EMERGENCY RESPONSE RAINY SEASON NOVEMBER 2020

COVERAGE TERM 11/01/20 - 11/24/2020

SENDING DATE 11/24/2020

SITUATION OVERVIEW Rapid Needs Assessment Areas Progress of the rainy season situation in Colombia Ongoing response

According to IDEAM, a red alert is presented for high probability of increasing suddens, floods and/or overflows in the hydrographic zone of -Darién, Caribbean- Litoral, Caribe- Guajira, Alto, Medio and Magdalena, Cauca and Nechí. Level increases in the lower Magdalena hydrographic zone. High levels in the hydrographic area of the Middle Magdalena and Nechí.

Due to high probability of landslides in some municipalities of the departments of Antioquía, Risaralda, Cauca, Chocó, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Tolima and Valle del Cauca.

There are departments with double affectation (rainy season – Conflict) such as Chocó (Lower Baudó) where organized armed groups (GAO) are present. Other departments have the possibility of triple affectation by high Covid-19 contagious, heavy rains caused by the winter wave and the presence of Triple affectation GAO as is the case in the departments of Norte de Santander and Antioquia. Double affectation

An affectation

The Action Against Hunger Rapid Response Team arrived in the islands of San Andrés (21 November) and Providencia (23 November), has carried out two rapid needs assessments, identifying the needs of the area and prioritizing the response. In San Andrés it has already initiated the response of covid-19 family prevention kits in temporary shelters, and the response for the Islands of Santa Catalina and Providence is being prepared. On the framework of the MIRE consortium, a multisectoral response is being given to the municipality of Lloró and the rural area of Quibdó. Action Against Hunger is actively involved in the collection of information for the generation of reports in order to make Chocó situation visible. SITUATION OVERVIEW SITUATION AND HUMANITARIAN APPROACH

COLOMBIA

CURRENT NUMBER OF AFFECTED PEOPLE

People 155.000

68.834 40.000 13.324 11.872 7.200 9.100

Córdoba San Andrés, Norte de Magdalena Chocó La Guajira Bolívar Providencia and Santander Santa Catalina

In the Caribbean region, in the departments of La Guajira and Bolívar coordination meetings have been held with the Department of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Colombian Institute Family Welfare (ICBF), Colombian Red Cross, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Local Coordination Teams (ELC) and the Risk and Disaster Management Committee.

Based on the information collected, there are been carry out nutrition and health sessions for the assessment of people inthe municipality of Uribia, who are in temporary shelters (2).

In the East Orinoquia region, in the capital of the department, Cúcuta, coordination with local authorities has allowed to develop activities in the neighborhoods of 23 de Enero, Los Arrayanes, La Isla, Los Canarios and Valles de Girón of the municipality of Cúcuta. In the Pacific Region, the Action Against Hunger team on the framework of the MIRE consortium has started the multisectoral response in the municipal head of Lloró and its communities, although many indigenous communities in the area are still not accessible Archipiélago de San Andrés, San Andrés, Hurricane Iota Sequels due to the flooding of rivers.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Bolívar: UNGRD reports flooding due to increase of the Magdalena River in the municipality of Simití and the municipal headwaters of San Jacinto del Cauca. • Chocó: Floods are reported in the municipality of Tadó, Novita, Sipi and Carmen del Darién.

• La Guajira: Probability of increases in the level of the rivers of Alta Guajira, however, IDEAM changes from red alert to yellow. • Norte de Santander: The Tibú, Sardinata and Nuevo rivers are likely to increase suddenly. • Antioquia: A Red alert is reported in the watershed of the average Atrato in Vigía del Fuerte. SAN ANDRÉS HIGHLIGHTS

155.000

On Saturday, november 14th in the afternoon the storm becomes Category 5. Hurricane Iota with winds of up to 259Km/h, this is the first time a hurricane of this magnitude has affected Colombian territory. Hurricane Iota’s eye was 18 Bolívar kilometres distance from Providence Island affecting 100% of the population (3,214 women and 3,045 men). Regarding infrastructure level it leaves damage to islanders homes, according to the rapid response team more than 90% of the island was found destroyed. San Andrés has more than 3,000 people affected and great damage to the aqueduct and electrical system, it should be noted that the island was in economic recession by the Covid-19 pandemic, and is being the main receiving city of the population of Providence (estimated at approximately 2000 people in the last 3 days). . Timeline – Action Against Hunger Response

DAY 21st • Arrival in San Andrés. • Meeting with Ombudsman’ Office, and interview with the Red Cross, with leaders and with president of communal action. • Visit temporary accommodation shelters (six). • Identification of needs in other areas of San Andrés. DAY 22nd • Meeting with National Unit for Risk Management (UNGRD) and The Regional Defender. • Distribution of kits in shelters. (2 shelters: Campo Elsy Bar • and Adult Home) • Logistics access to the island of Providencia. DAY 23rd

Providencia • Needs Identification • Coordination with UCP (Unified Command Post), to • Providencia and St. Catalina (island zone), SNGRD and Defense Civil for the delivery of Hygiene and Covid-19 prevention Kits.

San Andrés • Covid-19 and hygiene prevention family kits Delivery. • Centralized UCP meeting on infrastructure and reconstruction. • WASH evaluation and advice. SAN ANDRÉS HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST HUMANITARIAN ACTIONS

• 50 Covid-19 family prevention and hygiene kits that benefit a total of 43 families and 148 people, located in three of the six temporary shelters (First Baptist School, Elsy Bar Camp and Older Adult Home).

• Differential kits are scheduled to consider the cultural and ethnic particularities of the root population (raizal) living in archipiélago.

• Delivery preparation and logistics for the island of Providencia and Santa Catalina (Coordination with local and national institutions).

SAN ANDRÉS FINDINGS

• San Andrés has two desalination plants which were affected by the rains.

• Currently the aqueduct operates at 50%, prioritizing the prison and hospital the supply.

• Damage to the sewer of the island in urgent need of repair, in order to avoid the possible overflow of sewage.

PROVIDENCIA FINDINGS

• There is no connection to electrical fluid, internet or phone calls.

• Destruction of wooden constructions as well cement ceilings constructions (Approximately 300 homes). Urgent need for temporary ceilings.

• The island is powered by electric light from some plants; however, the system cannot be restored for lack of wires.

• It is urgent to provide Shelter and NFI items for people who have stayed to rebuild houses.

• The only hospital on the island has been damaged and is not in use. Civil Defense has set up an on-field hospital.

• Bread crops such as potato, cassava, papaya are destroyed and livestock have died, which has significantly affected the income generation of families, and therefore access basic needs. IDENTIFIED HUMANITARIAN NEEDS

WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE (Chocó, Bolívar, San Andrés y Providencia, Norte de Santander)

• Hygiene and prevention kits • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Portable washbasins • Water supply filters • Equipment for shelter disinfection (IPC)

FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS (Chocó, Norte de Santander, La Guajira, San Andrés y Providencia)

• Food kits • Nutritional monitoring

NUTRITION AND HEALTH (Chocó, La Guajira, San Andrés y Providencia)

• Mental health care • Biosecurity elements • Psychosocial care

SHELTER, SETTLEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (Antioquia, Chocó, Norte de Santander, San Andrés y Providencia, La Guajira)

• Shelter for flood victims • Support for the maintenance of essential infrastructure • Support on materials for temporally familiar’s shelter.

PROTECTION (Chocó, La Guajira, Bolívar, Norte de Santander, San Andrés y Providencia)

• Legal advice (ICLA) • Child protection • Care for VBG victims • Non-Food Items (NFI) • Dignity Kits for NNAJ • Education in emergencies

Greater mobilization of aid is required to achieve the numerous needs that are arising, in coordination with the multiple active players in territory. ACTION AGAINST HUNGER HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE HURRICANE IOTA AND THE NIÑA PHENOMENON - 11/24/2020

Currently our teams are active in the departments of La Guajira (Maicao, Uribia, Riohacha), Bolívar (Cartagena), Chocó (Lloró through the MIRE consortium) and Norte de Santander (Cúcuta, and Villa del Rosario). On November 22nd, emergency response began on the island of San Andrés, and on November 23rd a team moved to Providencia island, being the first international organization to reach the affected area. A needs analysis was made to initiate the humanitarian response on november 25th.

IDENTIFIED AREAS RESPONSE

La Guajira (Uribia, Maicao, Riohacha y Executed response Ongoing response Manaure) Sectors of attention: WASH ,SAN

San Andrés and Providencia Actions: Sectors of attention: WASH,EPP • Health and nutrition assessments: 28 children; 16 pregnant and Actions: nursing mothers in Uribia at Julia Sanchez school. • Coordination meetings with key • Attention to17 (children). 3 nursing players in the islands of San Andrés mothers and 2 Pregnant ones on and Providencia. the Temporary Shelter Alfonso • Visit to the 6 established shelters in Lopez Pumarejo school. San Andrés for the reception of the victims. Planned activities: • 13 Covid-19 family prevention • Expanding nutrition and health and hygiene kits delivery, on first sessions. Baptist School. • Covid-19 family prevention and • 37 family prevention kits Covid-19 hygiene kits. and hygiene spread over Elsybar • food kits. Baptist Camp (where are located • Water filtration systems. people from the San Andres and Providencia) and at the Older Adult Norte de Santander (Cúcuta) Home. Sectors of attention: SAN, WASH, • Rapid needs assessment and PROTECTION,NFI, EPP. logistical advice for Providence. Actions: Planned activities: • 110 NNA Kits • 14 Pregnacy Kits • 350 Covid-19 family prevention • 41 Baby Kits and hygiene kits. • 65 Men Kits • 160 Biosecurity kits • 2 Modular sanitation systems for • 12 kitchen kits Covid-19 prevention. • 3.672 Liters of water • Assistance to 2 UCP (Unified control position) to coordinate “The needs assessment in San Andrés, actions. has taken place with the raizal Planned activities: (Cúcuta, villa del differential principles, more than 90% Rosario y Los Patios) of the population of San Andrés and • 250 Food Kits Providence belongs to this ethnic Chocó ( Lloró, Bagadó and ) • 200 hygiene kits group. In this way, the humanitarian • 400 Covid-19 Children Prevention response is in line with the cultural and Sectors of attention: Gestión de información, Kits ethnic principles of the Islanders.” SAN, WASH, PROTECTION, SALUD, ALBERGUE • 400 Covid-19 Adults Prevention Kits Actions: • 80 Covid-19 Family and NFI Bolívar (Cartagena) • Needs assessments in the municipalities of Prevention Kits Lloró and Quibdó rural. • 4 Portable sinks Sectors of attention: WASH, SAN • Collecting information in other areas of • 5 community water storage Chocó, to learn about the magnitude of the systems. Planned activities: Disaster. • 50 women’s dignity Kits. • Covid-19 family prevention kits • Humanitarian multisectorial response in the • 30 nursing women’s dignity Kits. delivery. municipality of Lloró. • 50 men’s dignity kits. • Response preparation in rural municipality of • 30 babies dignity Kits 0-6 months Quibdó. • 40 children’s dignity kits. HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION

Since the beginning of the emergency Action against Hunger has established close contact with the different actors in the areas of Affectation:

• San Andrés y Providencia: Socialization of results of the needs assessment with Antioquia Presente and Coarchipiélago, organizations focused on the restructuring of Providencia with a cultural and psychosocial approach.

• Norte de Santander: Local Coordination Spaces (ELC), Vice-Ministry of Water and Basic Sanitation, Unified Command Post (UCP), government entities and mayors, GIFMM, UNGRD, UMGRD (Cúcuta), Secretary of Risk Management (Villa del Rosarios and Los Patios), Departmental Table Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Colombian Red Cross and with communal action boards.

• La Guajira (Manaure, Maicao, Uribia, Riohacha): Departmental Table Water Sanitation and Hygiene, Local Coordination Team (ELC) Guajira, Guajira Risk and Disaster Management Committee, UNICEF, La Guajira Risk Management Coordination (CDGRD).

• Bolívar (Cartagena): Cartagena Risk and Disaster Management Advisory Office, Colombian Red Cross, Advisory Office for the Risk and Disaster Management (OAGRD), Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF), the District Administrative Department of Health (DADIS), Civil Defense, Colombia New Corporation.

• Chocó: National Risk Management Unit, OCHA, Local Coordination Team (ELC), Unified Command Post (UCP), Mayor of Lloró and Bagadó, Secretaries of Infrastructure, Health and Education, Chairs of the Community Action Board of Nuevo Lloró, Governance, Secretary of the Interior and Government, Departmental Council for Risk Management.

Norte de Santander, Cúcuta, Baby kits and Drinkable Water delivery. Norte de Santander, Cúcuta, Baby kits delivery (Coordination with the Red Cross)

Archipiélago de San Andrés, San Andrés, Input loading operations heading Archipiélago de San Andrés, San Andrés, Inputs preparation response. to Providencia island. IN COLABORATION WITH