Update on Drought Response 11 March 2011 In response to the drought in Somalia in late 2010 and early 2011, the Humanitarian Coordinator allocated $4.5 million from the emergency response of the Common Humanitarian Fund for a quick drought response. This update provides a summary of the drought response allocation. Further information is available on the CHF website at A. Background In addition to a standard allocation window, the Common Humanitarian Fund for Somalia (CHF) has an emergency reserve, in which 20% of available funding is kept to fund life-saving and time-critical humanitarian action in response to new, unforeseen emergencies. Organizations can submit proposals to the emergency reserve at any time, and the reserve is not linked to the Consolidated Appeal (CAP). As the Deyr rains in late 2010 failed, parts of Somalia faced a severe drought. Water storage tanks, water pans, and shallow wells started to dry up, putting people and their livestock at risk. Many people, especially pastoralists and agro-pastoralists, experienced acute water shortage, hundreds of animals died. Between 1 December 2010 and 16 February 2011, this forced 45,000 pastoralists into displacement; for the first time in years, some even moved into Mogadishu in search of water. Thus, the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) decided to allocate a specific envelope of at least $4.5 million from the CHF emergency reserve for an emergency drought response in the clusters for Agriculture and ($3 million) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ($1.5 million). The basis of this allocation was formed by the joint drought strategy paper by the two clusters that outlined the key focus geographical areas and priority interventions. It became clear that the situation was even worse than anticipated when the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) published its post-deyr assessment at the end of January. While the Gu rains in early 2010 had been good, leading to a bumper harvest, the Deyr rains in late 2010 were well below average. Especially in the South, this resulted in a low harvest and deterioration of livestock body conditions, which meant a worsening of food insecurity, an increase in food and water prices and a lack of labour opportunities. The number of people in need has increased by a fifth, to 2.4 million, or almost a third of the country s population. This includes 1.46 million internally displaced people, 945,000 in Acute Food and Livelihood Crisis (AFLC) and 535,000 people in Humanitarian Emergency (HE). (Some displaced people are also in AFLC and HE so the numbers do not add up to 2.4 million.) Countrywide, 1 in 7 children (16% or 241,000 children) is acutely malnourished and 1 in 25 children (4% or 57,000 children) is severely malnourished. Three-quarters of the malnourished children live in the South. Here, 1 in 4 children is acutely and 1 in 23 children severely malnourished. chf@ochasomalia.org 1
B. Drought Response 1. Process The HC issued his call for proposals to the emergency reserve on 23 December 2010. This triggered the submission of a large number of proposals: In the cluster, 24 proposals were submitted by the deadline set by the cluster; in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene () cluster, NGOs submitted 56 proposals by the deadline and another 70 proposals after the deadline, reaching a total of 150 proposals. In each cluster, the review committee where both Somali and international NGOs, UN agencies, the cluster chair and co-chair are represented reviewed the proposals and prioritized them. Staff based in Somalia were consulted, to ensure that overlap and duplication would be avoided and that organizations had the capacity to implement proposed projects. Given the large number of submitted proposals, the prioritization process was difficult and clusters had to focus on the most urgent humanitarian needs across the country. After a formal review by OCHA as the CHF secretariat, the Humanitarian Coordinator approved 27 projects in the two clusters, with a combined budget of $4.67 million. 2. Statistics Of the allocated $4.67 million, $3.2 million (67%) are for 18 projects in the Agriculture and cluster, and $1.5 million (33%) are for 9 projects in the cluster. All of the proposals were submitted by NGOs (none by UN agencies). Of the 27 approved projects, 20 with a combined budget of $3.0 million (65%) were submitted by Somali NGOs, and 7 with a combined budget of $1.7 million (35%) were submitted by international NGOs. CHF DROUGHT ALLOCATION BY CLUSTER CHF DROUGHT ALLOCATION BY AGENCY TYPE 33% INGO 35% 67% LNGO 65% chf@ochasomalia.org 2
As the drought spread across many regions of the country, the allocation had to prioritize humanitarian action in North, Central and South Somalia. The two clusters and the Humanitarian Coordinator focused the response on Hiraan ($1.08 million or 23%), Mudug ($950,000 or 20%) and Gedo ($540,000 or 12%) regions, some of the hardest hit areas. In other regions, only relatively small amounts could be allocated, such as $125,000 (4%) in Sanaag or Lower Shabelle. The geographical distribution was roughly similar in the two clusters. In the cluster, there was a particular focus on Hiraan and Gedo regions, and in the cluster on the coastal areas of Central Somalia. 3. Funded Interventions Combined, the aid agencies implementing the 27 projects will reach some 443,204 drought-affected people in need. Projects in both clusters concentrate on the provision of water to people and, where necessary, to livestock. Together, access to water accounts for $3.1 million of the allocation (68%), and 322,674 of the beneficiaries (73%). All of the projects and one third of the activities in the cluster aim at water access. The remaining two thirds of activities in the cluster focus on animal treatment including vaccination, rehabilitation using cash-for-work approach and fodder production. Most of the interventions have an implementation period of 3 to 6 months to address the most acute needs before the anticipated onset of rainy season in April and to help bridge the period until next harvest in August. Fodder production 4% Cash-f orwork 7% CHF DROUGHT ALLOCATION: BENEFICIARIES BY ACTIVITY Animal treatment 16% Access to water 73% Fodder production 12% Cash-f orwork 13% CHF DROUGHT ALLOCATION: AMOUNT BY ACTIVITY Animal treatment 7% Access to water 68% chf@ochasomalia.org 3
Annex 1: Map of CHF Project Locations for Drought Response chf@ochasomalia.org 4
Annex 2: List of CHF Drought Response Projects Cluster Project Code 0489-042ER 0489-044ER 0489-043ER 0489-041ER 0489-039ER 0489-038ER 0489-047ER 0489-040ER 0489-048ER 0489-045ER 0489-046ER 0489-049ER 0489-050ER 0489-051ER 0489-052ER Project Title Emergency Drought Response Project for Abudwak District, Galgaduud Region Organizati Budget on PASOS $100,000 Gedo Drought Response Project SADO $349,960 Emergency Assistance for Drought-Affected Populations in Galgaduud and Gedo regions, South/Central Somalia Fodder Provision Emergency Support for Drought-Affected Communities in Buloburto and Jalalaqsi Districts Emergency Livelihood Support for Vulnerable Drought-Affected Pastoralists in Buloburte District, Hiraan Emergency Drought Mitigation Measures for Vulnerable Agropastoral and Pastoral Households in Jalalaqsi Emergency Support to Population Affected by Drought in Mudug Emergency Drought Response, Buloburto District, Hiraan Emergency Intervention to Save Lives and of Pastoral and Agropastoral Populations in Humanitarian Emergency, Elberde and Yet Districts, Bakool Emergency Drought Mitigation for Vulnerable Agropastoral and Pastoral Households from the Effects of Drought in Adan Yabaal, Middle Shabelle Emergency Fodder Provision and Drought Response Activities in Lower and Middle Shabelle Emergency Livelihood Support for Riverine Communities in Jamaame District Water Voucher for Livestock Emergency Drought Response Project in Sool Region Emergency Drought Reponse through Water Supply to Drought- Affected Poor Households in El- Afweine and Erigavo Districts of Sanaag Region Emergency Support to Vulnerable Agropastoral and Pastoral Households from the Effects of Drought in Beletweyne District of Hiraan Region Solidarités $198,000 SOADO $200,000 Riverine Relief Program $114,988 WOCCA $114,980 VSF $200,000 Germany HARDO, $100,000 SAMRADO JCC $149,970 WOCCA $135,000 Agrosphere $249,550 AFREC $200,000 SOMTRAG $125,000 ADO $125,000 GEELO $115,000 chf@ochasomalia.org 5
Cluster Project Code 0489-053ER 0489-054ER 0489-064ER 0489-057ER 0489-058ER 0489-062ER 0489-056ER 0489-055ER 0489-060ER 0489-061ER 0489-059ER 0489-063ER Project Title Emergency Animal Health Intervention Project For the Protection of Livestock from the Potentially Devastating Impact of Livestock Diseases for the Poor Pastoralist and Agropastoralist Households in Hiraan Region Emergency Cash for Work to Rehabilitate Strategic Agricultural Infrastructure for Destitute Floodand Drought-Affected Riverine and Agropastoral Communities in Beletweyne District Emergency Access to Water for Drought-Affected Pastoralists in Hobyo, Haradheere and Adado Villages, South Central Somalia Rapid Assistance for Drought- Affected People in Xarardheere District, Mudug Emergency Water Access by Vouchers in 19 Selected Villages in Hobyo District, South Mudug, Somalia Emergency Water Delivery by Voucher System to Drought- Affected Communities in South Mudug Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Intervention for Conflictand Disaster-Affected Populations Improvement of Water Access For Pastoralist Communities and Newly Displaced People in Galgaduud and Mudug Regions Emergency Provision of Water Through Voucher System and Promotion of Hygiene Practices in Ceel-Waaq District, Gedo Emergency Rehabilitation of Strategic Boreholes in Hiraan Emergency Response and Mitigation in Drought-Affected Pastoral Locations of Bari Region Emergency Intervention to Save Lives of Drought-Affected Pastoralists and Agropastoralists in Middle Juba Organizati Budget on CERELPA $200,000 AGRO- CARE Save the Children $100,000 $374,679 RAWA $66,900 SDRO $115,451 YME $249,957 Oxfam GB $246,199 CISP $136,937 Soma- Action $94,997 WARDI $131,724 Shilcon $229,720 JCC $249,954 chf@ochasomalia.org 6