The specific purpose of the study is to “providea baseline general overview of current donor coordination systems practiced at field level in response to major humanitarian crises” and includes reviewing the emphasis of current donor coordination arrangements and assessing whether they cover the full range of GHD principles. The scope of the study is limited to the capitals of the crisis-affected countries and to crises for which a UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) has been designated and the Cluster Approach introduced. Further objectives of the study are to: • Describe in detail examples of good practice on donor coordination and provide an example where donor coordination is inadequate, • Review the scope of issues covered by donor coordination activities, • Highlight how field coordination is linked to capital-based donor discussions, • Outline a few generic models for donor coordination at the field level, based on good practices, and summarize their respective strengths and weaknesses.