Final Report 1. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Reference: 2013/00169/FR/01/01 14/04/2015 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION - ECHO SINGLE FORM FOR HUMANITARIAN AID ACTIONS : Final Report 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 Name of Humanitarian Organisation / Country of registration UNDP-USA 1.2 Title of the Action* National institutions prepared and communities resilient to earthquakes and tsunamis in urban environments in the province of Puerto Plata. 1.3 Area of intervention* World area : Country : Region : America Dominican Republic Puerto Plata Province 1.4 Start date of the Action Start date : 01/04/2013 If the Action has already started explain the reason that justifies this situation (urgent Action or other reason) 1.5 Duration of the Action in months * Months* 19 Days* 0 1.6 Start date for eligibility of expenditure Is the start date for eligibility of expenditure equal to the date of submission of the initial proposal ?* no Explain expenses charged to the budget between date of submission of the initial proposal and start date of the action The start date for eligibility of expenditure and the start date of the action is the same. If no, enter the start date for eligibility and explain above 01/04/2013 Agreement number: ECHO/DIP/BUD/2013/94007 page 1/92 Reference: 2013/00169/FR/01/01 14/04/2015 1.7 Requested funding modalities for this agreement Requested funding* Multi-donor action In case of 100% financing, justify the request Action total amount ( copied from 11. Financial overview) : 862.575,15 Eur DG ECHO contribution requested ( copied from 11. Financial overview) : 650.000,00 Eur 1.8 Urgent action Is urgent?* no 1.9 Control mechanism to be applied P 1.10 Proposal and reports Submission date of the initial request 30/01/2013 Purpose of this submission Final report Echo reference 2013/00169/FR/01/01 Agreement number Date of submission 14/04/2015 1.11 [INT] List the supplementary agreements and exchange of letters after signature of the Agreement up to intermediate report stage Date of Date of request agreement Subject Reference 1.12 [FIN] List the supplementary agreements and exchange of letters after signature of the Agreement up to final report stage Date of Date of request agreement Subject Reference 14/08/2014 08/09/2014 Supplementary agreement, amendment No.1 2013/00169/MR/01/01. 2. NEEDS ASSESSMENT Agreement number: ECHO/DIP/BUD/2013/94007 page 2/92 Reference: 2013/00169/FR/01/01 14/04/2015 2.1 Date(s) of assessment; methodology and sources of information used; organisation/person(s) responsible for the assessment During the months of December 2012 and January 2013, several agencies within the United Nations' Framework, namely UNDP, IOM and UNESCO conducted a consultation process with national key stakeholders including key actors from the province of Puerto Plata to identify the needs of capacity building in disaster risk reduction specifically on the occurrence of tsunamis and earthquakes as a DIPECHO 2011-2012 second phase. With regards to the issue of seismic risk, several studies and documents were consulted nationally (including the National Seismic Risk Reduction Plan developed in 2010 and the DIPECHO country document 2012) in which high seismic hazard is evidenced and prioritization is given to the Puerto Plata province. Additionally, and for the selection of the areas of greatest seismic risk within the municipalities of the province, results of the study and the indicative seismic hazard and vulnerability mapping made in the framework of DIPECHO/UNDP project 2011-2012 were used. Regarding the municipal capacity assessment and building needs, 6 CM-PMR applied between 10 and 19 January 2013 the tool for self-assessment of CM-PMR developed under the same DIPECHO project 2011 - 2012, which examined 26 indicators structured in four fundamental aspects related to municipal capacities at institutional level: a) Institutional organization b) Institutional coordination c) Planning d) Functional aspects. With regard to the issue of tsunami risk, geographically the city of San Felipe de Puerto Plata, the most important coastal city of the province and the northern part of the country, with a high threat to tsunamis, were prioritized. We used the sea penetration projections made by the Tsunami Action Network of the National Meteorological Office (ONAMET) in 2011 and the background information of tsunamis generated by earthquakes produced by the contact of the Caribbean and North American plates. To focus actions at the community level with the subject of Tsunamis, with the support of Civil Defense, a diagnosis of vulnerabilities, capacities and needs of those most at risk, was carried. For these two focal point working groups with members of the Neighborhood Council and other community leaders were organized. The data collection instruments applied to focal point groups were: 1) Threat and vulnerability data collection instrumentat the local level. This diagnosis analyzes the following key points: a. Historical Disaster background b. Indicators of vulnerability by density of exposed population, social vulnerability, economic vulnerability and vulnerability by governance aspect 2) Capacity indicators matrix at community level, addressing the following areas: a. Organization and practical knowledge b. Earlywarning c. First response actions d. Livelihoods protection With regard to the capacity to manage collective centres and other temporary shelters, a specific request was received by the CNE to carry out a training of trainers to create a sustainable in country capacity and support them in their initial efforts to replicate trainings in most at risk areas of the country. At the national level, interviews were conducted and consensus reached with the following key institutions linked to the proposal: CNE, COE, Civil Defense, ONAMET, ONESVIE, CODIA, SGN, DGODT /MEPyD, Ministry of Education (See institutional support notes in annex 2). Parties responsible for formulation: Dennis Ernesto Funes, Ana Maria Perez and Janire Zulaika, UNDP Dominican Republic. Jean-Philippe Antolin, IOM Dominican Republic. Bernardo Aliaga, UNESCO. Martin Acosta, OCHA, Dominican Republic. 2.2 Problem statement and stakeholder analysis The interaction of the Caribbean plate and the North American plate is the principal seismic threat in the Dominican Republic, Agreement number: ECHO/DIP/BUD/2013/94007 page 3/92 Reference: 2013/00169/FR/01/01 14/04/2015 The interaction of the Caribbean plate and the North American plate is the principal seismic threat in the Dominican Republic, especially in the north-northeast part of the Island (including the entire Province of Puerto Plata). In the north part is found the northern (Sepentrional) fault and the Camú fault, which are major seismogenic sources. On 22 September 2003 and earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale took place about 15 kilometers to the south of the city of Puerto Plata. The principal damages registered were: Collapse of structures, cracking of pavement, cracking and settling of structures, breaks of vital service lines (potable water) and mudslide displacement in creeks and roads (Post-seismic evaluation, CODIA, 2003). Considering the high seismic hazard throughout the province of Puerto Plata, as part of the DIPECHO-PNUD/OIM/UNICEF project, a study of indicative vulnerability in urban areas of six municipalities in the province was done. This study considered two main aspects: 1) the natural vulnerability refers to the intrinsic aspects of the soil before the passage of seismic waves, such as lithology and soil type, topography and natural slope, potential liquefaction and landslide susceptibility and 2) the physical vulnerability refers to the ability of civil structures to withstand ground movement due to the passage of seismic waves (types of construction materials, number of floors, vertical symmetry of foundation and density). In total there are 15.192 inhabitants located in the most vulnerable areas with a high probability of being affected by an earthquake in the 6 municipalities (14.4% of the total population, 50% of the urban population). Population distribution by municipalities is: Imbert (3.065 inhabitants in La Pangola Abajo, La Pangola Arriba, La Marina, El Matadero and La Yaguita), Altamira (6.705 inhabitants in Play-Cuchilla, Hospital area, El Cercado, Jamo and El Camino de Guayabo); Guananico (249 inhabitants in La Cañada) Los Hidalgos (1.335 inhabitants in the northeastern part of El Play and north zone); Villa Isabela (3.429 inhabitants in the central zone) and; Luperon (418 inhabitants in the northwest zone). To these data more than 60,000 people living in the most vulnerable sectors to be affected by earthquakes in the city of San Felipe de Puerto Plata (50% of total city) identified by the institutions of the Municipal Committee of PMR and reflected in its municipal emergency plan drawn up in 2012 with DIPECHO-PNUD/OIM/UNICEF project support, are added. On the topic of tsunamis, the country has been hit by nine significant events in the years 1751, 1769, 1770, 1775, 1842, 1843, 1887, 1946 and 1953 (Taken from Country Paper 2012). The tsunami generated by the earthquake of August 4, 1946 (produced in the contact zone of the Caribbean and North American plates, magnitude 8.1) Which destroyed the town of Matanzas where only 8 of the 300 existing homes were left standing (Source: The day ofthe earthquake, Reyes Madera, L., 2011), is an example of what could happen in San Felipe de Puerto Plata with over 30,000 inhabitants currently located in the most populated coastal strip to the north-west of the city (Districts of Playa Oeste, Nuevo Renacer, Los Coquitos, Barrio Haiti and Gregorio Luperón). The high level of seismic and tsunami hazards and the high concentration (density)of vulnerable populations in urban areas make the Province of Puerto Plata a prone area to disasters. (See in Annex 1 baseline document for the project). 2.3 Summarise findings of the assessment (include full report in annex, if relevant) and link these to the Action Attention: HTML TABLES DETECTED - For original input, please refer to: HTML_Table_1.html Findings (Capacities and limitations at local and institutional level).