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Humanitarian Assistance Programme

OBJECTIVE

Contribute to reduce the level of vulner-ability of Afghan population affected or

displaced by natural disasters by provid-ing lifesaving emergency relief, piloting

disaster risk reduction measures and providing technical support to ANDMA.

OUTCOME 1

Meet the Emergency Shelter and NFI needs of natural disaster-affected or

displaced populations and reduce vul-nerability to secondary displacement.

OUTCOME 2

Increase preparedness of vulnerable communities in disaster-prone areas to

cope with the impact of floods.

OUTCOME 3

Increase the ability and capacity of AND-MA officials at the national and provin-cial levels to better coordinate disaster

response and conduct assessments.

13 Recorded Incidents

8 Assessed Incidents

480 Affected Families

3,130 Affected Individuals

141 Families Assisted

882 Individuals Assisted

243 NFIs Distributed

9 Provinces Affected

Programme Overview IOM’s Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP) was borne out of the need to provide emergency and recovery assistance to natural disaster-affected and displaced communities country-wide, with its major aim being to save lives and prevent further displacement. Hu-manitarian needs are addressed through the distribution of Non-Food Item (NFI) kits and Emergency Shelter kits (ES), prepositioned in 24 locations throughout the country for rapid distribution. To enhance the programme’s efficiency and accountability, IOM has developed a comprehensive natural hazard incident database. The database supports HAP’s operational and monitoring needs, in addi-tion to allowing swift information sharing on natural disasters (ND) and movements of natural disaster-induced IDPs with other humani-tarian actors in Afghanistan. This report summarizes activities imple-mented and results achieved from July through August 2014.

August 2014

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HIGHLIGHTS (July-Aug 2014)

IOM AFGHANISTAN Humanitarian Assistance

Programme Update

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A total of 251 natural disaster incidents were recorded across the country, of which 131 inci-dent were assessed through 424 rapid assess-ments conducted by IOM and its counterparts. In total, 16,968 families (115,155 individuals) were affected by natural disaster incidents. Of these, 3,549 families (22,443 individuals) were displaced, mainly by floods and landslides in the North, Northeast, Southeast and West re-gions of Afghanistan. IOM assisted 9,505 af-fected families with 15,819 kits/modules, while a total of 5,656 families were assisted by other humanitarian agencies. The chart on the right indicates the breakdown of affected fami-lies per region, while the following table summa-rizes the types of assistance distributed.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (HAP) UPDATE August 2014

Natural Disaster Trends 1 January-31 Aug 2014

Between January and August 2014, floods, landslides, heavy rainfall, harsh winter and river bank erosion heav-ily affected the Northern, Northeastern, Western, Central Highland, South, Southeastern, Eastern and Central regions of the country. In total, 6,884 shelters were completely destroyed, 7,257 shelters were severely damaged and 1,506 were moderately damaged in Sar-e-Pol, Faryab, Jowzjan, Balkh, Samangan, Baghlan, Takhar, Badakhshan, Badghis, Kunar, Khost, Maidan Wardak and Nangarhar provinces. 447 people were killed and 210 others injured by floods, heavy rainfall and landslides.

Natural Disaster-Affected and Displaced Families 1 January to 31 Aug 2014

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HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (HAP) UPDATE August 2014

July-Aug Update by Regions:

Northeast Region: During the reporting period, one landslide incident was reported in Takhar province, affecting three families (eight individuals). Four peo-ple were killed and three sustained injuries. An assess-ment was carried out by CONCERN and assistance (food and non-food items) was provided by CONCERN and WFP.

South East Region: Two flood incidents were report-ed in Khost and Paktya, affecting 314 families (1996 individuals). Joint assessments were conducted by IOM, ANDMA , IRC, ARCS and DAIL and NFI/food needs were covered by IOM, IRC, RRD, ANDMA and WFP.

Central Region: During July and August, one flood incident was recorded in Maidan Wardak province. 65 families (409 individuals) were affected. A joint assessment was conducted by WFP and ARCS, following which NFI and food needs were covered by ARCS and DRC.

East Region: During July and August, five flood incidents were reported in Kunar, Nooristan and Nangarhar provinces. 98 families (717 individuals) were affected and ten individuals sustained injuries. Joint assessments were conducted by IOM, IMC, ANDMA, NRC, IRC and ARCS, with NFI and food needs for the affected families covered by IMC, ANDMA, WFP, ARCS and NRC.

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Houses destroyed by landslide in Zaker Abad village, Takhar, Chah Ab District (Photo Credit: CONCERN Worldwide)

Assessment of flood-affected families in Ghondi village, Gardez district, Paktya

Kits / Modules

Blanket Module

Emergency Shelter Kit

Family Module

Family Revitalization Kit

Solar Module

Tarpaulin Winter

Kit Winter Module

Total

Total 4,077 3,817 3,194 1,517 1,311 452 415 1,036 15,819

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HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (HAP) UPDATE August 2014

With support from OFDA USAID, Humanitarian Assistance Programme has been able to make real impact in the lives of most vulnerable families affected by natural disasters.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Activities under HAP IOM’s current DRR activities under the Humanitarian Assistance Programme aimed to build flood protection systems in ten flash flood-prone communities identified through the Humanitarian Assistance Database (HADB). The structures were assembled in the lower parts of watersheds, ensuring the protection of human lives, land, houses and livestock. The implementation included land excavation and the installation of gabions, with environmental impact assessments integrated into the project planning.

14 DRR Projects Completed IOM began integrating DRR activities into its disaster response in 2013, and to date has built 14 flood reten-tion gabion walls across ten provinces. Site assessments, followed by technical surveys, design and cost esti-mates for ten DRR gabion projects started in July 2013. A cost-effective approach was made possible through working closely with communities, including hiring local laborers and procuring raw materials locally. IOM implemented 14 projects with a total gabion wall length of 2,503 meters, the last of which was completed in June 2014. After the first flood season of 2014, IOM assessed the impact of the gabion walls. It was found that the 14 gabion walls protected 39 villages, 8,000 houses, and 1,460 acres of agricultural land. Further-more, the project employed 14,590 local laborers during the agricultural off-season, thereby further contrib-uting to the economy of the communities.

Planned DRR Projects 2014-15

DRR activities will continue to be main-streamed in emergency response and pre-paredness through structural and non-structural initiatives. These activities are based on clear needs and will include en-hancing resilience through community-based disaster risk management, “build saf-er shelter” trainings and cash-for-work DRR infrastructure construction, contributing to the resilience of the communities prone to natural disasters. During July and August, several consultation meetings were held with provincial ANDMAs, DoRRD and water management departments to identify poten-tial locations for DRR gabion wall construc-tion.

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IOM’s main counterparts during the months of July and August were:

ANDMA, IRC, NRC, DoRR, WFP, ARCS, DAIL, Save the Children, IMC, OCHA, CONCERN and DoRR

DRR gabion wall, Sayad village, Mahmood Raqi district, Kapisa

Site visit to Nanakzai Village, Mehtarlam district, Lahgman August 2014

5 For more information, please contact Gul Mohammad Ahmadi (gahmadi@iom.int),

Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP), IOM Afghanistan

Additional Needs Identified During the Months of July and August

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME (HAP) UPDATE August 2014

Shelter/NFIs

69 houses were completely destroyed, 401 houses were severely damaged and 535 were moderately damaged.

91 families lived with host families

460 families had their household supplies destroyed

441 families had their beddings damaged

85 families lost their work tools

127 families lost their clothing

WASH

Reports of damage to primary water sources (bore well, stream, karez) occurred in the natural disaster-affected areas. 94% of the affected communities assessed indicated that the they have enough water for drinking, but 12% stated the quality of the water is not good. Seven percent of the affected communities indicated that they do not have access to latrines, while 94% of the affected families said that they are washing their hands after defecating.

FSAC

425 families lost their food supplies .

99% of the affected populations have access to nearest functioning market.

99% of the affected families have money to purchase food.

535 jiribs of agricultural lands and farm lands were damaged or destroyed.

Approximately 94 livestock were killed.

Health

The majority of the affected communities (99 %) stated that they have access to health facilities and to basic and adequate medical supplies. No pregnancies, trauma, diar-rhea or respiratory cases were reported from the affected areas.

Hazards

83% of the assessed areas in Kunar, Khost, Nuristan, Maidan Wardak and Paktya where natural incidents were recorded were inaccessible due to hazards (Mines /UXO /IEDs, Armed Conflict, Armed Groups) during the reporting period.

Protection

22 individuals were recorded as being from vulnera-ble groups, including:

8 Unaccompanied Minors

4 Severely Disabled

8 with Disabling Injuries

2 Female-Headed Households

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International Organization for Migration AfghanistanNatural Disaster Affected Population by Province from 1/Jan/2014 to 31/Aug/2014

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Projection: Geographic/WGS-84Creation data: 19 - Oct 2014 02:10 PMData Source(s): IOM HAP(Humanitarian Assistance Programme) databaseDisclaimer: The data, boundaries and names, and designationsused on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance of IOM. All information are subject to change given the rapid changes in the field.For specific inquiries, please send an email to:Doc Name: ND Affected Population by province

iomkabulim@iom.int

Affected Families01 - 210211 - 484485 - 694695 - 13491350 - 2738

Affected Individuals! 01 - 409! 410 - 1495! 1496 - 3329! 3330 - 4865! 4866 - 9258! 9259 - 16107

Provincial Boundaries

Humanitarian Assistance ProgrammeTotal Affected Families Total Affected Individuals

16,968 115,155Province Deaths Injuried

BADGHIS 15 8BADAKHSHAN 258 9BAGHLAN 87 23BALKH 2 0BAMYAN 2 7FARAH 3 2FARYAB 35 65GHOR 14 22HILMAND 3 5JAWZJAN 0 1KABUL 6 11KANDAHAR 5 7KUNAR 1 7KHOST 2 15PAKTYA 4 13PARWAN 3 3SAMANGAN 1 0TAKHAR 4 5URUZGAN 1 3Total 447 210

Disclaimer and Source: This map is compiled by iMMAP on IOM data of natural

disasters occurred in 2014. Datum/Projection: WGS84/Geographic. Date created:

22/10/2014.

iMMAP in Afghanistan is funded by The United States Agency for International

Development (USAID)/ Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). The

data, boundaries and names and the designations used on this map do not imply

official endorsement or acceptance by iMMAP or USAID/OFDA. All information is

the best available at the time this map was produced. For copies or information

regarding specific data sources and methodology: Afghanistan@immap.org.

Data source: IOM

PROVINCE Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug TOTAL

Badakhshan 0 0 70 1,128 2,962 196 0 0 4,356

Badghis 0 0 0 1,148 144 203 0 0 1,495

Baghlan 0 0 0 984 1,794 5,907 0 0 8,685

Balkh 0 0 325 3,324 5,609 0 0 0 9,258

Bamyan 13 0 5 1,007 1,052 0 0 0 2,077

Farah 0 0 2,534 0 2,165 0 0 0 4,699

Faryab 0 40 660 13,349 2,058 0 0 0 16,107

Ghazni 0 1,422 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,422

Ghor 77 0 271 35 1,920 0 0 0 2,303

Helmand 0 3,802 2,304 0 343 0 0 0 6,449

Herat 38 0 0 303 453 0 0 0 794

Jawzjan 0 0 0 11,598 3,781 0 0 0 15,379

Kabul 0 0 711 0 7,136 0 0 0 7,847

Kandahar 14 634 0 0 518 0 0 0 1,166

Kapisa 0 0 454 374 166 0 0 0 994

Khost 0 0 0 140 434 0 0 1762 2,336

Kunar 0 0 152 0 0 0 63 140 355

Kunduz 105 0 0 120 0 0 0 0 225

Laghman 0 0 198 77 0 0 0 0 275

Logar 0 1,038 1,416 0 875 0 0 0 3,329

Maydan Wardak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 409 409

Nangarahr 0 0 0 480 0 0 8 485 973

Nimroz 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 154

Nuristan 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21

Paktya 0 0 39 0 0 0 234 0 273

Panjsher 0 136 448 424 0 0 0 0 1,008

Parwan 0 476 2,470 92 565 0 0 0 3,603

Samangan 0 0 0 831 2,939 0 0 0 3,770

Sari Pul 0 0 0 3,034 0 0 0 0 3,034

Takhar 0 356 0 826 1,789 1,886 0 8 4,865

Uruzgan 2,769 0 4,725 0 0 0 0 0 7,494

TOTAL 3,016 7,904 16,782 39,428 36,703 8,192 326 2,804 115,155

LEGEND Heavy rain Flood Landslide Other Drought Multiple Avalanche Harsh winter River erosion

AFGHANISTAN

Number of individuals affected by Month, Province and Type Number of individuals affected by natural disasters by Province

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Rapid Assessment Form (RAF) – Country overview January to August 2014