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Mozambique: Humanitarian Dashboard (31 October 2016) SITUATION OVERVIEW Significant funding was received from donors in August and September whose impulse spurred UN Agencies, INGOs and implementing partners to scale up their operations. Surge personnel were assigned to the country which OCHA deployed a Humanitarian Affairs Officer and an Information Management Officer in support of the Resident Coordinator’s Office. SETSAN produced its second assessment report that projected a significant increase in the numbers of persons potentially in need until March 2017. The government and partner organizations are waiting for an updated food security assessment to be done in November 2016. From October to March 2017, approximately 1.5 million people will need emergency humanitarian assistance. This number is expected to increase by an additional 190,000 persons that may be affected by possible flooding, storms, and other climatic events during the coming rainy season. Significant below-average 2016 production is limiting household food availability and access, with many poor households already experiencing difficulty meeting their basic food needs in September 2016. Crisis acute food security outcomes (IPC Phase 3) are expected to persist in the South and Central areas of the country, especially as staple food prices continue to be very high and are only likely to peak in February 2017. From July to August, maize grain prices rose by 12 percent on average and were above the five-year average and last year’s prices by 142 and 189 percent, respectively. August prices for substitutes, maize meal and rice, were, respectively, 86 and 78 percent higher than the five-year average.The devaluation of the Mozambican currency has continued, placing even greater pressure on Mozambican families to meet their needs. The agricultural production season began in October and there are informal assessments indicating a gap in terms of seeds availability in country. If this is confirmed, the humanitarian partners may face challenges acquiring seeds to be distributed to affected farmers. Hence, this might create delays in the sowing dates affecting production. UN agencies, implementing partners and the government are in the process of procuring seeds to distribute to affected farmers. Moreover, these latter have access to informal seed networks through which to procure their seed stock although in undefined quantities. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES To provide immediate life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to the population affected by droughts through provision of 1 essential commodities 2 To support the restoration of the livelihoods of drought-affected population through resilience-building activities 3 Ensure the mainstreaming of cross cutting issues (Resilience initiatives and Gender) in drought response through coordination among the HCT members and with the government in the assessment, implementation and monitoring of the response FUNDING STATUS 2016 1 204.3 million 55% 111.8 million REQUESTED (US$) FUNDED RECEIVED (US$) 2 Requirements by cluster (million $) Percent funded by cluster Contributions (million $) CERF: 4.7 million of contributions funded Unmet million $ million $ Millions .00 20.00 40.00 Food Assistance 156.7 53% 83.3 73.4 DFID 37.73 Agriculture 23.1 72% 16.6 6.5 US 30.17 WASH 12.0 40% 4.8 7.2 UN* 17.49 Nutrition 9.0 75% 6.8 2.2 EU 8.18 Sweden 6.10 Health 0.8 7% 0.1 0.7 Japan 2.70 Protection 0.3 55% 0.1 0.1 Italy 1.80 2.5 6% Early Recovery 0.1 2.35 Germany 1.25 World Vision 1.20 Contributions (million $) channeled thru government Millions Australia 1.15 .00 20.00 40.00 IFRC 0.36 World Bank 20.00 Kid Power 0.32 African Development Bank 1.00 Plan International 0.08 People's Republic of China 3.84 Creation date: 01 August 2016 Updated: 31 October 2016 Feedback: maano@un.org www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int http://fts.unocha.org Sources: 1. OCHA FTS / UNRCO 2. Funding received between April-October 2016. This includes World Bank, African Development Bank and Chinese Government contributions which are not channeled thru the HCT. 3. SADC/RVAA, 4. SETSAN Report August 2016, 5. Food Security Cluster, 6. IDMC 2016 7. NUTRITION CLUSTER/SETSAN AUG. 2016, 7. Mozambique UNRCO Drought SitRep No. 4 June 2016, 8. RIASCO Action Plan May 2016-April 2017 9. Drought Response Plan HCT (SRP April 2016) 10. Emergency Nutrition Situation in Drought Affected Mozambique: Humanitarian Dashboard KEY FIGURES 1.5 million 1.5 million 1.0 million 500 000 9 63 000 10 People will be reached with children expected to be People in need of People targeted for Farmers lost their crops food assistance in October - acutely malnourished in the humanitarian aid humanitarian aid due to drought December 2016 coming months People in need: The numbers of people in need in September of 2016 was estimated at 1,400,000 (SETSAN/INGC estimates). This number may rise to include people potentialy affected by flooding and storms. While the numbers of persons either food insecure or acutely malnourished may have decreased immediately post-harvest, as villagers exhaust their remaining food supplies and other resources, they will be forced to adopt extreme coping measures. People in need 3 Food Insecure Population 4 Seeds Distribution 5 1.50 million 1.5 million Gaza 29 410 Total Population by March 2017 Inhambane 17 288 (2015 projection) Manica 9 500 25M M 2 Maputo 12 000 Sofala 4 500 1 Tete 21 342 Zambesia 5 800 0 TBD 8 915 May 2015-… July 2016-… Oct 2016-… .39 million - 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 People Reached No. of Households Targetted Population Movement 6 Malnutrition Status 7 Cereal Deficit 8 2 150 IDPs 4.2 M 539 506 MT IDMC 2016 Children under 5 years cereal deficit as of May 2016 2 500 Projected (Oct 2016-March 2017) 2 000 1 500 Acutely Malnourished 864 201 HA 62 915 1 000 within 6 months Cultivated areas that have lost crops 500 0 IDP CLUSTER OBJECTIVES Food Assistance Providing food assistance to drought affected population through Food/Cash Assistance for Assets (FFA/CFA) to improve resilience, General Food Distributions (GFD) food vouchers and Emergency School Feeding (ESF) based on government identified assistance needs and suitable delivery modalities. Agriculture Improve the resilience capacity of households affected by drought in Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambézia Nutrition Mitigate the effect of drought on nutrition status of children, pregnant and lactating women Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Provision of potable water Protection Vulnerable groups are prioritized and targeted in provision of emergency response services Early Recovery Strengthen government capacity for effective responses and in building communities resilience to the drought and future disasters Coordination Ensure that government, donors, UN agencies and implementing partners have access to all relevant disaster-related information for decision-making. Mozambique: Humanitarian Dashboard The cluster is working with 7 partners in 8 provinces. The cluster is led by FAO. The key priority Agriculture is supporting recovery efforts through the provision of agriculture/ livestock inputs and services. 0.5 million people in need 23% 23% Needs Response reached / in need reached / target Access of farmers to seeds is critical particularly Distribution of seeds and agricultural inputs to as the current season has started and agriculture affected people for 109,000 households; Improve food production will be important in contributing to access to water for human, cattle and home improved food security in the coming six to ten gardens through the construction of temporary months. wells in river beds and drilling boreholes for 25,000 households. 115 000 500 000 people reached people targeted For more information, contact claudia.pereira@fao.org; jose.matsinhe@fao.org The key priority remains meeting the immediate food needs of 1.5 million food insecure Food Assistance persons and supporting resilience efforts with food/cash for work. Contingency plans are in place to assist 190,000 persons potentially affected by floods and storms. 1.5 million people in need 26% 26% Needs Response reached / in need reached / target Access to food is required to meet the food and In September 2016, partners were able to reach nutrition needs of food insecure populations 384,385 people with emergency food assistance. including vulnerable persons particularly children and pregnant and lactating women. 393 835 1 500 000 people reached people targeted For more information, contact akenius@yahoo.com Improve access to nutrition services to both malnourished Groups: children under 5 and Nutrition pregnant and lactating women. 0.28 million people in need 5% 12% Needs Response reached / in need reached / target Accelerate outreach nutrition interventions to the Active case finding of malnourished cases, most distant/vulnerables geographical areas and management of acute malnutrition in children to increase coordination among CMAM program under 5 and PLW, and IYCF in emergencies from the MoH and partners. interventions. 14 136 121 828 people reached people targeted For more information, contact jrodriguez@unicef.org Disease surveillance and emergency preparedness in anticipation of the rainy season with Health likely outbreaks of diarrheal diseases. For the moment, there are currently no reports of disease outbreaks or epidemics. The conflict in central provinces and worsening economic situation with increasing disruption of peripheral health services will impact the health status of 0.5 million people in need the drought-affected populations. Needs Response Improve management of severe acute malnutrition There is a need to establish the link between & prepare trainings of health workers on SAM in humanitarian support and need for longer term worst affected provinces. strengthening of health systems functions. Address information gaps on closure of health facilities & access to health services in conflict areas & possible remedial action. For more information, contact nizigamal@who.int;novelama@who.int Mozambique: Humanitarian Dashboard Expand WASH emergency interventions to areas/provinces impacted by humanitarian access WASH constraints.