iom pakistan flood response six months on booklet

8/10/2019 IOM Pakistan Flood Response Six Months on Booklet

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IOM PAKISTAN FLOOD RESPONSE:

SIX MONTHS ON


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The InternationalOrganization forMigration (IOM)hasworked inPakistan

forthirtyyearsandtheGovernmentofPakistanhasbeenamemberstateof

IOMsince1992.Asanintergovernmentalorganizationweareproudtohave

been a partner in this governmentled humanitarian response. This

partnership also includes the United Nations, other IASC members, and

many localorganizations. These strong relationshipsallowus to currently

deliver large scale assistance as we have done before when the resilient

people of Pakistan faced other hardships due to impact from natural

disasters.

IOMteamsarestilldiscoveringisolatedpocketsoffloodaffectedfamiliesin

greatneed.One suchexample isMrsPiyariKhatoon, awidowwith seven

children, who had moved to higher ground with her children when her

village in Jacobabaddistrict, Sindh,was flooded in September. She lostall

her livestockandherhousewascompletelydestroyed.When contactwas

firstmade,herfamilywaslivinginahutmadeofgrassandsticks,andtrying

tofindmudtomakebricksandrebuildtheirhouse.Herassetswerelostbut

her determination was strong and spirit unbroken. She was given plastic

tarpaulins,blanketsandakitchensetprovidedbymultiplegenerousdonors.

The team isnowhelpinghercommunitybuildasafeanddisasterresistant

shelterfor

the

family.

IOMsresponsetothefloodscrisishasincludedshelterclustercoordination

servicesatthedistrict,provincialandfederal levels,emergencyshelterand

nonfooditem(NFI)distributions,healthservices,masscommunications,aid

worker security training and support to the governments disaster

managementauthority.Asmanyareasmoveintotheearlyrecoveryperiod,

IOMissupportingsustainablereturnwithnewlongertermprogramming.

Thisbooklet is dedicated to the spirit and perseveranceof the citizens of

Pakistan who have been affected by the floods and the Government of

Pakistan

which

is

working

tirelessly

to

address

the

needs

of

her

people.

Sincerely,

HassanAbdelMoneimMostafa

RegionalRepresentative,IOMCluster

coordination

Emergencyshelter

Earlyrecovery

shelter

Mass

communications

Health

SupporttoNDMA

Community

restoration

Aidworker

securitytraining


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Cluster

coo

rdination

IOMwasrequestedtoleadtheShelterClustersresponseto the floodsby

both the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the

humanitariancommunity.ItsextensivepresenceacrossPakistan,experience

leading the cluster following the 2005 earthquake and close relationships

withgovernment counterpartsmean theorganization iswellpositioned to

providethisservice.

IOMcoordinatestheshelterandnonfooditemresponsebothnationallyand

in three provinces affected by the floodsPunjab, Sindh and Pakistan

administeredKashmir

(PAK).

The

support

provided

includes

coordination,

informationmanagementandtechnicalexpertise.

TheShelterClusterhasproducedanddisseminatedanumberofstrategies

and reports including the Shelter Strategy, Winterization Guidelines and

TechnicalGuidelines forEarlyRecovery.TheClustergathers informationon

who is doing what and where and uses this to producemaps of shelter

clustermembersareasofoperation.Clustermembersreportplannedand

actual distributions of emergency shelter and non food items,aswellas

planned and completed early recovery shelters to theCluster. TheCluster

disseminatesneedandgapanalyses,bothasnumericaldataandasneedand

gapmaps.

All

this

information

can

be

found

on

the

Shelter

Cluster

website:

www.shelterpakistan.org.

Sixmonths after floodingbegan, emergency shelterhasbeenprovided to

over824,000households, representingcoverage of 47%of the estimated

numberofhousesdamagedordestroyed.Coverageisexpectedtoincrease

to62%.Alsodistributedareover1.9millionblankets,521,000kitchensets

and56,700toolkits.

Over127,000earlyrecoverysheltershavebeenreportedascommittedby

Shelter Cluster members and over 7,000 have been completed to date.

These

commitments

represent

coverage

of

19%

of

the

number

of

destroyed

houses and increased funding is therefore urgently needed to meet the

unprecedentedneedformoredurablesolutions.

Priorities for the Shelter Cluster in the early recovery period includes

ongoing advocacy to address unmet needs; improving coordination and

formalizingagreementswithdistrict coordination focalpoints; refining the

ShelterClusterstrategytoensureprovincialownership;improvingtargeting;

engagingwiththeprivatesector;anddevisinganexitstrategy.


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Em

ergenc

y

shelter

IOManditspartnershavedistributedemergencyshelterandnonfooditems

(NFIs) to over 265,500 households, mostly in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber

Pakhtunkhwaprovinces.Oncefinaldistributionshavebeencompleted,IOM

expects to have reached over 394,000 households. In line with Shelter

Clusterguidelines,emergencyshelterandNFIkitscan includeplasticsheets

ora tent, aswellasblankets,kitchen sets, ropes andpoles. IOMhasalso

distributedbuckets,jerrycansandhygienekits insupportofthewaterand

sanitation (WASH) cluster.Many of these items were received as in kind

donationsfromdonorsincludingDFID,OFDA,ECHOandtheGovernmentof

Japan.Others

were

directly

procured,

either

locally

or

internationally,

by

IOM.

Itemsissuedfordistributionbyimplementingpartners(Jan2011):

IOMworksthroughanetworkof implementingpartners ineachprovincial

suboffice. These 150 international and national non profit organizations

(NGOs) are responsible for carrying out need assessments and organizing

distributions. Their local knowledge and experience is invaluable to IOMs

effectivenessintheprovinces. Afewofthepartnerscurrentlyworkingwith

IOMasimplementingpartnersincludeActed,SavetheChildren,Goal,Indus

Rural Development Organization (IRDO), Muslim Hands, Youth Front

PakistanandSanjh.

WayForward

IOM is distributing large numbers of blankets in response to the Shelter

Clusterswinterization strategy.Over70,000blanketsarebeingdistributed

in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including districts Shangla, Kohistan and

Swat.QuiltsandraisedbeddingarebeingdistributedinPunjabandSindh.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has declared that

emergencydistributionsshouldendon31stJanuary2011,except incertain

areas of Sindh province which are still flooded. IOM will continue to

distributeemergencyshelterandnonfooditemsintheseareas.

Emergencyshelter Blankets Kitchensets

KhyberPaktunkhwa 12782 84,025 1,650

Punjab 96,600 235,505 68,108

NorthernSindh 70,970 220,718 65,658

SouthernSindh 85,077 186,233 59,515

Total 265,500 726,481 194,931


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Hea

lth

IOMs teams in southern Punjab and southern Sindh have provided life

savingmedical treatment toover66,000patients in fixedclinicsandover

2,500patients inmobileoutreach clinics. In September2010, IOM setup

two clinics in Punjab, Rural Health Center (RHC) Shehr Sultan in district

Muzzaffargarh andRHC KotMithan indistrictRajanpur. Four clinicswere

established inSindh:RHCGharoandRHCChohar indistrictThattaandRHC

JharracandIOMClinicJuhiindistrictDadu.

IOMprovidestransporttoreferseriouslyillpatientstotertiaryhealthcare

centers.This

referral

assistance

has

been

provided

to

829

patients

in

Punjab

andSindhtodate.IOMsmedicalteamshavebeenraisingawarenessofthis

serviceandthehealthservicesavailableatthetertiaryhealthcarefacilities.

IOMsmedicalteamisfocusingparticularlyonprovidingprimaryhealthcare

services towomen and children,both in fixedclinicsaswellas inmobile

outreach clinics. Patients are treated for a range of diseases, including

diarrhea,suspectedmalariaandeye,skinandrespiratoryinfections.

In addition, teams disseminate information about disease prevention.

Hygiene kits are distributed by the teams in the fixed clinics andmobile

outreachclinics.

In

October,

IOMs

team

celebrated

Global

Hand

Washing

Day with a large campaign to teach adults and children about the

importance of clean hands in preventing diseases. The team distributed

mosquitonetstoaffectees inSindhandPunjab inresponsetoanoutbreak

inDenguefever.

IOMmedicalteamswillcontinuetoprovidehealthservicestofloodaffected

communities in southern Punjab and southern Sindh through the early

recoveryperiod.

In addition, a preexisting innovative telemedicine and teleradiology

service

will

be

extended

to

new

clinics

in

southern

Punjab

to

allow

for

remote specialist consultations. This service allows specialist doctors to

diagnoseandtreatpatientsataremotelocation,allowingpatientsaccessto

awiderangeofserviceswhich

IOMs teams areworking closelywith district health officers in Rajanpur,

Muzaffargarh, Thatta andDadu to discuss needs for infrastructure repair

andupgrade.Manyofthehealthfacilitieswerebadlydamagedbythefloods

andareinneedofinfrastructurerepairandprovisionofequipmenttomeet

theneedsofthefloodaffectedpopulation.


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Security

Awareness

Ind

uction

Training

(SAIT)

Over the last decade, Pakistan has become an increasingly hostile

environmenttoworkin.ThePakistanmilitaryoperationsundertheUSled

waronterrorismhaveincreasedtheprospectsofreprisalsbythemilitants

against soft targets. In addition, the current floods crisis has caused

additionalsecurityrisks,includingviolenceduringdistributionsandlooting

ofrelieftransportvehicles.

PakistanSecurityAwarenessInductionTraining(PSAIT)isasecuritytraining

providedbyIOMforhumanitarianaidworkersworking inPakistan.PSAIT

isbased

on

asimilar

course

provided

in

Jordan

for

UN

staff

deployed

in

Iraq.

The Pakistan version is tailored to meet the specific needs of local and

internationalnongovernmentalorganizations(NGOs)operatinginhighrisk

areas.

Thecurrentfloodscrisishascausedalargeinfluxoflocalandinternational

humanitarianaidworkersintoareaswheremanydonothaveexperienceof

workingandliving.

Increasingly,reports

are

being

received

of

robberies

and

looting,

violence

at

distributionpointsandtowardsNGOvehicles,crowdcontrolproblemsand

threatsof targetedviolence including kidnapping.A coursehas therefore

beendesignedspecificallyforhumanitarianworkersinfloodaffectedareas.

SAIT provides staff with a mission specific security training including a

comprehensive understanding of the security environment. Participants

learn criteriawithwhich to assess their abilities and limitations to react

whentheirownsafetyand/or thatof theircolleaguesmaybeatrisk.The

trainingaimsto instill instaffagreaterdegreeofconfidence inmanaging

seriousandpotentiallylifethreateningsituations.

The practical training involves simulations of realistic situations an aid

workermightencounter,inwhichparticipantsmustworkasateamandput

theirtheoreticalknowledgeintopractice.Participantsalsoreviewbasicfirst

aid skills and learn techniques for dealing with stress when working in

intenseandriskyenvironments.

Womenareparticularlyencouragedtoparticipate inthetraining.Training

for NGOs is subsidized to allow staff who are often on the frontline of

humanitarianassistanceactivitiestoparticipate.


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Support

to

NDM

A

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) was established in

2007 and is mandated by the Government of Pakistan to oversee and

coordinatealldisasterresponseactivities.IOMisprovidingsupporttobuild

NDMAscapacity to respond to the floods.NDMA identifiedgaps including

expertsforstrategicplanning;foodandtentprocurement;andtransportof

reliefsuppliestooperationalhubsintheprovinces.

IOM isprovidingdirectsupporttargetingprioritygaps identifiedbyNDMA.

Todate,thisassistancehasbeenusedtorecruitexpertstobolstercapacity;

procurefood

packages

and

tents

for

flood

affected

families;

and

provide

supporttotheNDMApipeline.

NDMA is being supported to establish a Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) in

Islamabad.SixtyfourstaffhavebeensecondedbyIOMtoNDMA.TheSPUs

mandate includes developing disaster management guidelines and

principles; spearheading resource mobilization for disaster management;

and developing national response plans and monitoring and evaluation

systems.

45,000 food packages includingwheat flour, lentilsandoilwereprocured

fromUtility

Stores,

alocal

food

supplier.

In

addition,

7,125

tents

have

been

procuredandsenttoMultanfordistributiontovulnerablefamiliesinPunjab.

IOM acted as consignee for inkind donations of emergency supplies to

NDMA.Todate,39flightsandoneoverlandshipment fromvariousdonors

have been received and processed. In addition, IOM provides logistics

supporttotransportNDMAsreliefgoods.Todate,412 truckloadsof relief

goods have been sent to various locations including Peshawar, Multan,

Sukkur,Swat,KohistanandGilgit.

Wayforward

The human resource support component of the program has significantly

enhancedNDMAscapacitydue tothecreationof theSPU, logisticscell, IT

cell(includingacallcenter)andamediacell.Thishumanresourcecapacity

will enable NDMA to effectively implement and monitor early recovery

initiativesduring2011.

AsNDMAisthefederalleadagencywiththemandateofconductingdisaster

management inPakistan, ithasrequestedIOMtoextend itssupporttothe

programuntil31stDecember2011.


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Aseriesofcommunityrestorationandrehabilitationactivitieswillsupport

the recoveryprocess in sixtypriority areas inPunjab and Sindhprovinces.

These activitieswill restore livelihoods,with a focus on small businesses,

agriculture and restoration of productive assets; and restore basic

communityservices.

Access to essential services will be restored through laborintensive

rehabilitation of basic and critical infrastructure of floodaffected

communitiesandhouseholdsat risk. In implementing theseactivities, IOM

aimsto

reduce

environmental

hazards

and

disaster

risk

exacerbated

by

or

resultedfromthefloods.

IOMscommunityrestorationactivitiesaimtocatalyzetherecoveryprocess

with debris removal, restoration of community infrastructure and

livelihoods that enables or supports the return of flood victims. IOMwill

support populations with restoration and repair to key community

infrastructuredamagedordestroyedduringtheflooding,suchaswaterand

sanitation systems, public administration buildings, link roads, flood

protectionwalls,irrigationandharveststoragesystems.

Inaddition

to

directly

working

through

local

contractors,

IOM

will

also

engage local Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to rehabilitate

community infrastructure,withaview toaugmenting the capacityof local

organizationsinthefloodaffectedarea.

Households will be engaged in repair and restoration activities through

labourintensivecashforworkinitiativesthatwillassistthemtomeettheir

postreturnbasic survivalneeds.Allpurpose agricultural andhouse repair

tool kits will be distributed to flood affectees. Additionally, a grant

mechanism for restoration of assets for small businesses will be

administered to revitalize these key sectors of the economic and social

environment.

Finally, female community groups (such as school teachers, craftswomen

andgardenfarmers)willbeprovidedgrantstoaddresssomeoftheirpriority

needs in the recovery process. The financial supportwill aim to advance

beneficiaries economic and social wellbeing, privacy, protection and

dignity. Community advisoryboardswill be establishedwithparticipation

from representatives of different interest groups and local leaders. These

boardswillprovide input into the selectionofbeneficiaries for the grants

programsandinfrastructurerestorationactivities.

Com

m

unity

restoration


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Establishedin1951,IOMisthele

organizationinthefieldofmigrat

governmental,intergovernment

partners

With132

member

states,

afurthe

statusandofficesinover100cou

promotinghumaneandorderlym

all.

Inadditiontomigrationprograms

advisesonmedicalandpubliche

postemergencyrelief,rehabilitatio

conductsapplied


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Theachievements

detailed

in

this

booklet

have

been

made

possible

through

the

generoussupportofAmericares,AusAid,CERF,CIDA,CzechRepublic,DFID,ERF,ECHO,

Finland,Japan,OFDA,SAS,SIDA,USAIDandUSAIM

Formoreinformation:

[email protected]

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House

1,

Street

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