Sri Lanka Tsunami Operation

Water and Sanitation

Mexico 13th – 14th March, 2006

Fidel Pena, WatSan Coordinator

In the previous annual meeting…..

National Society response Federation response

ERU’s Deployment (Specialized Water, Distribution and trucking modules)

PNS’s response

In previous Tsunami Meetings’s …..

June 2005, Sri Lanka

• Emergency phase was almost over….

• Transition phase just taking off

• Rehabilitation and Development in planning phase

Coordination is still a very big issue …

During emergency and even now….

Emergency phase“Outside the RC movement…..”

AffectedAffectedPopulationPopulation

IFRC

ICRC

PrivateNGOs

WFPNGOs

UNDP

MIL

OCHA

Humanitarian Coordinator

Local Authorities

LTTE FACT

Embassies

Donors

NGOsPNS

UNHCR/CARUN

UNICEF

NGOs

TAFREN

UNDAC

Media

Sri Lanka Red Cross

NGOs

NGOs

WHO

NGOs

NGOs

NGOs

In November 2005, (Maldives)Sri Lanka presentation Coordination role of IFRC:

Concept papers Project proposals Technical Committee Liaison with ICRC, SLRCS and PNS’s Signature of MoU with NWS&DB

Implementation of multilateral projects 4 Districts

Conclusions (challenges….)

• Technical expertise

• Coordination inside Red Cross Movement

• SLRCS new activity

• Risk to be involved in high-tech vs IFRC approach

• Clear exit strategy in future

So far what has been achieved?RC Movement platform

• More coherent intervention between RC actors• In almost all the cases good coordination in sharing and updating information• Procedures are almost establish for everybody

Implementation of IFRC funds

• Short list of consultant’s for big projects • Galle 1 phase 1 is on going• Rehab of WTP in Ampara contract is to be signed this month• Transitional shelter intervention (3 Districts)• Jaffna 02 project approved by RC Mov.

Jaffna 02 project Supply of water to 18 new resetlement areas in

Jaffna

• 18 Tsunami resettlement sites of which 4 are SLRCS / ARC housing projects

• 3,211 families (approx 12,504 beneficiaries),

• 18 resettlement sites,• 1 Hospital, and• 5 Schools.

Future activities•Coordination

WatSan Coordinator WatSan Software Delegate PNS implementationCapacity Building of SLRCS

• Implementation Deputy WatSan Coordinator Hygiene promotion in IFRC projects Expand projects up to 6 in 4 Districts

Thank youGracias

AmeseginalehuTatendaWebaleDankieSpasiva

AnyikisipsioAmen

She-sheArigatoTack

Danke