​10. Contingency planning is led by the resident coordinator or humanitarian resident coordinator's office with the members of the United Nations country team or humanitarian country team. Each country office contributes to the contingency planning process.
20. Contingency planning is activated when risk levels remain medium or high for a longer period or the hazard that triggered the response worsens.
30. The minimum components of contingency planning include a risk profile (current and emerging risks or events), vulnerability and capacity assessment mapping, identification of financial resources and a resource mobilization plan, and training of United Nations country team or humanitarian country team staff, including WHO staff. The minimum components need to cover both national—and subnational-level requirements and needs.
40. To prepare a contingency plan, the IMT must cover the areas.
- Situation and risk analysis. This includes operational and programmatic assumptions underlying the content development of the plan.
- Strategic approach. This includes the objectives and strategic approach leading to their achievement. The response plan builds on the situational analysis and risks.
- Operational response plan. The plan defines interventions, implementation modality (including partnerships) and requirements (identified through a needs assessment). It also includes coordination and management structures to be activated within the office and with other partners and counterparts.
- Preparedness gaps and response actions. The plan must include measures the team will implement to address identified gaps in resources and capacity (national or subnational).
- Definition of funding requirements. Funding needs are grouped into two main categories: budget needs for the interventions identified in the operational response plan and budget needs to address the preparedness gaps.
