Displacement affected communities’ (DAC) entails all displaced populations and host communities – displaced people do not live in a vacuum • Integrated and inclusive approach including access to services • Essential to adopt a DAC approach- inclusive of refugees, returnees, IDPs and host communities – and to place our collective accountability to displaced populations at the centre of our action HOST COMMUNITIES • Displaced are often hosted in underserved and marginalized areas where absorptions capacity can be limited • Take into account positive and negative impact of displacement and return on the economy, environment, social cohesion and access to services of host community

3 DURABLE SOLUTIONS PROCESSES TO SUPPORT INTEGRATION The quality of the process leading to durable solutions is a key element necessary for ensuring its sustainability Return / voluntary repatriation Local Integration Relocation / Resettlement INTEGRATION

The quality of the process leading to durable solution is a key element necessary for its sustainability • Achieving durable solution is a process that is first and foremost determined by receiving governments and societies • The creation of conditions conducive to durable solutions requires the collective action of multiple political, humanitarian, development, governance and peacebuilding actors • The objective is to move away from care and maintenance towards self reliance and resilience of displacement affected communities • Building the self-reliance and resilience of the displaced equips and prepares them towards (re)integration • Preparedness before displacement occurs is crucial/ early solutions

3 principles at the centre of solutions processes Voluntariness Safety Dignity Freedom of movement Physical No unconditional return At their own pace Prohibition of forced return Material Informed decision making Legal No manipulation No separation of families The quality of the process leading to durable solutions is a key element necessary for ensuring its sustainability

Re. DSS Solutions Framework to measure progress towards integration • A practical, easy to analytical tool to assess to what extent durable solutions have been achieved in a particular context • Inclusive/ participatory process/ consensus building • Multi actors and sectors • Operationalization of IASC framework and its 8 criteria • 28 IASC indicators organized around physical, INDICATORS material and legal safety SOLUTIONS • Comparison to host communities FRAMEWORK • Traffic light system • Use of secondary data and reports – no new assessments conducted

Criteria Sub criteria (IASC) Indicators 6 Indicators REDSS FRAMEWORK : HOW DOES IT WORK? 1. SAFETY & SECURITY/ PROTECTION/ SOCIAL COHESION 2. ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES 6 indicators 3. ACCESS TO JOB CREATION/ ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES 3 indicators 4. RESTORATION OF HOUSING, LAND & PROPERTY 4 Indicators 5. ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION 2 Indicators 6. FAMILY REUNIFICATION 3 Indicators 7. PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2 Indicators 8. ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE REMEDIES AND JUSTICE 2 Indicators

The framework solutions analysis: a collaborative process through a consensus building approach Initiate the process and identify its aims and scope Gather all relevant actors Create a steering committe reflecting the diversity of DS actors Collect data based on the Re. DSS indicators Validate data and rate the level of achievement of DS for each indicator final validation and publication

Re. DSS Solutions Framework Guidance Manual Outline on how to conduct a solutions analysis using the Re. DSS Solutions Framework. The guidance manual can be used by anyone intending to undertake a solutions analysis using the Re. DSS Solutions Framework. a collaborative exercise involving a diverse range of stakeholders, including governmental actors and institutions, UN agencies, NGOs and academics. The process should also foster the meaningful engagement of displacement-affected communities. An overview of the different sections of the Solutions Framework Guidance Manual Section Overview of key terminologies and concepts – Page 5 Introduction to the Re. DSS Solutions Framework – Page 6 Planning a solutions analysis – Page 11 Key questions addressed What are durable solutions and how are they achieved? What are the core elements of solutions planning and programming Gathering and analyzing data – Page 15 What information needs to be gathered to… o …develop an understanding of the overall environment and the factors that may inhibit or enable solutions? o …measure and rate progress against the indicators in the Re. DSS Solutions Framework? What methods should be used to gather the above-mentioned information? Developing recommendations – Pg 31 How can findings be used to inform policies, strategic planning and the overall response to forced displacement? What is the Re. DSS Solutions Framework? What can it be used for? How does it fit within a broader solutions analysis process? What are the Re. DSS Solutions Framework’s limitations? When should a solutions analysis take place? What should be the focus of a solutions analysis (objectives, geography, population group)? Who should be involved in a solutions analysis process? How should they be mobilized and engaged?

Solutions Framework Guidance Templates to conduct comprehensive solutions analysis Template No. Template III Template IV Template VII Title Full list of indicators Description/ use Re. DSS framework List of 28 indicators arranged into 8 criteria contained within the IASC Framework. Indicators are organized around Physical, Material and Legal Safety Indicator guidance matrix A guidance matrix on how to use the indicators. It includes: Definition of each indicator; where/how to find data on the indicator (data source); Ideal disaggregate(s) on each indicator; and Proxy indicator(s) where the existing indicator is not possible to measure Analysis matrix for environmental This matrix helps the user to make an analysis that is analysis focused on more generalizable contextual factors that are not captured by the criteria and indicators in the Re. DSS Solutions Framework. Example of Re. DSS framework The infographic shows the rating of indicators in the infographic with rating Lower Juba, Somalia analysis conducted by Re. DSS in 2016. It is provided as an example Analysis matrix for indicator and A template for recording and analyzing the information criteria gathered based on IASC 8 criteria and 28 indicators in order to explain each indicator rating/ score. Sample questions for Focus Group Template on sample questions that may be used to Discussions collect qualitative background information relevant to each of the indicators. Linkages between criteria A table displaying potential areas of intersection between the different criteria. This helps the user to

Re. DSS Solutions programming guide- “Designing solutions-oriented programs” An accompanying guide to the Re. DSS Framework guidance manual on how to design programs and interventions that address the gaps identified in a solutions analysis. A solution analysis is a crucial step in understanding the extent to which the environment is conducive to solutions and the extent to which progress has been made to towards solutions. The solutions analysis will highlight areas/sectors where there are gaps and problems to address but it will not generate findings that will fully inform program design. Following on from a solutions analysis, agencies will need to design programs and interventions that address gaps and advance solutions- the programming guide provides support in this process. The durable solutions programming guide is presented in 3 sections: 1. Core elements of solutions-oriented programs: outlines general requirements of solutionsoriented programs. 2. Incorporating a solutions-focus into assessments: outlines the key areas of enquiry that should be incorporated into sector-specific assessments. 3. Solutions outcomes, indicators and illustrative activities: presents “solutions log frames” for each of the 8 IASC criteria that appear in the Re. DSS Solutions Framework. The programming guide includes guidance on incorporating a solutions focus into assessments and developing solutions-oriented log frames.

Templates to inform solutions oriented programme development based on Re. DSS Solutions framework Template No. Title Description/ use Template I Solutions log frame for each of the 8 IASC These logframes correspond to each of the 8 IASC durable criteria solutions criteria. Each logframe contains the following: An overall goal; Outcomes that contribute to the achievement of that goal; Indicators to measure the outcomes (these are the indicators and alternative indicators from the Re. DSS Solutions Framework); Illustrative solutions-oriented activities aligned to the core elements of solutions-oriented programming and contribute to the achievement of the outcomes. Template II Sector specific questions for solutions A guidance on detailed questions that sector-specific oriented assessments should try to answer, organized according to the 8 IASC durable solutions criteria and relevant to the core elements of solutions-oriented programming Template III General contextual questions for sector- A guidance on broader environmental factors to consider, specific assessments including the legal and policy environment, the capacity and willingness of the institutions with responsibility for addressing forced displacement, the profile of the displacement-affected community and the nature of the current response to forced displacement. Useful to understand the extent to which the environment is conducive to the achievement of durable solutions Note: This guide & templates should be considered as a starting point- and more detailed guidance should be developed in collaboration with sector specialists

Core elements to inform Solutions planning and programing • Creating durable solutions requires a multi- stakeholder and sectoral, rights and needs based programming approach • The process must be viewed as a collective action rather than mandate driven based on an inclusive, participatory and consensus building approach • The national and local authorities have the primary responsibility and they need to be supported to be able to play a leadership and coordinating role • Developing area based Solutions analysis (localization of aid) is paramount due to limited absorption capacity, prevailing protection concerns, and persistent security and access issues. • Community engagement is critical to inform (re)integration analysis and programing to make solutions lasting, locally relevant and supportive of social cohesion and to adopt a ‘displacement affected communities’ approach- inclusive of returnees, IDPs and host communities • Involve development actors from the start to inform medium to long term sectorial priorities complementing humanitarian interventions

Re. DSS SOLUTIONS DASHBOARD Online visualization of Re. DSS solutions indicators to inform durable solution programing based on indicator rating and analysis To access the solutions dashboard: http: //redss. onalabs. org/ For the help guide/ tutorial: http: //redss-helpsite. onalabs. org/

Map View: Selection Panel • Works the same as Framework view, except you also have to select the indicator you want to view

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