Humanitarian Bulletin DRCU

Issue 2 | 1 April – 30 June 2019

In this issue

Overview of Emergency Situations P.1

Emergency response preparedness P.2 HIGHLIGHTS • Repotting period was relatively Planned activities P.5 calm across in Kyrgyzstan, there Risk Monitoring overview for 2018 P.5 were no emergencies that lead to Kyrgyzstan. Credit: OCHA request international support.

• The preparedness activities in Kyrgyzstan is going underway. Various partners are Overview of Emergency Situations

strengthening emergency preparedness by conducting

workshops, simexes, trainings 14 5 83.1 mln and round tables.

• Quarterly Risk Monitoring Number of emergencies People died Economic loss (KGS) overview since 1 January 2019

• Upcoming events According to the MoES there was no earthquakes that could have had human and economic losses. Moreover, from the beginning of 2019 there was no medium- to large- scale emergencies that led to the request of international assistance.

GRAPH 1. ECONOMIC LOSSES BY OBLASTS (%)

Graph 1. Economic losses by oblasts. The source of information: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

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Emergency response preparedness

Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in , Kyrgyzstan

On April 5, 2019 tripartite collegium of the Ministries of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took place in Bishkek for the first time. The Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan (RCSK) with the financial support of the German Red Cross (GRC) provided support to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic (MoES KR) in the organization of this event. Representatives of the Red Crescent Societies of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also participated in this event. During this tripartite collegium, various topics pertaining to the disaster risk reduction (DRR) have been discussed, including the conduction of the joint cross-border simulation exercise at the end of September this year.

Intersectoral cooperation meeting for civil protection services and Coordinators of the DRCU sectors on emergency preparedness and response

MoES and DRCU Secretariat organized the meting on 25 April to raise awareness of the role and capacity of civil protection services, the DRCU sectors and international tools and services in emergency response, strengthen inter-sector collaboration and coordination for emergency preparedness and response. All civil protection services and DRCU sector coordinators participated in the meeting. As a result, a number of necessary actions and recommendations were highlighted, which are to be realized in the next months and during 2019 to improve the sectoral interaction and coordination for emergency preparedness and response.

Earthquake response simulation exercise with the participation of DRCU

In the period from 15 May to 17 May, a simulation exercise was held in Kyrgyzstan with government agencies and Civil Protection forces on the theme: “Actions of the government bodies and forces of the District Civil Defense in the event of a natural emergency or threat (earthquake)”. According to the plan, the exercise was carried out in two stages with successive testing of issues related to the implementation of measures under the threat of a natural emergency - an earthquake and organization, and emergency and rescue and other urgent work in the emergency zone. Practical events were held as close to reality as possible - a tent camp was deployed in the training ground to receive affected population, a field kitchen was organized, a medical aid station was organized, a headquarters was set up, a fire train and a helicopter were brought in to deliver humanitarian aid, as well as emergency evacuation. About 1,000 people were involved in the exercise from the Civil Protection services, 60 units of light and engineering equipment, 30 tent units were supplied. The DRCU Sector Coordinators, the DRCU Secretariat took part in this exercise to work out the coordination and communication mechanism during an emergency. At the end of the event, a hearing was held, and its preliminary results were summed up; an assessment was made of the actions of the governing bodies.

On June 17 a handover event was held in to transfer equipment and materials to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as part of the UNICEF “Safe Schools” project funded by the Government of Japan.

The Ambassador of Japan to the Kyrgyz Republic, Yoshihiro Yamamura, and the UNICEF Representative, Yukie Mokuo, handed over two training vehicles equipped with computers, multimedia equipment and training materials to the Ministry of Emergency A handover event to transfer equipment and materials to the Ministry Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic. The equipment was of Emergency Situations, UNICEF, 17 June 2019

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provided to strengthen the capacity of the MES Training Centers and will increase the outreach of the population, including remote schools and municipalities, with training on disaster risk management and emergency preparedness. Deputy Minister K. Akhmatov in his speech thanked the Japanese government and the UNICEF office in Kyrgyzstan for their support.

Disaster preparedness training in vulnerable rural schools

In May, WFP in partnership with the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) and Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) agreed to conduct disaster preparedness training in schools located in communities most vulnerable to environmental shocks and hazards. The training focusing on disaster risk management and simulation drill will be conducted in about 40 schools in the WFP-supported school meals programme by the Training and Retraining Centre for Civil Protection Specialists of the MES.

Disaster risk mitigation projects WFP coordinating disaster preparedness training of MES in vulnerable rural communities and WFP-supported schools - WFP supported the implementation of 46 field-level Chon-Alai district, Sait u. Alaichy school. projects (Food Assistance for Assets, FFA) which improve capacities about 4,900 people to mitigate adverse impacts of climate change and risks of natural disasters. WFP closely worked with the Kyrgyz government and local authorities to ensure a fully participatory projects planning and implementation. For supporting the national priority plan for disaster risk reduction and prevention measures, during the reporting period, the WFP supported the implementation of 29 projects identified in the national «Special Preventive Liquidation Measures» and 13 projects identified in the national «Green Projects» plans for 2019, which are implemented by Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) and State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry (SAEPF) in close cooperation with local governments.

Intersectoral cooperation for national Civil Protection services and DRCU sectors on emergency preparedness and response

To develop cooperation between national Civil Protection Services WFP supported a river bank protection project (SPLM) in and DRCU, the MES, at the request of the WFP, proceeded to province (Akjar village, district). establish a joint working group to develop planned activities within “Food Security” sector of the DRCU.

A cross-border Contingency Planning Workshop in Sughd province of Tajikistan (28-29 June 2019)

Two-days Contingency Planning regional workshop took place in Guliston city (Kayrokum) of Tajikistan on 28 - 29 June 2019. Representatives of the Red Crescent Societies of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as IFRC, ICRC, DRCU, REACT, MoESs/CoES and governmental authorities took part in this workshop to discuss a possible cross-border disaster/emergency situations scenarios and work on the standard operating procedures of the Red Crescent Societies for joint response operations.

High level development dialogue

Conducted high-level Development Dialogue to discuss means to improve emergency preparedness and readiness and enhance coordination among ministries, government agencies, health and emergency institutions, development partners, researchers and civil society to ensure better health coverage, including at the times of emergencies.

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Health Sector Group meeting

Conducted Health Sector Group Meeting to coordinate, advocate and advance health emergency preparedness and health security in Kyrgyzstan. MoH, MSF, German Red Cross and Kyrgyz Red Crescent gave presentations on Forecast based action, mapping and update on activities. WHO proposed to develop and disseminate joint calendar of event, so partners in health sector can coordinate and be aware of upcoming events in the country.

National action plan for Health security

Guided the working group led by MoH and IHR NFP to review National Action Plan for Health Security , and discuss way forward to promote multisectoral approach. Conducted coordination meeting to review the national Action Plan for Health Security and identify means to support the plan finalization and endorsement. IHR NFP revised activities, time frame, clarified roles and responsibilities, and engaged other key sectors. The draft was discussed with the Social Department of the Government to guide the process of plan finalization and endorsement. WHO will support the costing of the approved plan.

Full scale simulation exercise

Supported one-day full scale simulation exercise conducted in city led by MoH with over 80 participants from the Ministry of Health, the Republican Centre of Immunoprophylaxis, State Sanitary Epidemiological Surveillance Service, local governance, community representatives, school, media, UNICEF and WHO. The simulation exercise held at primary health care clinic and hospital of Tokmok city and it simulated the appearance of mother and infant with suspected measles to family doctor and then to pediatrician with following admission to the infectious disease hospital, contact management in community and school. Health sector activities, WHO, Apr-Jun 2019 Review of Operations

WHO Country Office in Kyrgyzstan, and EURO Regional Office in close collaboration with HQ conducted 3-day workshop, applying After Action Review tool to Review Measles Operation. The review captured the lessons learned from the response to Measles, with the aim of improving future actions through analysis of identified best practices and challenges. The AAR covered five key areas: surveillance; case management and infection prevention and control; risk communication including community engagement; Information Management; and national coordination

DRCU council regular/planned meetings (DRCU Secretariat) DRCU regular meetings was conducted on 3 April and 21 June. The main objective of the meeting was to discuss and decide on emerging humanitarian issues to improve overall response preparedness. The meeting covered various subjects, including quarterly risk analysis and monitoring, concept of simulation exercise, IACP update, international disaster relief law implementation and others.

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Planned activities July-September 2019

Planned activities Dates Focal point Workshop on Early Warning and Response (EWAR) including Event-based 25-26 June WHO surveillance Multisectoral Round table discussion on National Action plan on health 5 July WHO security with national stakeholders Workshop to present MoH simulation exercise guideline July WHO High level policy discussion on role of IHR NFP in the country July WHO Support assessment and designation of Points of Entry August-September WHO Workshop to apply WHO costing tool to NAPHS September WHO Cross-border simulation exercise September MoES DRCU inter-agency table-top simulation exercise September MoES, DRCU Secretariat DRCU council meeting September DRCU Secretariat Disaster preparedness training in vulnerable rural schools July-September WFP WFP in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Emergencies is planning to conduct disaster preparedness training in 40 schools in the WFP- supported School Meals Optimization Programme. Disaster risk mitigation projects July-September WFP WFP will continue a close partnership with Ministry of Emergencies and local authorities to implement field-level disaster mitigation projects to support people in vulnerable rural communities to better prepared to climate change and natural disasters. These activities will be implemented in the framework of the national «Special Preventive Liquidation Measures» and «Green Projects» plans for 2019. Intersectoral cooperation for national Civil Protection services and DRCU July-September FAO, WFP sectors on emergency preparedness and response (WFP). WFP will continue to strengthen the intersectoral coordination between DRCU sectors and Civil Protection Services, particularly WFP-led Logistics, Emergency Communications and Food Security Sectors (in partnership with FAO). Assess technical and institutional capacity, policies and methodology of TBC FAO MoES, MAFIM, SASecurity, emergency and hazards reporting, with particular focus on climate related shocks (drought, floods, extreme weather events) Assess and identify existing gaps/bottlenecks for upgrading Information TBC FAO System in Agriculture, to incorporate Damages & Losses monitoring indicators in line with requirements for reporting on indicator C2 of SFDRR, related to direct agricultural loss attributed to disasters.

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Quarterly Risk monitoring overview for Apr-Jun 2019 In 2017 in Kyrgyzstan the Risk analysis and monitoring mechanism was set up. First existing risk for Kyrgyzstan was set and agreed by DRCU council members. Then indicators and thresholds were agreed and being reviews on a regular basis. Currently, there are 8 risk that are monitored by humanitarian partners in the country. During each DRCU council meeting the latest results are presented and endorsed at country level. The table below represents an overview of hazard types in 2019.

Hazard types Risks for 2019 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Floods & Mudflows

Drought

Inter State Conflict

Civil unrest

Disease outbreak (Cholera)

Disease outbreak (Measles)

Instability of food security Table 1 – Risk monitoring for 2019

Colour codes

Low risk level Medium risk level High risk level

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