Ecuador: Earthquake Situation Report No. 14 (as of 27 June 2016) This report is produced by OCHA in collaboration with humanitarian partners and with inputs from official institutions. It covers the period from [From 14 to 27 June at 14:00]. The next report will be published on 27 July 2016. Highlights • The Presidential Decree number 1001 of 16 June extends the State of Exception for 30 more days, until 16 July in the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Los Ríos and Guayas. • The deadline to be registered in the Sole Registry of Affected Persons (RUD) is the 30 June. Only if registered in these system people can be considered for the State's assistance programs (Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion-MIES, 2016). • However, humanitarian sectors recommend an extension of the registry deadline so that all affected persons can be considered for State programs, especially in rural areas. • The State plans to make Canton Muisne, Esmeralda province, an environmentally protected area. There is an ordinance that no new houses may be built in Muisne and only houses that can be safely repaired may remain in the area. • The beginning of classes for children in the affected areas is 4 July. However, the education sector is concerned about the readiness of schools to receive students on that date. Overview The renewal of the State of Exception decree is valid up to 16 July which implies that: 1) public institutions and armed forces must intervene in the emergency; and 2) the right of the inviolability of home is suspended1. The institutions in charge of the emergency are the Ministries of: Coordination of Security (MICS), of Interior, Defense, Finance, Health (MSP), of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) and the Secretary of Risk Management (SGR). Since the earthquake there have been more than 1800 aftershocks. On 24 June, some were strongly felt in the coastal area of Esmeraldas Province (3.9 on the Richter scale, one kilometer of depth) and in the parish of San Vicente Manabí Province an aftershock of 3.9 less than two kilometers of depth. More than 120 thousand people have been registered in the RUD up to 20 June. MIES is currently validating their information. The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has distributed around 1010 grants for home repairs in the cantons of Portoviejo, Manta, Chone, Bahía de Caraquéz and Jama (MIDUVI, 2016). More than 5500 grants for host families and rent have been delivered (MIES, 27 June, 2016). The Military’s Geographic Institute (IGM) has done a research study allowing to determine the number of affected constructions. The information can be accessed at the following website, www.geoportaligm.gob.ec Analyzed Affected Constructions Province Canton constructions constructions destroyed Manabí Manta 82922.00 5675.00 716.00 Manabí Portoviejo 78023.00 2336.00 561.00 Manabí Montecristi 23158.00 1361.00 119.00 Manabí Chone 16643.00 1312.00 310.00 Manabí Pedernales 5995.00 0.00 597.00 Manabí Bahía 9482.00 2822.00 455.00 Manabí Canoa 677.00 0.00 294.00 Esmeraldas Muisne 1957.00 0.00 218.00 Total 218857.00 13506.00 3270.00 Source: IGM 1 There might be citizens wanting to return to their destroyed or unsafe homes. + For more information, see “background on the crisis” at the end of the report w ww.unocha.org The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors. Coordination Saves Lives Ecuador Situation Report No. 14 | 2 Humanitarian Response From the 8 to 17 June, as requested by MICS, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and OCHA visited 26 State camps. A forthcoming report will be issued to share recommendations with the Government. As of June 20th, 31 humanitarian organizations are implementing response activities in the Provinces of Esmeraldas and Manabí. Authorities remind agencies, institutions and people who have the desire to contribute, to coordinate efforts through the Secretariat of Risk Management. The focal point is: Evelyn Jaramillo [email protected] Actors deploying to Ecuador should register on the Humanitarian ID website: https://humanitarian.id/#/ or send an email to [email protected]. Authorities remind agencies, institutions and people who have desire to contribute, to coordinate efforts through the Secretariat of Risk Management. The focal point is: Evelyn Jaramillo [email protected] People deploying to Ecuador should register on the Humanitarian ID Web site: https://humanitarian.id/#/ or send an email to [email protected] Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: • Coverage must be increased to ensure the fulfillment of WASH minimum standards, especially in rural areas and spontaneous sites. • Technical support to water companies and the Secretary of Water (SENAGUA) to overcome water supply problems (quantity and quality). The provision of water through water tanks is unsustainable. • Better management of solid waste, cleaning and maintenance must be ensured. Alternative solutions to chemical toilets should be implemented rapidly. • The housing reconstruction strategy must go hand in hand with a process of recovery of water supply and sanitation systems. • Proper information systems required the active participation of SENAGUA and other sector' actors. • A wide-spread information campaign would greatly improve the use of WASH tools such as chlorination supplies, hand washing-stations and safe water for consumption. Response: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Coordination Saves Lives | www.unocha.org Ecuador Situation Report No. 14 | 3 • The sector's response is extending to spontaneous shelters, communities and schools with the WASH package and management of waste. • Support to SENAGUA’s efforts to monitor water quality of water tanks and distribution systems for the emergency. • Approximately 35,980 persons have benefited from the establishment of infrastructure for the provision of water and sanitation in camps and shelters. • A Kobo tools assessment from rural area, spontaneous sites, and schools is ongoing. The pilot project took place in Jama Canton in Manabí Province and the project is expected to extend to Pedernales Canton and the affected areas in Esmeraldas Province. Manabí Province • Up to 13 organizations providing WASH in more than 60 points including communities, spontaneous sites and camps. The sector organizes activities to promote the provisioning of water, latrine construction, hygiene, waste management and vector control. • In Portoviejo Canton, the sector supports the provision of water for the airport shelter. The sector supports SENAGUA for the provision of water in shelters from the following cantons and parishes: Manta, Rocafuerte, Montecristi, Crucita and Chone. Esmeralda Province • 5 organizations are actively working delivering hygiene kits and providing water. • Strategies to improve team interventions in schools Gaps and Limitations: • There is limited partner capacity to reach and intervene in displacement sites and remote communities in rural areas. • Uncertainty regarding the relocation of people from shelters, spontaneous sites and from one camp to another prevents proper planning of WASH interventions in the current and future situations. • The inclusion of the community in WASH projects is an ongoing challenge • State actors promote partner's assistance in camps, however, there are more humanitarian needs in spontaneous sites. • Lack of greater monitoring of water quality to ensure its correct distribution and disinfection especially in Muisne Canton, Esmeraldas's Province. The increase of water borne diseases and lack of hygiene diseases can be avoided. Contact: Silvia Ramos [email protected] +593 22460330/32 Shelter and non-food items Needs: • Displaced persons in spontaneous sites or for those who remain on their own land need housing solutions. The sector needs the State's approval to intervene. With urgency, the State needs to take a clear and coordinated stance concerning shelter as humanitarian aid. • Public information campaigns are urgently needed so that affected communities can make informed decisions concerning their housing solutions, especially in rural areas. • Immediate technical support and construction materials are needed for people who have started to reconstruct in urban and rural areas. Moreover, it is important that they are not repairing or reconstructing new homes in disputed, temporary and/or high-risk land. Response: • The majority of agencies and partners have selected the communities where they will be supporting housing recovery and remain pending for official approval. IOM and Red Cross have the capacity to implement temporary shelters in Pedernales Canton in Manabí Province and are waiting for the approval of MIDUVI to implement. • The sector has prepared a position paper and progressive housing proposals for the Government, to illustrate how the sector can support the processes of reconstruction and recovery. The role of the international humanitarian community is the provision of technical support, capacity building, training and material that can guarantee a safer construction in the future. • Due to the fact that people have already started rebuilding in rural and urban areas, the technical working group is creating key messages for reconstruction and is looking to make workshops in communities