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Joint Damage and Needs Assessment Report on Earthquake, Kagera Region JOINT DAMAGE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT ON EARTHQUAKE, KAGERA REGION 26 SEPTEMBER 2016 1. REFERENCE MAP 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. REFERENCE MAP ............................................................................................................................ 2 2. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 4 3. IMPACT OF THE CRISIS ................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Drivers of the emergency ........................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Assessment Objective and Methodology ............................................................................. 5 3.3 Scope ......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.6 Damage ..................................................................................................................................... 9 4. ASSESSMENT OF DISTRICTS .......................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Bukoba ..................................................................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Bukoba Urban ..................................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Kyerwa .................................................................................................................................... 19 4.4 Karagwe .................................................................................................................................. 21 4.5 Muleba ..................................................................................................................................... 23 5. SECTORAL ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................... 24 5.1 Shelter and NFIs ...................................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Education ............................................................................................................................... 24 5.3 Protection ............................................................................................................................... 25 5.4 WASH ............................................................................................................................................. 26 5.5 Food and Nutrition ................................................................................................................. 26 5.6 Livelihood and Agriculture .................................................................................................... 27 5.7 Health ...................................................................................................................................... 27 5.8 Humanitarian Access ............................................................................................................ 28 6. RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................................................................................... 29 6.1 Shelter and NFIs ....................................................................................................................... 29 6.2 Education ............................................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Protection ............................................................................................................................... 30 6.4 WASH ............................................................................................................................................. 31 6.5 Food and Nutrition .................................................................................................................. 31 6.6 Livelihood and Agriculture .................................................................................................... 31 6.7 Health ............................................................................................................................................ 32 6.8 Communication ..................................................................................................................... 32 6.9 Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 32 ANNEX I. Most affected wards in terms of shelter in Bukoba Municipal ...................................... 33 ANNEX II. Most affected wards in terms of shelter in Bukoba Rural District ................................. 34 ANNEX III. Most affected wards in terms of shelter in Missenyi District .......................................... 35 ANNEX IV. Most affected wards in terms of damages to classrooms in Bukoba Municipal District ................................................................................................................................................... 36 ANNEX V. Most affected wards in terms of damages to classrooms in Bukoba Rural District .. 37 ANNEX VI. Most affected wards in terms of damages to classrooms in Missenyi District........... 38 ANNEX VII. List of Assessment Team Members ................................................................................ 39 ANNEX VIII. List of people interviewed ............................................................................................. 40 Annex IX. Relief Received and Distributed by Kageral Region Disaster Management Committee .......................................................................................................................................... 44 3 2. INTRODUCTION The Joint Damage and Needs Assessment Report is the outcome of the request from the Prime Minister’s Office to the United Nation Resident Coordinator in Tanzania to support the government in various areas on emergency response following the devastating earthquake which occurred in Kagera region on 10 September, 2016. This was a follow up of the intention expressed by the Resident Coordinator for the UN Agencies readiness to be part of the assessment team during the fund raising event led by the Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania on 13 September, 2016 in Dar es Salaam. A request for assistance was sent to the United Nation Resident Coordinator by the Government on 15 September, 2016 covering the following: i. Participation of UN Agencies and deployment of UNDAC Team for Damage and Need Assessment and strengthen of coordination mechanism; ii. Provision of food, non-food items, shelter and medical services; and iii. Assist in long term recovery and rehabilitation in build back better. This assessment was carried out by a joint team composed of representatives of the Government, UN agencies, UNDAC Team and members of the Local and International Organisations, under the coordination of the Prime Minister’s Office – Disaster Management Department. The draft assessment report was presented to the Kagera Region Disaster Management Committee on 26 September, 2016. The Committee got the opportunity to discuss key findings and shared their views which were considered in the final report. As a joint report Brig. Gen. MA Msuya, Director Disaster – Management Department and Mrs. Hanane Babikir, Assessment Leader UN Assessment Leader agreed with the content herein. Set up of an Emergence Operation and Coordination Centers at the Regional Commissioner’s Office with members from Disaster Management Department and the Regional Administrative Secretariat Office serve a key role in assisting various data and information to the assessment team. This coordination mechanism helps to easier the coordination among partners involved in response to avoid duplication of efforts. 4 3. IMPACT OF THE CRISIS 3.1 Drivers of the emergency On Saturday 10th September 2016 at 15h27 local time (12h27 GMT), an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit North West Tanzania, at about 44 km from Bukoba town on the western shore of Lake Victoria, in Kagera region. The earthquake struck near Ngunga town at a depth of 40 kilometres. As a result of the earthquake, a total of 17 people died, 440 were injured, out of which 252 were hospitalized while 12 are still in hospitals. A stronger aftershock was felt in Bukoba at 22h15 on 11th September but there are no reports of further damaged caused by this. Although earthquakes occur rarely in Tanzania, activities are common along the great East African Rift Valley corridor, which traverses the country forming eastern and western rift valley branches. The region is predominantly rural, completely land-locked and remote from the coast and capital, and largely dependent on agriculture. Agricultural production engages about 75 percent of the regional population in the production of food and cash crops1. The region has been undergoing a prolonged drought and the earthquake has compounded the risk of food shortages and seed scarcity. The material used for buildings in the affected districts contributed to the vulnerability of the households and their limited resilience to the impact of the earthquake. Majority of the buildings were built with mud bricks and mud found in the natural environment without concrete pillars or raft concrete foundation
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