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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................1

Table I. Summary of Requirements – By Sector..........................................................................................2Table II. Summary of Requirements – By Organisation...............................................................................2

2. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................3

2.1 CONTEXT.................................................................................................................................................... 32.2 HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS.................................................................................32.3 RESPONSE TO DATE.....................................................................................................................................62.4 ASSISTANCE STRATEGY...............................................................................................................................7

3. RESPONSE PLANS..........................................................................................................................................9

3.1 FOOD.......................................................................................................................................................... 93.2 WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE.............................................................................................................103.3 HEALTH AND NUTRITION.............................................................................................................................113.4 SHELTER / NFIS........................................................................................................................................133.5 CAMP COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT (CCCM)....................................................................................143.6 PROTECTION.............................................................................................................................................153.7 EDUCATION...............................................................................................................................................163.8 LIVELIHOODS/AGRICULTURE.......................................................................................................................17

4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................................................................................................18

ANNEX I. TABLE III. LIST OF PROJECTS – BY SECTOR.......................................................................19

ANNEX II. TABLE IV. LIST OF PROJECTS – BY APPEALING ORGANISATION...................................21

ANNEX III. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES........23

ANNEX IV. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.........................................................................................29

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YEMEN FLOODS RESPONSE PLAN 2008

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Floods and heavy rains that affected eastern Yemen, particularly Wadi Hadramout valley and the coastal areas, from 24 to 25 October 2008 resulted in one of the most serious natural disasters in Yemen in the last decades. Flash floods and surging waters killed at least 73 persons and forced an additional 20,000 to 25,000 people into displacement. At least 3,264 predominantly mud-brick houses have been totally destroyed or damaged beyond repair, while hundreds of others are uninhabitable. This is of particular concern in several Wadi Hadramout villages that have been listed as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites. In addition to houses, several health facilities and an estimated 166 schools were damaged or destroyed. The flooding and consequences, such as loss of livelihoods, impacted an estimated 650,000 people (half of Hadramout Governorate’s population), as surging water caused extensive damage to the local agriculture and honey production, washing away crops, palm trees and soil from the fields. Prompt and generous assistance from the Government, neighbouring countries and the humanitarian community provided directly to Sayun and Al Mukalla has prevented a high number of deaths and suffering among the survivors. The United Nations (UN) estimates that food, medicine and non-food items (NFIs), delivered through bilateral channels, will suffice for several weeks of the initial response to this emergency.

The UN and humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) intend to focus activities on the short-term humanitarian needs of the affected populations in order to preserve the life and dignity of the affected population, as well as initiating early recovery activities to start restoration of livelihoods of the most vulnerable communities. The timeline for international humanitarian assistance will range from two to six months, with the food assistance component expected to last until the next harvest in April 2009. Simultaneously the UN and NGOs will implement projects focused on restoring livelihoods and preventing increased poverty, malnutrition and negative coping mechanisms amongst the most affected populations. In the short term, international assistance will include a wide range of measures related to health and disease prevention, ensuring access to safe water supplies, and protection, with a special focus on documentation, registration and providing temporary shelter. The UN is currently working with the Government of Yemen (GoY) to provide temporary shelter to some 20,000 to 25,000 persons affected by the floods, which may in turn require support to the temporary internally displaced person (IDP) settlements. Permanent solutions to the housing challenges are being identified at the same time.

The Yemen Floods Response Plan has been prepared based on the findings of a three-day UN/ International Organization for Migration (IOM) Rapid Needs Assessment Mission that visited Wadi Hadramout from 27 to 30 October, communication with the authorities of the two affected Governorates, and subsequent missions by UN staff, present in the affected area since 3 November.

The UN and humanitarian NGOs present this Yemen Floods Response Plans and seek the overall funding of US$1 11.5 million in the areas of Food, Water and Sanitation, Health, Nutrition, Shelter / NFIs, Camp Coordination and Management, Protection, Education, and Livelihoods including agriculture. More detailed financial requirements for early recovery in various sectors will be identified in the coming weeks in consultation with the GoY, as other needs are expected to emerge when the initial crisis period is over and detailed technical assessments are completed, to be presented in this appeal’s scheduled revision.

1 All dollar signs in this document denote United States dollars. Funding for this appeal should be reported to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS, [email protected]), which will display its requirements and funding on the CAP 2008 page.

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Table I. Summary of Requirements – By Sector

Table II. Summary of Requirements – By Organisation

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2. INTRODUCTION

Widespread flooding swept over eastern Yemen after a tropical storm (category three) and drenched the country with heavy rains on 24 and 25 October. The desert areas of two easternmost governorates, Hadramout and Al Mahra, have been most heavily affected. As of 31 October, the GoY estimated that some 20,000 to 25,000 people have lost their houses, while the overall number of persons whose livelihoods have been destroyed or badly affected by the floods may reach up to 700,000. The floods resulted in the death of 73 persons; an additional 17 persons are missing.

2.1 CONTEXT

The floods are the largest natural disaster in Yemen since 1996. The disaster has been sudden and severe, and affected a large area (one-third of the country). While the authorities are in control of the situation and much of the immediate needs have been covered by the bilateral assistance received from neighbouring countries, damage to housing and livelihoods may require provision of humanitarian assistance for a period of two to six months, as well as early recovery programmes and subsequent, prolonged, multi-year recovery programmes. The information and analysis below are based on the assessment of the Hadramout Governorate and information received from the Al Mahrah Governorate authorities.

The damages caused by the floods to houses, the agriculture sector and infrastructure have been extensive. The landscape of eastern Yemen is dominated by rugged mountains and dry river valleys (wadis). The main valley of the area, Wadi Hadramout, is densely populated and has been worst affected (70% of the damaged area), where the flood surge reached up to six meters in some areas. Some areas, notably the Sah district, were hit by flash floods, while other towns received an alert call through the civil defence units. Damage further downstream and in the coastal areas has been less extensive, yet many coastal districts of Hadramout and Al Mahrah Governorates recorded considerable damage.

2.2 HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS

Destruction of Houses: The GoY reports that 3,264 houses in the affected districts have been destroyed or badly damaged during the floods.2 Given that each home hosts several families, the number of persons lacking adequate shelter is estimated at 20,000 to 25,000 persons. Almost all houses destroyed in Wadi Hadramout were built of mudbricks, in traditional style, and those caught in the flash floods quickly collapsed. At least several hundred other houses have been flooded, which caused cracks in the walls and structural instability of multi-storey buildings. As a result, their inhabitants are afraid to move in even to collect basic belongings and face the same fate as the residents of destroyed houses. According to the GoY, the Sayun district has taken the brunt of the storm and sustained a bulk of the damage. In Al Mashta, 350 houses were lost (about 50% of the town); the villages of Al Juhail and Al Mashta have suffered much destruction, and an estimated 80% of the houses in Al Juhail have been decimated. The UN/IOM Rapid Assessment Mission that visited the affected areas from 27 to 30 October recorded extensive damage also in the vicinity of Sah, Tarim and Katin towns in Wadi Hadramout, and at least two villages, Sah and Katin, may have a majority of their houses destroyed by the floods. According to the Yemeni press, 30 houses in the historic city of Shibam (“Manhattan of the Desert,” a UNESCO heritage site) have been damaged.

Displacement and Shelter: The IDPs made homeless by the floods took shelter in schools, mosques, clubs and other public premises, with host families, and in camps close to their houses. According to the UN/IOM Rapid Assessment Mission, the IDPs are scattered in some 113 settlements, which include 48 school buildings. In Al Mukalla town (population 250,000), some 1,000 IDPs are hosted in five buildings, mainly schools. The local customs are not compatible with a situation in which men and women from various families are forced to share common premises. The GoY intends to move many IDPs to tented settlements in vicinity of the villages, but final decisions on the issue have not been taken yet. Many of the local residents prefer to stay close to and guard their houses. Those displaced by the floods may be in need of winterisation assistance (temperatures drop to 10°C during the winter). Housing reconstruction may be long and expensive, and according to the local officials, many houses may have to be built in new, less flood-prone locations, which may bring the unit cost up to $20,000 per dwelling. Many local villagers are now afraid of living in the mud-brick houses and would

2 This number includes 708 houses destroyed by the floods in Al Mahrah Governorate.

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like to build permanent structures of brick and mortar, which may alter the historic nature of the Wadi Hadramout area. As of 31 October, the GoY had not announced any compensation plan.

Food: The majority of those made homeless by the floods will need food assistance at least until the next harvest (April 2009). The majority of IDPs have lost all their belongings in the collapsed houses and became highly food-insecure, thus at risk of deteriorated nutritional status and acute malnutrition. Provision of food rations may be necessary for the period of four to six months.

Water and Sanitation: The floods have also caused considerable damage to wells and water supply systems in the two provinces. Following the UN rapid assessment, a survey by the damage assessment committee reported that the water supply distribution lines of 27 schemes were damaged, mainly with pumps and generators rendered useless by the flood waters. At least, 100 kilometers of water supply systems have been damaged, including 5.8 km in Al Mukalla town alone. Water needs to be available sufficiently close to where people are living for them to be able to collect it easily, and sufficient water points are needed to allow access for all. In Al Mukalla, the floods have also damaged four sewage stations, which causes an additional environmental hazard. Many wells and boreholes may have been contaminated and may require urgent disinfection in order to prevent the outbreak of water-borne diseases. There is a concern over the quality of water being distributed and no quality control measures are in place. In remote villages, inhabitants were found to be using stagnant water for domestic use. The sanitation situation is of concern to the humanitarian agencies and urgent action in hygiene education, awareness raising, solid and liquid waste disposal may be needed.

Health: The calamity of 24-25 October had also severe impact on the healthcare system of the two affected provinces. According to WHO, approx. 60 people have been injured. The health system is functioning at limited capacity due to damages to health facilities and also shortage of staff, as some of the staff has been affected and is looking after their families. According to the latest assessment report of the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPH&P), 79 health facilities including hospitals and health centers (Sayun - 27, Mukalla – 32, Al Mahrah – 20) have been partially or severely damaged. Some facilities report problems with supply of electricity and water, yet the health authorities are optimistic that these problems will be overcome some. The displaced people added burden on the health facilities of the host communities. Capacity of the healthcare system in the flood-affected areas is boosted by the presence of a military mobile hospital deployed by the UAE which is set up near Sayun, and a government military hospital in the Wadi area. Main health hazards in the area include a possibility of an outbreak of malaria, dengue fever or diarrheal diseases, although no outbreaks have been registered to date. Stagnant water may quickly become breeding site for mosquitoes, thus insecticide spraying is urgently needed. Congested living conditions in the IDP settlements also potentially represent a health concern. Disease surveillance is weak and needs to be strengthened. In addition, no nutrition surveillance system exists in the area, while malnutrition, increased in the wake of the floods and displacement, may result in increased morbidity, especially among children. The GoY requested international assistance in providing improved health coverage for outlying villages and IDP settlements and there is a need to establish mobile health teams to reach those in rural areas whose access to healthcare has been cut off or made more difficult by the floods and destruction of roads. The assessment mission reported that reproductive health services, particularly in places of displacement, are non-existent and should be addressed on a medium- to long-term basis.

Protection: The main protection concern is related to the documentation of the flood victims, which has been destroyed in the floods or flooded houses. Lack of necessary documents, including birth certificates and property rights, could result in denial of access to public services, particularly education, and property disputes. Restoration of documents should be viewed as one of the Government’s priority response activity. Other protection concerns include: reunification of families; gender-based violence; child protection monitoring; protection of rights of the most vulnerable groups; and ensuring that there is no discrimination in assistance to the affected families.

Education: The Ministry of Education reported that a total of 166 schools and educational facilities have been affected by the floods (43 schools in Al mahrah and 123 in Hadramout Governorates). Out of the 166 facilities, 14 were severely damaged and in need for reconstruction, while a total of 25 schools were partially damaged. The majority of the remaining schools have witnessed minor damages to the roofs. In at least 45 facilities in the flood-affected areas, teachers find it difficult to resume classes as some of the classrooms are occupied by IDPs. In Hadramout governorate 18 schools are reported to be occupied by IDPs leaving around 80,000 children of primary and secondary education without learning opportunity. It is estimated that around 3,000 children will be in need of alternative learning spaces due to complete or partial damage of the schools.

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Livelihoods and Agriculture: The largest damage has been in the agriculture sector, which threatens the livelihoods of some 50% of Hadramout Governorate’s 1.3 million inhabitants (650,000 to 700,000 people). 75% of Hadramout Governorates’ farmers have been affected by the floods and will most likely lose the next agricultural harvest. Thousands of families who depend on fishing have lost equipment and boats. In the Al Mahrah Governorate, 619 farms were destroyed. In many areas, a thin layer of topsoil has been washed away from the rocky base, leaving many fields unsuitable for cultivation. According to the local authorities, some 100,000 palm trees may have been uprooted. Honey production, one of the main export products of Wadi Hadramout, has suffered extensive losses, endangering the livelihoods of many families. Many irrigation systems in the area have been rendered useless by the flood waters. Damage to crops, palm groves, livestock and beehives varies among the districts, but is more severe in the Sah and Tarim districts in Wadi Hadramout. Damage to livestock has also been recorded, although its extent is yet unknown.

These affected families will need food aid at least until the next harvest (April 2009) or they must urgently secure an alternative source of livelihood. In addition to food aid, a multi-year recovery and development programme and assistance in securing alternative sources of livelihood is necessary for many families whose fields and equipment have been rendered useless or swept away by the storm.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure damage has been excessive. At least one bridge and several sections of paved roads have collapsed. Despite this damage, by 30 October, 98% of major roads have been opened and 76% of electricity restored, although many solutions are temporary. The Hadramout provincial capital, Al Mukalla, can be accessed by land both from Sana’a and Aden. Two airports, in Al Mukalla and in Sayun, are operational and have received many relief flights, mainly from neighbouring countries. Al Mahrah airport is also reported operational.

Coordination: The assessment of the extent of damage and level of humanitarian needs resulting from the flash floods is not yet complete. The local authorities in the Hadramout district estimate that 40 to 50 villages mainly in the coastal areas, settlements in the mountains and a sizeable Bedouin population are yet not accessible. The humanitarian agencies fear that these settlements may shelter highly vulnerable families that may be in need of extensive assistance. Furthermore, little information is available on the situation in the Al Mahrah district, which is large in size and low in population density.

Coordination of relief assistance is a growing gap and needs to be addressed as a matter of priority. While large amounts of assistance have been delivered to the affected area by air and land from neighbouring countries, it is not clear whether it reaches all affected areas and populations as beneficiary lists are not available. Mapping of IDP locations has not yet begun, while compilation of beneficiary lists is ongoing. WFP is conducting registration for food distribution purposes. Local authorities are concerned that in many instances they are not consulted where the assistance should be delivered. The GoY established a strong presence in the Wadi Hadramout area, with the Deputy Prime Minister and deputy ministers coordinating Government and sectoral responses respectively. The UN is establishing a presence in Sayun and Al Mukalla. UN Agencies are concerned that once the immediate phase of the emergency is over, attention to the needs will dwindle. At the same time they have advised that the Government, in collaboration with the international community, will focus on early recovery to restore housing, livelihoods and social infrastructure, to allow the population to resume their normal life as soon as possible.

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2.3 RESPONSE TO DATE

Based on the needs identified in the flood-affected areas, the GoY has determined following priority needs for donor support: health and environmental protection, including prevention of infectious diseases; food; tents, blankets, utensils; water pumps; water purification equipment; mobile health units; electricity generators.

The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of local administration of Yemen also stated that the first assistance phase should focus on rescue efforts and provision of food, shelter and health services. A second phase would then focus on recovery and reconstruction, which would include the relocation of some houses to higher ground and new site planning.

In response to the floods, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pledged $100 million (according to GoY announcements), neighbouring countries and other donors pledged some $4.2 million to date, while private businesses pledged an additional $3.62 million. The below table summarises the assistance made available by the UN Agencies and international NGOs based in Yemen.

Organisation Amount / goods Destination / StatusUNICEF 7,500 blankets, 5,000 jerrycans (20 litres), 1,000 plastic jugs

and 2,600 hygiene kits, 125 three cubic metre (m3) plastic water storage tanks, nine million water purification tablets, 70 schools in a carton and 72 school tents

Committed

Measles campaign and Vitamin A distribution planned during polio national immunization days, 17 to 19 November, in the flood-affected governorates

UNHCR 3,500 mattresses, blankets and jerry cans, laundry and bath soap bars; 1,500 mosquito nets; 1,050 sanitary napkins

Al Mukalla and Sayun / distribution ongoing

Initial 700 light tents, 500 plastic sheets and kitchen sets, 32 plastic rolls. New charter flight arrived Wednesday 5 November to Seiyun carrying the same items

Sayun / Deployed

WFP 48 metric tonnes (MTs) of palm dates, 372 MT of wheat flour, 60 MT of pulses, 29 MT of vegetable oil, 30 MT of sugar, 17 MT of High-Energy Biscuits (HEBs), six MT of ionised salt

Sayun and Al Mukalla / Committed; distribution of dates and HEBs ongoing

Set-up of field and satellite offices in Seyun and Mukalla, staff are in ground and office is being established

North and west of Sayun / Ongoing

Logistical support to humanitarian organisations Sayun / Al Mukalla airports

WHO Two Health Emergency Kits Delivered to YemenTwo Diarrhoeal Diseases Kit (two tonnes of medicine and medical supplies)

Al mahrah Governorate / Delivered 25 October

Support to the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPH&P) to enhance disease surveillance systems, control of vector-borne diseases, and support a campaign to prevent communicable disease transmission

UNDP Procurement of 300 insecticide spray kits, 225 spare part kits for spray kits, two generators. Technical support on restoration of livelihoods and water wells.

Pledge

UNFPA RH emergency supplies (delivery kits with emergency obstetric care supplies, as well as contraception)

Arrived in Sayun

OCHA Deployment of two-person UNDAC Team, two staff from OCHA Regional Office to support the Resident Coordinator’s (RC) office in the inter-agency disaster coordination

Sana’a two staff Sayun two staff

Islamic Relief $100,000 PledgeMSF – France AssessmentMSF – Spain AssessmentOXFAM Assessment

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2.4 ASSISTANCE STRATEGY

Assistance that can be delivered to the flood-affected populations can be sub-divided into four phases:1) Immediate assistance, of food, medicines and NFIs, has been provided generously by the

neighbouring countries and has prevented additional deaths and suffering. The UN/IOM Rapid Assessment Mission estimates that the food supplies delivered to the Hadramout Governorate has been extensive, but may not be sufficient. Also since not all affected areas have been reached yet, it is feared that some gaps in assistance persist despite the efforts undertaken to date.

2) Short-term humanitarian assistance is aimed at providing basic shelter for the displaced populations, food supplies and agricultural inputs until the next crops (April 2009), and the prevention of diseases by providing assistance in the fields of water, sanitation and health. The UN intends to provide this assistance in the timeframe ranging from two months (NFIs/shelter) to six months (food assistance and agriculture inputs) ensuring the full and equal respect for the rights of all individuals, regardless of age, gender, or ethnic, social, religious or other background.

3) Early recovery is focusing on livelihoods, housing reconstruction and technical assistance within a year after the disaster; a significant challenge will be to avoid a gap before development assistance is available.

4) Development assistance.

The UN conducted a three-day rapid needs assessment mission, focusing on the humanitarian needs in the Hadramout Governorate (WFP, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, UNHCR, IOM and the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office / ECHO). In parallel, the World Bank has undertaken a damage assessment in the flood-affected areas.

The assistance provided by UN and NGOs and summarized in this Response Plan will focus primarily on short-term humanitarian assistance, while addressing the outstanding gaps in the immediate assistance and initiating the first activities related to the post-floods early recovery. To this end, the UN Agencies and NGOs will strive to address the following major gaps:

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Sector Immediate Short-term RecoveryFood (supplement assistance

provided by bilateral channels) Ready to eat food (dates,

HEBs) Food rations

Food rations for most vulnerable until the next harvest (April 2009)

Restore food security

Health (supplement assistance provided by bilateral channels) Provide medicine Vector control Pre-position anti-venoms

Provision of medicine Provision of supplies & equipment Improved vector control and

disease control Disease surveillance Health sector coordination Vaccination campaign – polio &

measles Repair/restore wat-san and health

facilities Set up mobile health teams Improved reproductive health

care services Nutrition programme

Rehabilitate damaged facilities

Strengthen of the health system and capacity of staff

Improve reproductive health care services

Nutrition Conduct nutrition survey Distribute Vitamin A Conduct nutrition survey Establish TFCs, outpatient

therapeutic centres and community management of acute malnutrition

Distribute therapeutic milk, ready to utilise food (RTUF) and drugs

Establish nutrition surveillance system

Introducing infant and young child feeding strategy at the community level

Water and Sanitation

(supplement assistance provided by bilateral channels) Provide safe drinking

water Clear sludge, debris, and

dead livestock Cleaning and disinfection

of water source points Water surveillance Control of open

defecation practices Essential hygiene

promotions

Clean wells Restore water supply Raise awareness on hygiene and

sanitation

Restore damaged water supply systems

Support small rural water schemes

Shelter / NFIs (supplement assistance provided by bilateral channels) Temporary shelter for

IDPs Provide mattresses,

blankets, kitchen sets, hygienic kits

Set up IDP camps, if appropriate Minor shelter repairs Temporary shelter to those who

wish to relocate houses Tools and supplies for shelter

repair Winterisation assistance before

December-January

Major repairs Housing reconstruction Negotiate new sites for

vulnerable villages

Education setting up school tents and temporary learning spaces --

Ensure IDPs missing documents have access

Re-open schools

Repair damages

Protection Reunify families Distribute ration cards to

beneficiaries Help retrieve buried

belongings

GoY to replace lost identification (ID) and ownership documents

Monitor and prevent of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)

Protect rights of the most vulnerable

Ensure recovery of property and land

Livelihoods and Agriculture

-- Clear agricultural land / urban areas

Agriculture inputs

Provide agriculture inputs Ensure alternative

livelihoods

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3. RESPONSE PLANS

3.1 FOOD

Sectoral ObjectivesTo ensure food security for 25,000 flood-affected people.

Proposed Activities WFP will carry out general food distributions (GFD) benefiting around 25,000 people in the flood-affected areas in Hadramoud and Al mahrah until the end of April 2009. Food will be distributed at temporary shelters. The operation aims to provide adequate food energy consumption over the assistance period for targeted beneficiaries. WFP expects to achieve this outcome through the distribution of food in sufficient quantities and quality to targeted beneficiaries under secure conditions. WFP uses high energy biscuits (HEB) and dates as an initial response and follows up with the provision of a standard food ration of 2,100 kilocalories per day (kcal/day) composed of wheat flour (310 grams/person/day [g/p/d]), oil (24 g/p/d), pulses (50 g/p/d), salt (5 g/p/d) and sugar (25 g/p/d) for a period of six months until the impact of other actions mitigates the need for continued GFD. Three field offices in Sayun and a satellite office in Mukalla were recently established. The latter also covers the operation in Al Mahrah. Beneficiaries are those in the affected areas which lost their livelihoods and are entirely relying on food assistance to meet their daily dietary needs. Affected people are mainly in temporary shelters and are registered by the local authorities. Building on the work of the local authorities, WFP will distribute ration cards for those in need.

WFP's main counterpart for the GFD is the Ministry of Education (MoE), where implementation arrangements are already in place for take-home rations for the food-for-education component of the country programme. A local NGO will also be contracted to carry out distributions. Most of the food is purchased locally and will be transported by WFP through local contractors to the extended delivery points (EDPs) in Hadramout and Al Mahrah. As Yemen is a least-developed country (LDC), the land transport, storage and handling rate costs will be covered by WFP. The corporate tracking system, (Commodity Movement Processing and Analysis System or COMPAS), will be used to track food commodities and generate related logistics reports. With a successful harvest, the targeted population should be able to restore some measure of self-sufficiency by May 2009

Expected Outcomes Hunger-related under nutrition and mortality levels do not rise significantly among affected

populations.

FOOD $

WFP

YEM-08/F01

Project Title: Support to people affected by floods in southern Yemen

1,750,000Objective:

To save lives and reduce acute malnutrition caused by shock to below emergency levels, preventing deterioration of the nutritional status of the affected population, with special attention to children and vulnerable women.WFP will provide food assistance to 20,000 beneficiaries for a period of two months. The food basket consists of ready-to-eat commodities such as HEB and dates and a standard food ration of wheat flour, salt, sugar, pulses and vegetable oil.

Beneficiaries: 25,000 (12,750 females, 12,250 males – 5,000 children)

Partner: Ministry of Education

ADRA

YEM-08/F02

Project Title: Emergency Relief in Tarim District

7,800Objective: Provision of food to the affected populationBeneficiaries: 100 families in the Tarim DistrictPartner: Local government

TOTAL $1,757,800

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3.2 WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE LEAD AGENCY: UNICEF

Sectoral ObjectivesThe Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector objective is to prevent further deterioration of the water and sanitation situation for vulnerable households in affected areas, hence limiting health hazards linked to poor drinking water quality and poor sanitary conditions. The overall objectives of the WASH sector are to improve access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities for the affected in the Hadramout and Al mahrah Governorates. Other specific objectives include: support vulnerable communities and groups through increasing their daily water share to meet

their basic needs; to prevent or mitigate and respond to sanitation challenges that significantly and directly affect

public health; to enhance coordination within the sector in order to fill critical gaps, prevent duplication and

provide a timely response.

Proposed Activities coordinate the water, sanitation and hygiene sector/cluster in support of Government; Increase the coverage of safe drinking water through water tankering; support water schemes rehabilitation; Chlorination and distribution of water purification tablets; water quality testing from the existing sources for bacterial contamination; install temporary pit latrines with hand washing facilities in the communities at places which are

easily accessible and with separation of latrines for women, girls and men and boys so as to guarantee personal safety and privacy;

provide hygiene kits; provide hygiene education packages and training of social workers; target hygiene practices of child-caregivers, particularly for baby food preparation and the

feeding of infants and under-five year old children; clear mechanism for solid waste has to be put in place and identification of dumping ground in

the communities.

Expected Outcomes The humanitarian and relief water and sanitation interventions are well-coordinated and support

Government efforts. People in the affected governorates have access to clean water and sanitation to meet their

basic needs. Health hazards due to poor water and sanitation are minimised.

WATER AND SANITATION $

UNICEF

YEM-08/WS01

Project Title:Emergency WASH services (incl. essential hygiene promotion), and rehabilitation of WASH facilities for 2,500 families

1,050,000Objective:

Reduced risk of WASH related diseases through provision of essential WASH services during the first months of the emergency and recovery phasesIncludes: Emergency water supply. Cleaning/disinfection of water source points, water quality surveillance; Control of open defecation practices. Essential hygiene promotions, rehabilitation of 3 water schemes, construction of 100 sanitary latrines, rehabilitation of wells.

Beneficiaries: 2,500 affected families of Hadramout and Al mahrah

Partners:Oxfam, Islamic Relief, General Authority of Rural Water Supply Projects in Yemen (GARWP), Ministry of Health Governorate Office

Islamic Relief

YEM-08/WS02

Project Title: Rehabilitation of flood-affected basic service facilities in Hadhramout

270,000Objective: Increase the availability of clean drinking water to the affected population in the target districts

Beneficiaries: Approximately 10,000 (women, men and children)

Partners: Local council, department of water, local NGOs and the community in Hadhramout

TOTAL $1,320,000

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3.3 HEALTH AND NUTRITION

LEAD AGENCY: WHO for Health and UNICEF for Nutrition

Sectoral ObjectivesTo reduce the avoidable mortality and morbidity and improve the health and nutritional status of the concerned population.

Proposed Activities implement of vector control activities, including insecticide spraying, bed-net distribution and

early detection and response for vector-borne diseases, including malaria, dengue fever and leishmaniasis;

establish diseases early warning and epidemiological surveillance systems in the two flood-affected governorates;

conduct vaccination campaigns against polio (for children under five years old) and measles (for children nine months to 15 years old);

emergency repair/restoration of water supply and sanitation of the health facilities; provide emergency medicine and medical supplies and equipment; provide orthopaedic equipment (C-Arm orthopaedic set) for Sayun hospital; setup mobile health teams for serving the remote villages; provide reproductive healthcare including counselling and provision of emergency obstetric

care; establish therapeutic feeding centres (TFCs) and out-patient clinics for management of severe

acute malnutrition; provide support to health workers/volunteers for timely identification and accurate management

of malnutrition in children; establish infant and young child feeding strategies strategies at the community level and social

mobilisation.

Expected Outcomes outbreaks of water-borne and vector-borne disease prevented; morbidity and mortality due to vaccine-preventable diseases reduced; health service in the health facilities are delivered in hygienic environment; nutritional status of children and mothers improved; health of mothers and newborns improved.

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HEALTH AND NUTRITION $

WHO

YEM-08/H01

Project Title: Emergency requirements of the health sector for Hadramout and Al Mahrah Governorates – Yemen

1,600,000Objective:To reduce the avoidable mortality and suffering and to prevent the occurrence of epidemic prone disease in the aftermath of flooding in Hadramout and Al Mahrah Governorates

Beneficiaries: 1,269,245 beneficiaries (men, women and children) of Hadramout and Al Mahrah governorates.

Partner: Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPH&P)

UNICEF

YEM-08/H02

Project Title: Young Child Survival and Development

800,000

Objective:

Nutrition: Coordinate the Nutrition activitiesTo implement management of severe acute malnutrition among children under five affected by the flood emergency and in the host communities;Provision of technical assistance to establish therapeutic feeding centres, breastfeeding and re-lactating centre in the main hospitals in Al Mukalla and Seyoun;Provision of therapeutic milk Ready to Use Food, measurement tools and drugs for acute complicated malnourished children.

Health: Support implementation of emergency measles campaign and Vitamin A distribution jointly with polio campaign;Capacity building of health worker on preventive health service delivery;Community volunteers workers training on screening for severely acute malnutrition and dissemination of health awareness messages.

Beneficiaries: 25,000 IDPs (17% under five)

Partners:Ministry of Health at central level, General Directorates of Health in Al Mukalla and Seyun, INGOs and local active NGOs

UNFPA

YEM-08/H03

Project Title: Re-establishment of Reproductive Health services for flood affected women and girls

600,000Objective:

To prevent morbidity and mortality among women affected by the floods due to reproductive causesTo ensure the Minimal Initial Services Package (MISP) is functional in areas affected by the flood for provision of essential RH reproductive health services through provision of RH supplies to ensure safe delivery amongst pregnant women

Beneficiaries: Affected women in the Wadi Hadramout

Partners: Ministry of Public Health and Population; local NGOs

Islamic Relief

YEM-08/H04


270,000Objective: To improve the overall health situation and re-

establish the provision of health care services.Beneficiaries: Approximately 10,000 (women, men and children)

Partners:Local council and sector departments, such as department of health, education and water, local NGOs and the community in Hadhramout

ADRA

YEM-08/H05


11,500Objective: Provision of medicines to affected hospitals

Beneficiaries: One hospital and four health centres in the Tarim district

Partners: Local government, health officesTOTAL 3,281,500

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3.4 SHELTER / NFISLEAD AGENCY: UNHCR

Sectoral Objectives Assist the flood-affected population with emergency relief item, including shelter materials (tents,

plastic sheets and shelter kits) and NFI. Improve the conditions of the affected people in the eastern part of Yemen

Proposed Activities distribute emergency tents and NFI including mattresses, blankets, kerosene lamps, and plastic

sheets for an estimated 2000 families; purchase, warehouse and distribution of emergency shelters (tents) for 2000 families; purchase and distribute shelter kits to 150 vulnerable families.

Expected Outcomes basic provision of NFIs such as temporary tents and plastic sheets; tents and NFIs are purchased and distributed as well as mattresses, blankets to the affected

families; 150 vulnerable families provided with shelter kits.

SHELTER / NFIs $

UNHCR

YEM-08/S/NF01

Project Title: Emergency assistance to flood-affected population in eastern Yemen

1,664,857Objective:Distribution of emergency tents and NFIs (mattresses, blankets, kerosene lamp, plastic sheets and shelter kits)

Beneficiaries: 2,000 familiesPartners: Society for Humanitarian Services (SHS) and YRC

ADRA

YEM-08/S/NF02


6,800Objective: Provision of NFIs to the affected population Beneficiaries: 100 families in the Tarim DistrictPartners: Local government

TOTAL $1,671,657

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3.5 CAMP COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT (CCCM)LEAD AGENCY: IOM

Sectoral Objectives coordinate/provide technical support to the Government for a better humanitarian response to

spontaneous camps and settlements; initial profiling of displaced population (database registration); provide psychosocial support to the local population affected by the flooding; coordinate IDP management with other relevant agencies and assume immediate responsibility

in terms of logistics, transportation and secondary responsibility for temporary shelter, food/medicine/water supplies.

Proposed Activities provision of technical expertise specifically in the area of site planning and CCCM; conduct a needs assessment among IDP communities to identify gaps and assess, verify and

map emerging assistance needs and protection concerns of IDPs; conduct regular ‘gap analyses’ based on verified needs; map and track “who is doing what, where, when”;

liaise with government, host population, displaced population and national/regional authorities to share the information and coordinate response;

registration and initial profiling of displaced populations, (database registration); based on existing gaps, provide logistical support to Government and other agencies, and

provide psychosocial support.

Expected Outcomes improved coordination among relief agencies and the Government; improved living conditions in existing evacuation/ transit shelters; better access to NFIs for displaced families.

CAMP COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT $

IOM

YEM-08/CSS01

Project Title: Emergency Disaster Response in Hadramout, Yemen

666,610Objective:

To coordinate/provide technical support to the Government for a better humanitarian response to spontaneous camps and settlementsInitial registration of displaced populationTo provide psychological support to the population affected by floodingTo coordinate IDP management and provide logistics, transportation and secondary responsibility for temporary shelter, food, medicine, water supplies

Beneficiaries: Approximately 25,000 - 30,000 IDPsPartners: GoY, local NGOs, UN and non-UN aid agencies

TOTAL $666,610

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3.6 PROTECTION

LEAD AGENCY: UNHCR

Sectoral Objectives Enhance the protection situation and improve the current living conditions of the affected

vulnerable population.

Activities: coordinate with the registration and profiling measures undertaken by the CCCM, contribute to

the establishment of a reliable database on the affected population and assistance received; identify the most in need of basic services, shelters and NFI and liaise with appropriate partners

to facilitate access hereto; protect against violence, in particular, vulnerable groups such as women (GBV), elderly

handicapped and children, with specific attention to children separated from their family or caretaker. In coordination with UNFPA, refer identified cases of gender-based violence to their implementing partner, the Yemeni Women Union;

facilitate family reunification, particularly targeting children, elderly and disabled; assist families and individuals in restoring lost documents, including personal identification

papers, property title deeds, etc., and provide technical assistance to the GoY in recovering lost documentation.

Expected Outcomes reliable and updated figures on the affected population procedures established, updated and the

associated risks identified; enhanced safety of vulnerable groups, including women, elderly, handicapped and children with

particular focus on children who have been separated from their family or caretaker; number of family tracing and reunification activities undertaken in coordination with UNICEF and

number of interventions with the authorities regarding their responsibility to the people at risk; number of families having recovered identification papers and property documentation and

technical assistance provided to the GoY in recovering documents

PROTECTION $

UNHCR

YEM-08/P/HR/RL 01

Project Title: Facilitation of access to public services

84,583Objective:Collect data on the affected population, monitor access to basic assistance and service for the most in needed, support program to recover loss documentation

Beneficiaries: 25,000 – 30,000Partners: UNFPA , IOM and Local authorities

UNICEF

YEM-08/P/HR/RL 02

Project Title: Evaluation of Child Protection needs in Hadramout

150,000

Objective:

To establish child protection monitoring mechanisms and provide services as needed in the Governorate in the aftermath of the floodsThis includes: child protection assessment, advocacy on birth registration documentation and child rights, provision of wind up radios;

Beneficiaries: Children in the flood-affected communities

Partners:Charitable Society for Social Welfare, Oxfam, Islamic Relief and UNHCR with Ministry of Social Affairs

UNFPA

YEM-08/P/HR/RL03

Project Title: Prevention of SGBV and provision of dignity items among affected populations

81,000Objective: To prevent the spread of SGBV and preserve women’s dignity in emergency situations

Beneficiaries: Women in affected area

Partners: Local NGOs, Yemeni Women Union (YWU), Hadramaut Association

TOTAL $315,583

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3.7 EDUCATION

LEAD AGENCY: UNICEF

Sectoral ObjectivesEducation is being impeded at many levels by the floods in both the Hadramout and Al mahrah Governorates. Floods and the fact that IDPs are seeking refugee in schools have severely affected access, regular school attendance of children and the quality of education.

The overall objective of the education sector is to mitigate the effects of the current crisis on the two governorates’ education by providing quality education for all. Specific objectives include: improving learning environment through school rehabilitation and provision of basic learning,

recreational, and teaching aids and supplies; rehabilitation of damaged schools; create alternative learning opportunities to counter declining learning achievement through

setting up temporary classrooms.

Activities coordinate the response in support of the Government; assess of schools damages; procure school kits recreational kits for basic education; set up school tents as temporary learning centres; conduct a training of trainers, training for teachers; information campaign on hygiene awareness in schools; rehabilitate of school facilities.

Expected Outcomes school activities are restored and children are back to a temporary and later on normal learning

environment; teachers have acquired new skills with refresher training opportunities; children are aware of good hygiene practices.

EDUCATION $

UNICEF

YEM-08/E01

Project Title: Support the return of children to school in the aftermath of the floods

500,000Objective: To support the resume of learning for children affected by the floods

Beneficiaries: Children from flood-affected communities Partners: Ministry of Education and NGOs

Islamic Relief

YEM-08/E02


270,000Objective: Rehabilitate education facilities and provide other necessary supplies and items.

Beneficiaries: Approximately 10,000 (women, men and children)

Partners: Local council, department of education, local NGOs and the community in Hadhramout

TOTAL $770,000

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3.8 LIVELIHOODS/AGRICULTURE

LEAD AGENCIES: UNDP/FAO

Sectoral Objectives assist in the recovery of the livelihood of most vulnerable farmers; minimise dependency on food and other humanitarian assistance.

Activities provide of bee-hives to most vulnerable farmers; ensure that most vulnerable farmers resume field activities at earliest possibility; assess the socio-economic impact of the floods and local capacities to re-engage in the

economy; promote actions on diversification of livelihoods as a strategy to reduce vulnerability; educate the stakeholders and communities on integration of disaster risk reduction into

livelihoods activities; provide sources of income-generating activities and for re-starting of affected businesses; build capacities of the most vulnerable group to reduce the impact on their livelihoods; promote re-use of materials washed away by the floods as inputs in businesses and

construction work.

Expected Outcomes recovered/ improved livelihood of the most vulnerable farmers; the lives of people affected by the floods will be restored and their businesses re-established; reduced vulnerabilities that led to displacement during the current floods; affected people contribute to disaster risk reduction and improvement of environmental

conditions of the flood-stricken areas.

LIVELIHOODS/AGRICULTURE $

FAO

YEM-08/A01

Project Title: Provision of agricultural inputs to the most vulnerable farmers

500,000Objective: To purchase and distribute 5,000 bee-hives to the most vulnerable farmers

Beneficiaries: Around 2,500 most vulnerable farmers.

Partners: Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, particularly its offices in Seiyun and Mukalla.

UNDP

YEM-08/A02

Project Title: Support to livelihoods of people affected by the floods

1,200,000Objective:Restore the livelihoods and facilitate smooth re-engagement of affected population into the economy

Beneficiaries: Families who have lost their income-generating abilities due to the floods, including affected farmers

Partners: Local councils and NGOsTOTAL $1,700,000

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4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sector Governmental institutions

UN lead agency and

partnersOther humanitarian

stakeholders

FOODMoE will provide storage facilities and facilitate distribution.

WFP ADRA

WATER AND SANITATION GARWP & Ministry of Health

UNICEF, UNDP Islamic Relief

HEALTH AND NUTRITION Ministry of HealthWHO,

UNICEF, UNFPA

ADRA, Islamic Relief

SHELTER / NFIs Governor’s Office (Local Authorities) UNHCR ADRA

CAMP COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT

Governor’s Office (Local Authorities) IOM

PROTECTION Governor’s Office (Local Authorities)

UNHCR, UNICEF, UNFPA

EDUCATION Ministry of Education UNICEF Islamic Relief

LIVELIHOODS/AGRICULTURE Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation UNDP, FAO

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ANNEX I. Table III. List of Projects – By Sector

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ANNEX II. Table IV. List of Projects – By Appealing Organisation

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Floods destroyed houses in the Hadramaut governorate in south eastern Yemen


ANNEX III. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Yemen:Flash Floods

Emergency appeal n° MDRYE002GLIDE n° FL-2008-000201-YEM

10 November 2008

This Preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 1,754,011 (USD 1,493,155 or EUR 1,160,465) in cash, kind, or services to support the Yemen Red Crescent Society (Yemen RC) to assist 4,900 beneficiaries over a period of 12 months.

CHF 270,067 (USD 229,975 or EUR 178,660) was allocated from the International Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.

On 24 October, rains brought by a tropical storm that lasted for about 36 hours resulted in flash floods througout south eastern and south western Yemen. According to the latest estimates, 180 people were killed, more than 2,000 houses have been completely destroyed and between 20,000 to 25,000 people have been displaced. The death toll is expected to rise as many people are reportedly missing. The number of displaced people may also be higher when the full extent of the damage is assessed. Based on this situation, this Preliminary Emergency Appeal responds to a request from the Yemen RC, and focuses on providing support to take an appropriate and timely response in delivering relief, psycho-social support, health, water and sanitation, shelter, and recovery assistance. The operation will also address the critical capacity building needs of the National Society to ensure effective performance. A Field Assessment and Coordination Team (FACT) has been deployed and is currently conducting further assessments. This appeal will be revised at a later stage to better address the needs identified through the ongoing assessment.

This operation is expected to be implemented over 12 months, and will therefore be completed by the end of November 2009; a Final Report will be made available by the end of February 2010 (three months after the end of the operation).

Coordination and partnershipsThe president of the Republic established a high level committee to be chaired by the prime minister and an operational level emergency committee to be chaired by the deputy prime minister for defense and security affairs to coordinate the response. The Yemen RC is a member of the high level committee. The Yemen RC branch in Seyoun (Hadramaut governorate) is also working in good coordination with the local authorities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and reaching out to the victims through its volunteers.

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The International Federation has been closely working with the Yemen RC to facilitate initial assessment and response. A DREF allocation of CHF 270,067 was released. The emergency action is based on the rapid assessment carried out by the branch and assisted by the National Society teams mobilized from the headquarters.

The secretary general of the National Society convenes regular operational emergency meetings with different partners working with the Yemen RC, including the International Federation, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and the National Societies with in-country presence including the Danish Red Cross, French Red Cross, and United Arab Emirates Red Crescent. Representatives from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also participated in some of the meetings. The secretary general updates participants about the situation based on the information received from the branches in the field and the high level coordination meetings. The partners have agreed that the Yemen RC, together with the International Federation, take the lead in assessment of the situation and coordination of the necessary response. A United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team has been deployed to Yemen. Nightly coordination and sector meetings are taking place.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently providing medical kits, with each kit to cover the needs of up to 10,000 persons for a period of three months. The Spanish government announced additional kits. In the meantime, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been providing shelter/non-food item kits for 200 families. In addition, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is checking with counterparts as to what supplies are currently on hand and available to be re-routed. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, based in Dubai, is dispatching by air and road relief supplies, electrical generators and water pumps to the affected population. The United Nations Emergency Preparedness and Response Team (UNEPRT) is assessing available capacities within the international NGOs' available stocks.

Red Cross and Red Crescent actionThe Yemen RC opened a 24-hour operation room at the headquarters to follow up and coordinate actions. With the CHF 270,067 allocated from the Federation’s DREF as well as support from the French Red Cross, the National Society deployed a rapid assessment team to assist the branches and support needed for the victims. Volunteers who benefited from the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA) training supported through various channels, such as the European Community Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID), are assisting in the operation and more volunteers are planned to be deployed in the days to come.

On 26 October, an assessment team reached Alkatan district which is located about 60 km from the main city Sayeoun, where the Yemen RC governorate branch is located. The team visited the village of Alfadhah AlSharqi located by the stream of floods (Wadi or Salah) with an estimated population of about 1,000 people. According to the information from the team, all of the houses in the village were destroyed by the floods. About 97 families (with an average family size of 6-7) are homeless and living in mosques, schools or with relatives in a nearby village. The local people have lost all kinds of livelihood including cattle, camels, goats and all farms were submerged by water.

Based on preliminary assessments, the Seyoun branch, together with the team from the headquarters, is assisting up to 7,000 people through the distribution of food (wheat flour, sugar, and dates), non-food items (blankets and mattresses), and medicines (antibiotics, painkillers, and glucose). The Seyoun branch is coordinating their efforts with local authorities and other NGOs working in the area. The assessment team deployed by the Yemen RC from the headquarters has provided technical assistance to the local authorities in terms of organization of relief including camp management.

In addition to the DREF support through the International Federation, the National Societies of Kuwait, Emirates and Turkey have mobilized assistance to help the victims.

The FACT includes a team leader, shelter and recovery advisors, health, disaster management, and relief specialists from Yemen RC, and has been deployed to support current efforts to assess, coordinate and develop a response strategy by supplementing the existing resources. The assessment will look at specific gaps in needs, in particular to ensure the needs of the most vulnerable are identified and addressed in the strategy.

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The needsBeneficiary selection: The operation will focus on the most vulnerable of the affected population including women, children, marginalized people (Aghdam) and refugees from other countries who had been living in the different parts of the governorate. Beneficiary selection will be carried out in coordination with local authorities and based on Yemen RC vulnerability criteria.

Based on the preliminary assessments, and discussions with the Red Cross branch leaders and the local authorities, the Yemen RC plans to assist the victims with a short and medium term plan of action.

Short term action: The short term plan consists of the ongoing action, providing assistance to the most needy including women and children based on their immediate priorities (food, blankets, mattresses, hygiene kits, etc). The Yemen RC will continue using the DREF support and the assistance received bilaterally from partner National Societies (e.g. medicine from the Kuwait Red Crescent).

Medium term action: This will depend on the results of a more in-depth assessment of the overall situation which will enable the Yemen RC to determine the nature and scope of its involvement. The assessment by the FACT team will provide a solid basis for this medium term plan of action. A shelter and recovery assessment will be undertaken to determine needs and activities for midterm response.

The proposed operationThis emergency relief operation will provide 700 families (4,900 people in Hadramout and Al-Mahara) with essential items to help them cope with the initial phase of the emergency. As the emergency relief phase advances, the operation will progressively transition to early recovery and rehabilitation activities, as well as capacity building.

Assessments are still ongoing, and more detailed information will become available shortly. Based on this, objectives may be included or expanded, as relevant to the operation. More specific objectives concerning early recovery, emergency health, water and sanitation and shelter will be added.

Relief distributions (food and basic non-food items) Objective: 700 families in Hadramaut and Al-Mahara have benefited from the provision of essential food and non-food items to recover from the effects of the emergency. Procurement has replenished Yemen RC relief stocks; strengthening and re-establishing its response capacity for future relief operations.

Expected results Activities planned700 families have received essential relief items including basic food (wheat flour, sugar, oil, and special food for children) and non-food items.

Conduct rapid emergency needs and capacity assessments. Coordinate with public institutions. Verify the most affected population. Purchase food items. Purchase non-food items (by regional logistics unit in Dubai). Conduct transport, customs and logistics (by RLU). Distribute food and non-food items. Conduct monitoring and evaluation.

The International Federation’s regional logistics unit (RLU) in Dubai will be sending 3,000 hygiene kits and kitchen sets, 700 mosquito nets, 4,900 blankets, plastic sheeting and jerry cans. Yemen RC is currently utilizing its pre-positioned stocks to distribute to the affected families.

Emergency shelterThe plan may include an initial distribution of shelter kits to address emergency needs and a more tailored response to address medium and longer-term needs. Pre-positioning of shelter kits for Yemen RC relief stocks may be considered to increase its response capacity for future shelter operations.

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Objective: The shelter needs of the target population identified in the assessments are met with an appropriate planned programme.

Expected results Activities plannedThe target population is accommodated in safe and adequate shelters.

Assess the extent of the shelter needs and preferred shelter solutions. Promote safe and durable shelter where possible through the provision of

technical assistance and guidance to all involved in the shelter activities. Promote increased awareness and understanding of safe and adequate

shelter response programming with the National Society and affected communities.

Emergency health and careObjective: The health risks of the emergency on the affected population is reduced through the provision of preventive, community-level and curative services to up to 700 families (4,900 beneficiaries) in Hadramaut and Al-Mahara for 12 months.

Expected Results Activities plannedHealth risks of the affected population are further assessed.

Assess the health risks of the affected population in terms of health services, prevention, health needs and risk of communicable diseases.

Further mortality and morbidity as a result of the floods are prevented through a primary health care oriented programme.

Provide first aid and referral services for affected communities in the coming three months.

Support a mass vaccination campaign through volunteers and social mobilisation and/or independent monitoring in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

The resilience of the community is improved through better health awareness, knowledge and behaviour.

Conduct a large disaster risk reduction campaign at community and school level, with a focus on the following modules:- Hygiene promotion.- Risks of water-borne diseases.- Risk of food poisoning.- Risk of landslides, rockslides and electrical hazards.- Recovery of dead animals and their transportation to place reserved for

burial.The scope and quality of the Yemen RC health and care services are improved.

Provide 500 first aid bags/kits/equipment for Yemen RC national/regional intervention teams and provide training, equipment and materials to the local branches.

Psycho-social support is provided to affected families and Yemen RC capacity is increased to cope with this and future disasters.

Provide psycho-social support to families affected by the disaster, in particular those who have lost family members and/or are most vulnerable.

Provide additional psycho-social training to Yemen RC staff and volunteers to ensure up to 150 people can facilitate the service.

Provide psychosocial support to staff and volunteers of Yemen RC engaged in emergency response.

Organise an emotional debriefing for staff and volunteers of Yemen RC after the emergency phase.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion Objective: The risk of waterborne and water related diseases has been reduced through the provision of water treatment for household level, adequate sanitation as well as hygiene promotion to up to 700 families (or 4,900 beneficiaries) in Hadramaut and Al-Mahara for twelve months.

Expected results Activities plannedThe existing coverage is assessed with a view to ensuring availability of and access to an adequate water supply.

Assess the basic water, sanitation and hygiene promotion and likelihood of water and sanitation related diseases in the affected population.

Based on this assessment, procure and distribute to the beneficiaries the necessary items to treat the water (high test hypochlorite powder and water purification sachets).

The health status of the affected population is improved through behavioural change and hygiene promotion activities.

Conduct with the Ministry of Health a hygiene promotion campaign focusing on behaviour change and targeting affected people.

Provide early intervention with chlorine tablets and water sanitation promotional material.

Based on assessment provide as needed additional water sanitation support at the household and community level, potentially including water sanitation kits and/or support reinstating previously existing water supplies.

The scope and quality of the Yemen RC water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services are improved.

Conduct training on participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST), water supply, or other related areas to be determined for up to 50 members of the Yemen RC national intervention team, volunteers, and staff in the affected branches within the next six months.

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Early recovery Objective: Early recovery needs will be assessed, planned and implemented together with the affected communities and key local, national and international stakeholders.

Expected results Activities plannedImmediate recovery needs of the vulnerable population will be met.

Identify needs of women and children. Provide school kits and clothing. Conduct disaster risk reduction training for local branches. Conduct awareness campaigns. Use prevention signs to highlight dangerous areas. Conduct VCA studies for most vulnerable. Involve local communities.

Logistics The logistics function aims to support relief operations, delivering a range of relief items in line with operational priorities. The primary tasks of the logistics team will be to: Liaise and coordinate actions with the local authorities and other key actors to ensure that the

logistics operation will be as efficient and effective as possible. Maintain a detailed and up-to-date mobilization table.

The International Federation, coordinated through its country office in Yemen, will be working on mobilizing specific relief items to respond to needs in the field.

Objective: The local logistics capacity is assessed and reinforced.Expected results Activities planned

Mobilization of relief goods is coordinated, including reception of all incoming goods, warehousing and the efficient dispatch of goods to the final distribution points.

The International Federation worked with the Yemen RC to support and build logistics capacity through training and workshops.

Support the distribution of incoming goods to affected individuals and communities to address identified needs.

Support Yemen RC in establishing an adequate resource mobilization table and relief system with the support of the RLU in Dubai.

Conduct relief and logistic workshops for the Yemen RC staff and volunteers.

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How we workAll International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.

The International Federation’s activities are aligned with its Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity".

Global Agenda Goals: Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from

disasters. Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from

diseases and public health emergencies. Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red

Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.

Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity.

Contact information For further information specifically related to this operation please contact: In Yemen: Abbas Zabarah, Secretary General, Yemen Red Crescent, Sana’a; email:

[email protected]; phone: +967 1298615; and fax: +967 1283131.

In Yemen: Mr. Tenna Mengistu; Country Representative, Yemen Representation, Sana’a; e-mail: [email protected]; phone: +967 71196006; and fax: +967 1481871.

In MENA Zone: Mr. Eduard Tschan, Deputy Head of Zone Office; email: [email protected]; phone: +962 79 504 29 22; and fax: +962 6 569 45 56.

In Geneva: Pablo Medina, Operations Coordinator, Operations Coordination Team; phone: +41 22 730 4381; fax: +41 22 730 0395; email: [email protected]

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ANNEX IV. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONSADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency International

CAP Consolidated Appeal or Consolidated Appeal ProcessCERF Central Emergency Response FundCHAP Common Humanitarian Action PlanCOMPAS Commodity Movement Processing and Analysis System

ECHO European Commission Humanitarian Aid OfficeEDP Extended Delivery PointsERF Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization

GARWP General Authority of Rural Water Supply Projects in YemenGBV Gender-Based ViolenceGFD General Food DistributionGoY Government of YemenG/P/D Grams Per Person Per Day

HC Humanitarian CoordinatorHEB High Energy BiscuitsHRO Human Rights Office

IASC Inter-Agency Standing CommitteeIAU Inter-Agency Information and Analysis UnitICRC International Committee of the Red CrossID IdentificationIDPs Internally Displaced PersonsIMC International Medical CorpsIMU Information Management UnitIOM International Organization for MigrationIYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding

KM Kilometre

LDC Least Developed Country

M MetreM3 Cubic MetreMoE Ministry of EducationMoPH& P Ministry of Public Health and PopulationMoT Ministry of TradeMHPSS Mental Health and Psycho-social ServicesMT Metric Tonne

NCCI NGO Coordination Committee for IraqNFI Non-Food ItemNGO Non-Governmental OrganisationNIDS National Immunisation days

OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OTP Out Patient Therapeutic Centre

RC Resident CoordinatorRI Relief InternationalRTUF Ready to Utilise Food

SGBV Sexual and Gender-Based ViolenceSHS Society for Humanitarian ServicesSOT Sector Outcome Team

TFC Therapeutic Feeding Centres

UAE United Arab EmiratesUN United NationsUNDP United Nations Development ProgrammeUNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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UNFPA United Nations Population FundUNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women

VBD Vector-Borne Diseases

Wat/San Water/SanitationWFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organization

YWU Yemeni Women Union

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Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)

The CAP is a tool for aid organisations to jointly plan, coordinate, implement and monitor their response to disasters and emergencies, and to appeal for funds together instead of competitively.

It is the forum for developing a strategic approach to humanitarian action, focusing on close cooperation between host governments, donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and United Nations agencies. As such, it presents a snapshot of the situation and response plans, and is an inclusive and coordinated programme cycle of:

Strategic planning leading to a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP); Resource mobilisation leading to a Consolidated Appeal or a Flash Appeal; Coordinated programme implementation; Joint monitoring and evaluation; Revision, if necessary; Reporting on results.

The CHAP is the core of the CAP – a strategic plan for humanitarian response in a given country or region, including the following elements:

A common analysis of the context in which humanitarian action takes place; An assessment of needs; Best, worst, and most likely scenarios; A clear statement of longer-term objectives and goals; Prioritised response plans, including a detailed mapping of projects to cover all needs; A framework for monitoring the strategy and revising it if necessary.

The CHAP is the core of a Consolidated Appeal or, when crises break out or natural disasters strike, a Flash Appeal. Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator, and in consultation with host Governments and donors, the CHAP is developed at the field level by the Humanitarian Country Team. This team includes IASC members and standing invitees (UN agencies, the International Organisation for Migration, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and NGOs that belong to ICVA, Interaction, or SCHR), but non-IASC members, such as national NGOs, can also be included.

The Humanitarian Coordinator is responsible for the annual preparation of the consolidated appeal document. The document is launched globally near the end of each year to enhance advocacy and resource mobilisation. An update, known as the Mid-Year Review, is presented to donors the following July.

Donors generally fund appealing agencies directly in response to project proposals listed in appeals. The Financial Tracking Service (FTS), managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a database of appeal funding needs and worldwide donor contributions, and can be found on www.reliefweb.int/fts.

In sum, the CAP is how aid agencies join forces to provide people in need the best available protection and assistance, on time.

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Documents

Floods Response Plan for Yemen 2008 (Word) · Web viewTable IV: Yemen Floods Response Plan 2008 List of Projects (grouped by appealing organisation) as of 10 November 2008 . reliefweb.int/fts