This desk review analyzes the grant activity of the CBHA Emergency Response Fund (ERF) since its initial activation in June 2010. The purpose of the review, externally commissioned by the CBHA Programme Management Unit, has been to determine whether or not there is measurable evidence that the ERF has added value to humanitarian response efforts. The review seeks not to reiterate the findings and conclusions of the midterm review and annual report, but rather to provide a quantitative evidence-base to further inform the current discussions around continuing and potentially expanding the ERF model. Using data supplied by CBHA, and aid flow figures from the UN Financial Tracking Service (FTS), the analysis compares the ERF track record to the results of other funding mechanisms in the given case examples.
