INDEX

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... 1

TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR ...... 2 GRAPH 1: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR ...... 2 TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY UN AGENCY...... 3 GRAPH 2: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY UN AGENCY...... 3

2. CONTEXT AND RESPONSE ACTIONS ...... 4

2.1 CONTEXT ...... 4 2.2 CONSEQUENCES AND IMPACT...... 4 2.3 GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ACTIONS...... 6 2.4 UNITED NATIONS RESPONSE TO DATE ...... 7

3. UNITED NATIONS (UN) SYSTEM PLAN OF ACTION...... 10

3.1 OBJECTIVE ...... 10 3.2 IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS ...... 10 3.3 FINANCING ...... 10 3.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION...... 11

4. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE PHASE ...... 12

4.1 AGRICULTURE ...... 12 4.2 FOOD ...... 14 4.3 HEALTH...... 15 4.4 EDUCATION ...... 19 4.5 HOUSE-REFUGE AND RISK REDUCTION ...... 21 4.6 ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES ...... 22 4.7 COORDINATION...... 24

5. EARLY RECOVERY PHASE ...... 25

5.1. AGRICULTURE ...... 25 5.2. FOOD ...... 27 5.3. HEALTH...... 28 5.4. EDUCATION ...... 30 5.5. EARLY RECOVERY AND RISK REDUCTION (HOUSING-SHELTER) ...... 32 5.6. ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES ...... 36 5.7. CULTURE...... 38 5.8. WATER AND SANITATION ...... 40 5.9 ECONOMIC RECOVERY...... 41

6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...... 42

7. ANNEXES...... 43

TABLE 4: LIST OF PROJECTS FOR IMMEDIATE RECOVERY PHASE BY SECTOR...... 43 TABLE 5: LIST OF PROJECTS FOR EARLY RECOVERY PHASE BY SECTOR ...... 44

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...... 46

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In less than a month, between 16 August and 10 September 2008, the Island of Cuba was hit by two tropical hurricanes and two tropical storms. Three of them affected municipalities in the east as well as in west of the Island. The fourth affected the eastern areas due to the great amount of rain it generated.

In order to avoid human suffering, three million people were evacuated, approximately 28% of the total population of the country. Many of them found shelters in houses of friends and relatives and 500,000 were provided with temporary shelters.

The damage and consequences of the events impacted the living conditions of the affected population, more than 500,000 homes were damaged and/or destroyed representing 14% occupancy rate in Cuba. Nearly 113,000 hectares of crops were damaged, resulting in lost harvested crops, agricultural tools, and food storage facilities, approximately 53,000 tonnes of food lost. Significant damage to the infrastructure systems has been reported. Damage to the electric energy distribution system, school installations, health care centres, environmental and patrimony systems has also been reported. Losses amount to US$15 billion, almost 10% of the Gross Internal Product. All this devastation, halfway through the hurricane season, necessitated immediate assistance and the provision of basic products and services for the affected population. The national Government took charge of the significantly high needs, with response actions and the beginning of the recovery process, though its relevant institutions.

The United Nations System, in support of the initial response, contributed with $8.7 million, resources made available by the different UN Agencies through their Emergency Funds and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

In order to complete the immediate response phase and support the early recovery activities, the UN Agencies have designed the Plan of Action post-hurricanes. The Plan of Action puts together sector actions, of the different UN Agencies and their respective partners/counterparts, through specific projects which intend to alleviate the basic needs of the population and to promote the recovery of their livelihoods in a period of 12 months.

The Ministry for the Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation (MINVEC) will act as the national counterpart in the implementation of this Plan of Action, indistinctive of the UN Agency responsible for the execution of a project; thus, distinguishing MINVEC’s leading role as the coordinator of the economic cooperation received in Cuba and its implementation.

The Plan of Action requires $30 million for execution of both phases: immediate response and early recovery. The immediate response phase (approximate duration of six months) requires $13.8 million and the early recovery phase (duration of up to 12 months) requires $16.2 million. The immediate response funds will be administered through the mechanisms established by OCHA or those established by the different UN Agencies. The early recovery funds will be channelled by the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) to the different UN Agencies, through the Resident Coordinator. The UN Agencies will also mobilize internal resources for the implementation of early recovery projects.

1 All dollar signs in this document denote United States dollars. Funding for this appeal should be reported to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS, [email protected]), which will display its requirements and funding on the CAP 2009 page.

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TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR

Immediate Early Recovery Total UN Plan of Response Sector Phase Action Phase $ $ $

Agriculture 1,500,000 4,000,000 5,500,000

Water and Sanitation 0 1,012,500 1,012,500

Food 4,076,913 3,046,221 7,123,134

Coordination and Support Services 95,000 0 95,000

Education 2,648,500 1,169,640 3,818,140

Environment and Energy Services 620,000 1,230,000 1,850,000

Health 4,095,057 2,574,490 6,669,547

Shelter-Refuge and Risk Reduction 786,000 1,560,000 2,346,000

Livelihood and Economic Recuperation 0 1,000,000 1,000,000

Culture / Patrimony 0 600,000 600,000

Total $13,821,470 $16,192,851 $30,014,321

GRAPH 1: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR

Agriculture Total Plan of Action Requirements by Sector (%) Water and Sanitation Food

Coordination and Support Services Education 7,8 3,3 2,0 18,3

3,4 Environment and Energy 22,2 Services Health

23,7 Shelter-Refuge and Risk 6,2 Reduction 12,7 0,3 Economic Recovery

Culture/Patrimony

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TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY UN AGENCY

Immediate Early Recovery Total UN Plan of UN Agency Response Phase Phase Action $ $ $ FAO 1,500,000 4,000,000 5,500,000 ORC 95,000 0 95,000 PAHO/WHO 1,481,760 2,218,240 3,700,000 WFP 4,076,913 3,046,221 7,123,134 UNDP 2,193,047 3,300,000 5,493,047 UNESCO 1,070,000 1,323,140 2,393,140 UNFPA 1,400,000 0 1,400,000 UNICEF 2,004,750 2,045,250 4,050,000 UNHABITAT 0 260,000 260,000 Total $13,821,470 $16,192,851 $30,014,321

GRAPH 2: SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS BY UN AGENCY

Total Plan of Action Requirements by Agencies (%) FAO ORC 0,9 13,5 18,3 PA HO/WHO WFO 4,7 0,3 8,0 UNDP 12,3 UNESCO UNFPA UNICEF 18,3 UNHA BITA T 23,7

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2. CONTEXT AND RESPONSE ACTIONS

2.1 CONTEXT In less than a month, between 16 August and 10 September, Cuba was affected directly and indirectly by four extreme meteorological events: Tropical Storm Fay, which caused significant flooding; Hurricane Gustav, the most devastating hurricane in the past 50 years; Tropical Storm Hanna, which, although did not strike the Island directly, it caused flooding in the eastern zone of the country; and Hurricane Ike, which advanced across the entire national territory.

Hurricane Gustav struck the Isle of Youth as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Five-meter storm surge waves hit the Isle’s territory, penetrating and flooding inland up to a distance of two to seven kilometre. Gustav hit the Province of Pinar del Rio with winds reaching up to 340 KMs per hour, a record for Cuba.

On 8 September, only eight days after the devastating passing of Hurricane Gustav, Cuba was impacted in its totality by Hurricane Ike. This hurricane travelled across the entire national territory and provinces that were not directly in the path of Ike were affected with heavy rainfall. Ike hit Cuban territory as a Category 3, on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale and exited the territory as Category 1. In the Province of Pinar del Rio, the two hurricanes made landfall, only ten days apart and at points of only 35 KMs away from each other, and both exited from nearly the same point on the northern shore.

The most affected territories are located in the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, and Camaguey, although important damage was also reported in the provinces of Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Matanzas. The Provinces of La Havana and Ciudad de La Havana were also affected. Damage caused by Ike’s forceful winds and heavy rains is now added to the destruction caused by Gustav in the Province of Pinar del Rio and the special municipality of the Isle of Youth. Consequently, the entire national territory was impacted, and some regions affected more than once.

2.2 CONSEQUENCES AND IMPACT Based on preliminary data, national authorities have reported that the damages caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike amount to approximately $5 billion.

Population As a preventive measure, before the arrival of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, more than 3,179,846 persons, 28% of Cuba’s population, were evacuated. Of these 500,000 evacuees received refuge in shelters, the rest were protected in the homes of friends and family.

In terms of sectors, the most severely impacted are: housing, power grid, agriculture, and food. In addition, other damage in socio-economic sectors is also of a considerable magnitude.

Shelter As a result of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, more than 444,000 houses were damaged, many with partial or total loss of roofs, and of these, 63,249 fully collapsed. The effects of hurricanes Gustav and Ike added to those caused by Tropical Storm FAY, total damage surpasses 500,000 damaged dwellings, 14 % of the total dwellings in Cuba. Assuming an average of four persons per dwelling, 2,000,000 persons were affected, corresponding to 18% of Cuban population. Furthermore, numerous water storage tanks, which ensure access to water in most of Cuban dwellings and institutions, were destroyed.

Industrial, commercial, and public institutions were affected, impacting adversely production of goods and services. Some of these national industries produce building materials and are now facing challenges in assisting with the rehabilitation of homes and institutions. Additionally, port facilities have been seriously damaged and several ports have been temporally closed to naval traffic due to damage in signals and warehouses.

Social Infrastructure Cuba has the capacity to generate electricity although; the power grid is currently facing significant limitations in energy distribution. As a result of Gustav, 137 220,000-volts and 13 110,000-volts transmission towers collapsed; 4,500 utility posts, 530 transformers, and 5,000 lighting posts, were

4 UNITED NATIONS - POST HURRICANES PLAN OF ACTION – 2008 also damaged. On the Isle of Youth, 100% of the power lines were affected. After Hurricane Ike, damage was compounded throughout the territory as a result of destroyed power lines, transformers, and posts. By 12 September, four days after Hurricane Ike hit Cuba, only 30% of the electric service was being provided in the Provinces of Las Tunas, Camaguey, and Holguín.

Roads were also severely impacted in several areas across the country. Thousands of kilometres of roads and rail lines were damaged or obstructed.

Food and Agriculture Among the most significant losses and damage in the agricultural sector caused by Hurricane Gustav are the following: • damage to more than 55,700 hectares of diverse crops, mostly of sugar cane plantations; • damage to 154 greenhouses, 877 vegetable gardens (organopónicos), 392 orchards,12,000 tobacco houses, 1.455 cattle units, and 138 wind mills; • serious damage to 80% of the infrastructure and poultry population in the Isle of Youth, and 100% to eight of the most affected municipalities hit by Gustav, and the loss of nearly 40 million eggs; • more than 180,000 hectares of forest plantations; • major damages in the agro-industrial sector included the loss of roofs, 26 bakeries, eight pastry stores, and one fruit and vegetable processing plant; • approximately 4,350 tonnes of food stocks stored in warehouses were affected.

Hurricane Ike generated agricultural losses in the provinces of: Guantánamo, Holguín, Las Tunas, Camaguey, Ciego de Ávila, Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, La Havana, City of La Havana, Pinar del Rio and in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth; this represents all the provinces of the country, without exception.

Damage in the agriculture sector includes the following: • 205 protected harvests houses were affected as well as most of the semi-protected harvest installations. • The combined effect of rains and winds seriously affected the coffee plantation areas in the eastern provinces, resulting in fundamental losses in the most productive areas such as, the municipalities of Mayari, Sagua de Tamayo, in the province of Granma. • Rain and winds also affected 32,305 hectares of banana plantations. • More than 500,000 lost poultry, 100,000 of them were sacrificed for distribution to the population for consumption. In the provinces of Sancti, Spiritus, Matanzas, Las Tunas, and Camaguey, damage to the poultry industry was of special importance. • Damage caused to the sugar industry include 156,000 hectares of flattened sugarcane and 518,879 hectares of cane plantations flooded, as well as 3,895 hectares of recently cultivated areas were totally lost. In addition, 40,000 tonnes of sugar will have to be reprocessed to reduce the humidity level. • Areas with a variety crops, pertaining to the Ministry of the Sugar, were severely affected, including 10,000 tonnes of banana, rice, kidney beans, and other crops, including organopónicos. • 113,000 hectares of crops were damaged, mainly banana, sweet potato; cocoyam; grains, and seeds of vegetables, among others crops destined for the basic food consumption. 700,000 tons of foods were affected, including those coming from the cattle raising farms. Losses are reported at 3 million litres of milk. • In regards to damaged facilities and installations, 629 intensive crops houses, 877 organopónicos, 392 intensive plots, 12,000 tobacco houses, 1,455 cattle units, and 138 wind mills, were damaged.

Education Hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused significant damage to educational facilities and installations in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, and the special municipality of the Isle of Youth. A total of 2,463 facilities were damaged: 113 pre-schools, 1,899 primary schools, 64 special education schools, 169 basic secondary schools, 86 pre-university schools, 81 technical education schools, and 51 of other types of education facilities. It is important to note that in Cuba, the education and the protection of children is a priority and in many cases, young people from the interior of the country reside in the same schools they attend. The various implications of these meteorological events have caused considerable psycho-social damage and post-traumatic stress in the population, especially in 389,987 children and adolescents whose schools have been destroyed.

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Health and Infrastructure The destruction caused by Hurricane Gustav and Ike to the health sector is of diverse magnitude across the Island. In addition to hospitals, polyclinics, and clinics of family doctors, other health services facilities such as hygiene, epidemiology, and rehabilitation centres and municipal health directorates have been affected. A total of 1,356 health care installations and facilities were damaged. The greatest scale damage is registered in the province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. The eastern provinces (and the corresponding municipalities) mostly affected by Hurricane Ike include: Guantánamo (Baracoa and Maize); Holguin (head municipality, Banes, Antilla, Moa, Rafael Freyre, Mayari, and Gibara); Las Tunas (the head municipality, Puerto Padre, Manatí, and Jesus Menendez); and Camaguey (the head municipality, Nuevitas, Guaimaro, Najasa, Florida, Sibanicu, Minas, and Santa Cruz del Sur).

Other provinces of the country were also affected, but, in smaller scale. In spite of the difficult conditions and transfers to other institutions, the health centres’ staff did not interrupt the vital services to the population. Nevertheless, the re-establishment of the affected health care centres is urgent. Due to the impact of Gustav, 314 hospital facilities were severely affected and with the passage of Ike, 120 polyclinics and family doctors’ clinics were damaged, as well as 11 main hospitals; thus, affecting more than four million people who seek medical assistance in these institutions.

Eastern and Western Region

Number of Damaged or Type of Health Installation Destroyed Installations Hospitals (Three hospitals with severe damage) 26 Poli-clinics 73 Family doctors clinics 466 Pharmacies and blood banks 17 Maternity clinics 7 Old age /senior’s homes 7 Emergency medical services 13

Environment and Cultural Patrimony The effects of these phenomena caused a serious stress in the ecosystems, being the most urgent cases located in the ecological reserves of Punta del Este, in Cayos del Este, and in the Protected Area in the south of the Isle of Youth. In the eastern provinces, damage is concentrated in the National Parks of Pico Cristal, Piloto, and Humboldt; and in Pinar del Rio, the Reserve of the Biosphere of Sierra del Rosario was seriously affected.

Of the nine World-Wide Patrimony Sites in Cuba, the following four have been damaged: • Valle de Viñales: partial damage to the tourist infrastructure, around 2,400 homes affected within the area established as Patrimony of the Humanity; • 82 tobacco houses were destroyed within the Valley, along with three tobacco storing centres. In addition, the Municipal Culture House, a building structure that next to the Church is emblematic to the town, suffered serious damages. The urban wooded areas are seriously damaged and wooded hill zones have been deforested. • In the Historical Center of Camaguey; 8,180 houses were damaged, among which 2,834 have different levels of cultural protection, and among them, 33 homes with wooded roofs have collapsed. • The “Alejandro de Humbolt”, National Park in Holguin and Park Desembarco of Granma, in Granma: endured damages to the natural resources and mountain trails. • In Old Havan (a section of the City of La Havana): 34 buildings have collapsed and 60 other buildings with partial damages have had a significant impact on the territory.

2.3 GOVERNMENT RESPONSE ACTIONS The Government has been leading the response actions and without delay initiated the rehabilitation and recovery process of basic social infrastructure damaged by the hurricanes. The different sector ministries coordinate and execute these actions through their regular structures. The sector focal points interact with the respective UN Agencies in routine projects execution.

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The information related to the evaluation of damage is provided in detail by the government and published regularly. After the passage of the hurricanes, national counterparts and the Heads of UN Agencies carried-out field visits to the affected areas in order to see and understand better the magnitude the impact.

2.4 UNITED NATIONS RESPONSE TO DATE The Resident Coordinator and the Agencies of the United Nations System in Cuba, in accordance with the mandate of the General Assembly of the United Nations, offered assistance in support of the activities and prioritized sectors of the Cuban Government through immediate response actions and assistance to the affected populations.

The financing mechanisms, for the initial three months of operations, will be focused on improving the delivery of basic services and high-priority needs. This includes emergency funds readily available in some agencies and other funding mechanisms. As of 29 September 2008, the emergency funds mobilised by the UN agencies amounted to $1.36 million.

Also, as an integrated financial mechanism of the UN System, Emergency Cash Grant funds were approved to respond to both events. The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) contributed with $2.49 million to respond to the effects of Hurricane Gustav and, $4.88 million have also been approved to alleviating the impact caused by Hurricane Ike.

Table 3 - United Nations Contributions – (October 9, 2008)

Total UN Total UN UN Agency CERF I CERF II Approved Approved Sector Funds $ $ Contributions Contributions $ $ (%)

Agriculture 0 439,770 457,959 897,729 10.3

Water and Sanitation 280,000 383,308 819,269 1,482,577 17.0

Food 500,000 703,197 951,532 2,154,729 24.7

Coordination and 0 0.0 Support Services

Education 57,000 239,774 296,774 3.4

Environment and 0 0.0 Energy Services

Health 221,000 655,040 1,375,892 2,251,932 25.8

House-Refuge 300,000 306,116 1,035,659 1,641,775 18.8 and Risk Reduction Livelihood and 0 0.0 Economic Recovery

Culture/ 0 0.0 Patrimony

Total $1,358,000 $2,487,431 $4,880,085 $8,725,516 100%

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United Nations Important Response Actions by Sector

Sector Key UN Response Actions FAO received the approval of a first component through CERF I, prioritising the re-establishment of 400 organopónicos located in the province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. CERF will allocate $439,770 for purchase of seeds, tools, and for repairs to the irrigation structures. With CERF II beneficiaries will receive through FAO, a total of $457,959, for the immediate recovery of areas cultivated with vegetables, fruits, roots, and tubercles in the municipalities of: Rafael Freyre, Tunas, Puerto Padre, Jesus Menendez, Camaguey and Nuevitas Agriculture in the provinces of: Las Tunas, Holguin, and Camaguey.

The FAO Representation in Cuba has prepared an implementation strategy for immediate, short, and medium term actions, to contribute to the recovery of the Cuban farming/agriculture sector. FAO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, is preparing a project proposal for possible financing.

As a first step, the World Food Programme (WFP) has approved an Immediate Response Emergency Operation project, IR-EMOP-10776.0, to provide immediate assistance to 86,557 beneficiaries affected by Hurricane Gustav on the Isle of Youth. The total budget of the project is approximately $497,357. To date, six airlifts carrying 45 MT of High Energy Biscuits and 32.6 MT of canned fish arrived to Havana in the last two weeks. Furthermore, 11.004 MT of canned fish were locally purchased. This food basket will cover rations for one month of distribution.

Additionaly, a CERF request was submitted and approved for the amount of $703,197 to cover temporary food storage facilities and food distribution to the Food affected population in Isle of Youth as well as the most affected municipalities of the Province of Pinar del Rio. This assistance is being provided to 145,743 people for two months.

A second CERF request was approved to respond to the impact and damage inflicted by Hurricane Ike. WFP’s project proposal is for $951,449 to deliver food aid to 158,114 persons of vulnerable groups in the most devastated municipalities of eastern Cuba for a period of two months.

Currently, WFP is preparing an emergency project to seek more financing to complement the above mentioned operations.

• UNESCO contributed with the purchase of clothes for 284 the teachers of the Pedagogical Institute on the Isle of Youth.

• Currently notebooks for school children and adolescents of the affected areas are being purchased.

• UNFPA contributed $30,000 from its regular funds to purchase computer servers, DVD readers, and uninterruptible power supply routers for schools the Isle of Youth and Las Tunas. This project is currently being Education implemented.

• CERF funds allocated to UNESCO will be used for the purchase of roof construction materials for damaged school installations.

• UNESCO’s emergency funds in the amount of $50,000 will be used for the purchase of mattresses.

• UNICEF Emergency Preparedness Funds (EPF) approved in the amount of $280,000.

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Sector Key UN Response Actions • The Representation of PAHO/WHO in the country allocated $50,000 from its regular budget to provide assistance to the Ministry of Health to alleviate the damage caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

• In addition, PAHO/WHO headquarters contributed $25,000 for the same purpose. These funds will be used for the purchase of 20 tonnes of calcium hypochlorite, 500,000 tablets of doxiciclina, and canine anti-rabies vaccines, as well as equipment and materials for sterilization. The first part of CERF contributions ($489,960) assigned to PAHO/WHO are in respond to the immediate needs in the Isle of Youth and Pinar del Rio. These funds have been destined basically for the procurement of equipment, materials, and Health medical furniture for the most affected hospitals. The funds also were for the reactivation of epidemiologist monitoring laboratories and the promotion of health. A regional expert in disasters, Dr. Leonardo Hernandez, was deployed to Cuba in order to prepare a second CERF request ($1,086,000) to support the eastern region of the country. PAHO/WHO Regional Office is in contact with Global Links Foundation for the shipment of two containers with furniture and provisions for the most affected hospitals.

• UNFPA allocated $50,000 from its regular funds and $146,000 assigned by the Humanitarian Response Branch for purchase of emergency kits for sexual and reproductive education and medical equipment. • UNICEF: CERF 1 approved for $383,308 for the acquisition of water tanks Water and and chlorine tablets which will arrive to the country shortly. Sanitation • UNICEF: CERF 2 approved for $819,269. • In response to Hurricane Gustav, UNDP received a contribution from the CERF ($306,116) for the rehabilitation of house-refuge facilities. The procurement process for materials is currently in progress.

House-Refuge • In response to Hurricane Ike, UNDP received CERF a contribution and Risk ($1,035,659) for the rehabilitation of house-refuge facilities. The Reduction procurement process for materials is currently in progress.

• UNDP contributed with TRAC 1.1.3 funding resources in the amount of $200,000 to support early recovery and response coordination activities.

The projects contemplated in the immediate response phase continue and add to the efforts and activities financed with resources provided by the CERF as well as serving as complement to the actions taken by the Government of Cuba.

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3. UNITED NATIONS (UN) SYSTEM PLAN OF ACTION

3.1 OBJECTIVE The objective of the Plan of Action is to establish projects and activities, which complement the actions prioritized by the Government of Cuba, in the immediate response and early recovery phases to assist the population affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Plan of Action, designed in coordination with Government of Cuba, will: • maintain an integral and strategic vision of the process, linking the immediate response actions with early recovery as well as with development; • channel the international community’s resources towards high priority areas or those of greater interest for the country; • strengthen coordinating activities of the UN Agencies with national counterparts, in addressing national priorities, in the phases of immediate response and early recovery, for the most efficient use of the resources mobilized toward these priorities; • identify gaps in actions or resources for funding purposes and allow the reassignment of funds towards other sectors; • follow up on and monitor the activities and the objectives previously identified.

The geographic areas, targeted by the projects contemplated in this Plan of Action, are the ones affected by Gustav and Ike; that is, the provinces located to the west and those in the east of the Island, providing assistance to the affected population in their high-priority needs (post event).

The Plan of Action was prepared by the UN Agencies under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator on the basis of identified needs and priorities established by Cuba national counterparts.

This Plan of Action is supported with of directives, programmes, as well s sector and cross-sector projects that contemplate activities in the phases of response and in early recovery. The estimated duration of the immediate response phase is of six months from the moment of the impact of the event. The early recovery phase is estimated to have duration of up to 12 months after the event, serving as the starting point to continue with activities through recovery programs, a reduction of the vulnerability, and development.

3.2 IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS The leadership in implementation of the Plan of Action will fall under the responsibility of the Resident Coordinator with the support of the staff of Office of the Resident Coordinator; essentially, in the communication and coordination tasks. The implementation of the projects within the Plan of Action will be performed by the UN Agencies currently in the country, who will also carry out the monitoring and control activities, using already established mechanisms and tools, along with the national counterparts.

The UN Agencies will be responsible for the implementation of the projects with sector and national counterparts established by the Government. The Government of Cuba identifies the required actions and establishes priority areas for intervention which are indicated prior to the execution of resources.

In sectors with more than one implementing UN Agency, a Lead Agency will be designated and will be responsible for strengthening the coordination and flow of information within the sector.

MINVEC will act as the national counterpart in the implementation of this Plan of Action, irrespective of the UN Agency responsible for the execution of a project. This distinguishes MINVEC’s leading role as the coordinator of the economic cooperation received in Cuba and its implementation.

3.3 FINANCING There are three funding mechanisms for the Plan of Action which can be used simultaneously or separately, as follows: • The UN Agencies will use in-house financial mechanisms to mobilize resources towards their projects within the framework of the Plan of Action.

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• Alternatively, contributions may also be made through OCHA which directs the resources for programme priorities in consultation with the Office of the Resident Coordinator and UN Agencies • Contributions can be made to UNDP, BCPR to finance the projects and programmes under the Early Recovery Phase. BCPR will direct the resources through the Office of the Resident Coordinator towards the different UN Agencies, based on their mandates.

The international community will be able to finance to sectors and/or specific projects through any of the above mentioned mechanisms.

3.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION The monitoring and control activities, related to the execution phases of the projects and programs, will be performed on a periodic basis and under the responsibility of the implementing UN Agencies in coordination with the national counterparts. Monitoring reports will be duly issued by the implementing UN agencies on an established routine basis.

The Resident Coordinator will have the technical support required to carry-out the monitoring activities and will be responsible for coordinating inter-sector operations, promoting the exchange of information to improve follow-up and evaluation of decisions and actions.

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4. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE PHASE

The immediate response phase depends on the characteristics of the different events and the needs and conditions of the affected population. It estimates a referential time-frame of three to six months, during which the organisations will provide immediate response assistance to the population as well as basic means for their recovery/recuperation.

Given the magnitude of the event and the resulting devastation in the affected areas, it is expected that the population’s basic needs must be provided in order to maintain their health conditions, nutrition, and house-shelters. The needs of the most vulnerable groups such as: women, pregnant women, children under five, and elderly over 65 must be met. This assistance will not only support the recovery activities, but also, will reduce the vulnerability conditions by strengthening their resilience against future events of the yet to be concluded hurricane season.

4.1 AGRICULTURE The reactivation of the agricultural production is urgently necessary in order to (1) ensure the provision of food to the population affected, directly and indirectly, by the losses in production of crops and (2) recover the means of subsistence of the rural population who lost a great deal of their productive assets. This restoration is vitally important and the response is structured in two phases. The first phase is for short-cycle crops and a second phase, which will begin immediately, will require a little more time to see results.

The activities contemplated in the immediate response phase, will support the Government’s actions in restarting the production and recovery of short-cycle crops, increasing the availability of food, and helping the agriculturists resume their activities as rapidly as possible.

Specifically, it will support the recovery of the urban and suburban network in the production of vegetables in houses of protected harvest, a productive modality of fundamental importance for the country. With the loss of farms and damage caused to the roofs of other similar facilities, the production of vegetables in the East of the country has been severely harmed, a situation that jeopardises the availability of food for the population of the country. Given this, the Ministry of Agriculture and local governments prioritised the recovery of the affected productions and of the productive capacities of farms protected for short-cycle production

FAO will support the acquisition, rehabilitation and recovery of farms/crop houses, with the participation of the Local Human Development Program (PDHL) when specific cases of requests have been presented, for the consolidation of requests for attention at province and local levels.

In the affected rural areas, assistance will be provided to family farms engaged in the production of short cycle crops (roots, tubercles, vegetables, and grains). These activities will allow the affected population in obtaining one first harvest in a short term, with an immediate source of food, and possible source of income, until the rest of crops and cattle activities recover.

Objectives The general objective during the immediate response phase is to ensure food security for the population, increasing short-cycle food production, availability, and access to fresh food for human consumption.

Activities • reactivation of the urban and suburban agriculture network affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike; • recovery of the farming capacities for the production of roots, tubercles, and vegetables in the provinces affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike; • recovery and immediate rehabilitation of the productive capacities of the farms in the country

Expected Outcomes • increased food availability for the affected families and for the population in general

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AGRICULTURE $ Project Title: Support the immediate recovery of food production in the zones affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike, with emphasis in the recovery of crop houses network engaged in the production of short cycle crops Objective: Reduce food insecurity by increasing short-cycle FAO 1,500,000 food production, availability, and access to fresh food for human consumption Beneficiaries: Affected farmers and the population in affected communities Counterparts: • Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) • MINVEC

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4.2 FOOD Nearly two million people have been directly or indirectly impacted by the recent series of extreme hurricanes. They have lost most of their belongings, in particular shelters and crops. The damage limits the availability and sources of food in Pinar del Rio, Isle of Youth, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, and Guantanamo.

The Government has decided to increase the food rations for affected families with additional rice, beans, vegetable oil, cookies and canned meat. WFP will complete these rations with more beans, vegetable oil and canned meat for one month. Also, special attention will be given to especially vulnerable groups during this period. These groups are composed of pregnant women, children under five years old, and people older than 65 years old.

Food-aid assistance to the population affected by Ike in the eastern region should continue, during the months not financed by the CERF. This will be done in collaboration with other UN agencies, such as: UNICEF, PAHO, and FAO in order to ensure an integral assistance.

Damage to storage facilities and the lack of electric power in the affected zones require that independent storage systems and gas stoves be provided. Hence, these items will be supplied wherever required.

Objective • To prevent the deterioration of the nutritional status and food security of people affected by the hurricanes, including vulnerable groups such as: children under five, pregnant women, and elderly people above 65.

Activities • provide general food distribution for the most affected population for three months (after the CERF); • provide food-aid distribution to vulnerable groups (children under five, pregnant women, and elderly over 65) in the most affected municipalities for one additional month to the two-month covered by the CERF; • supply temporary warehouses and gas stoves in the municipalities most affected.

Expected Outcomes • 2,854 Metric tonnes of food distributed to approximately 932,000 persons during the six-month period of intervention; • number of warehouses and stoves supplied in the most affected municipalities.

FOOD $ Project Title: Food Assistance to People affected by Hurricane Ike in eastern region Objective: Prevent the deterioration of the nutritional status and food security of people affected by the hurricanes, including vulnerable groups such as: children under five, pregnant women, and elderly WFP people above 4,076,913 Beneficiaries: 931,965 persons Counterparts: • Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) • MINVEC • Provincial (local) governments of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin and Guantanamo

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4.3 HEALTH The basis of the health system in Cuba is the primary health assistance, which is mainly preventive. The restoration of the infrastructure is vital to recover the capacity of the family doctors’ clinics, policlinics, and hospitals that must be repaired essentially to ensure continued public health services results and resume previously achieved health service levels. The impact of events has diminished the capacity and the functionality of health care centres as well as the assistance in reproductive health of the affected population. In addition, it is equally required to revitalize and strengthen the assistance to vulnerable groups, such as: children, pregnant women, and HIV carriers.

The acquisition and distribution of medical provisions and equipment including: beds, sterilization equipment, mattresses, and operating room equipment, among others, are also of extreme importance in order to improve health service capacities as soon as possible in the affected zones.

The epidemiologist monitoring systems are working at maximum capacity to maintain acceptable health levels and to avoid problems that could appear due to the changes in the environment caused by the passage of the hurricanes. It is fundamental to support the actions of epidemiologist alert, controlling disease outbreaks and environmental risks, as well as the actions to control the quality of the water, the basic cleaning, and the control of vectors, involving the affected community.

The production and distribution of educational materials and promotion of health is indispensable. The importance of maternal and neonatal health in emergency situations as well as keeping the population informed on the sanitary measures and activities related to health risks prevention, must be emphasised.

The Ministry of Public Health, in particular the departments of medical services, epidemiology and promotion of health, will develop a work plan with the assistance of the PAHO/WHO Representation in the country. Through the headquarters, PAHO/WHO will purchase equipment and products that are not available in the country. The Ministry of Public Health will supervise technical and administrative matters. On the other hand, Infant-Maternal Unit of the Ministry of Public Health received the support of UNFPA for strengthening the capacities of SSR services, through the acquisition of commodities, emergencies kits and medical equipment for assisting pregnancies, miscarriages, deliveries, mother and newborn babies.

Objectives • restore the response capacity of the health institutions through the re-establishment of installations and service areas affected by hurricanes; • prevent the dissemination of transmittable diseases, maintain and strengthen the epidemiologist monitoring system; • promote health practices in emergency situation and promote basic sanitary and hygiene practices to the affected population; • reduce morbidity caused by critical stress conditions resulted from the emergency situation; • avoid maternal and neonatal morbid-mortality through the reactivation of basic operational capacity of reproductive health services; • improve the diet quality of people living with HIV/AIDS by providing essential nutrients to ensure adequate health conditions during the recovery period post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

Activities • carry out stress management counselling sessions for pregnant women, attending maternal homes, and for young adults in public health clinics, on to deal with stress in emergency situations; • replace medical equipment damaged by the hurricanes, such as: neonatal equipment (incubators, cradles); surgery and delivery tables; anaesthesia, surgery, and delivery equipment; equipment for delivery complications (intensive and intermediate maternal therapy); equipment and instruments for obstetrical microsurgery; hospitable beds; and refrigerators for vaccines and laboratory materials.

Expected Outcomes • women and young adults with capacity to manage stress in emergency situations, reducing stress-related illnesses; • total re-establishment of the capacity to provide reproductive health services in targeted areas; • basic conditions reactivated in health centres in order to provide health services, mainly to boys,

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girls, adolescents, and pregnant women; • psycho-emotional conditions of girls, boys, and adolescents (affected by the impact of hurricanes Gustav and Ike in the affected zones) improved; • operational capacity of 314 health institutions, including maternal homes, family doctor clinics, and policlinics, completely recuperated; • assistance capacity restored at the 32 most affected health units for the assistance of people living with HIV/AIDS.

HEALTH $ Project Title: Health Services Support the reactivation of prioritized health institutions, hospitals, policlinics, and family doctor clinics in coordination with the national authorities Objective: Restore the response capacity of the health institutions through the re-establishment of installations and service areas affected by hurricanes in order to reactivate its operational capacity PAHO/ Beneficiaries: Direct: Affected population with special needs: 1,164,760 WHO women with special pre-natal needs, boys, girls, elderly, and people with special needs in Camagüey, Las Tunas, Ciego de Avila, Holguin, Isle of Youth, and Pinar del Rio

Indirect: Total population of the affected provinces: 3,923,900 Counterparts: • Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) • Provincial Health Authorities Project Title: Strengthen epidemiologist monitoring system Objective: Prevent the dissemination of transmittable diseases, maintain and strengthen the epidemiologist monitoring system Beneficiaries: Direct: Affected population with special needs: women with special pre-natal needs, boys, girls, PAHO/ elderly, and people with special needs in 297,000 WHO Camaguey, Las Tunas, Ciego de Avila, Holguin, Isle of Youth, and Pinar del Rio

Indirect: Total population of the affected provinces: 3,923,900 Counterparts: - Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) - Provincial Health Authorities Project Title: Health Promotion Objective Promote health practices in emergency situation and promote basic sanitary and hygiene practices to the affected population Beneficiaries: Direct: Affected population with special needs: women with special pre-natal needs, boys, girls, PAHO/ elderly, and people with special needs in 20,000 WHO Camaguey, Las Tunas, Ciego de Avila, Holguin, Isle of Youth, and Pinar del Rio Indirect: Total population of the affected provinces, 3,923,900 Counterparts: • MINSAP • Local (province) Health Authorities Project Title: Qualified assistance for women and young people to reduce stress-related health conditions as a result of the emergency situation Objective: Reduce morbidity caused by critical stress UNFPA conditions resulted from the emergency situation 50,000 Beneficiaries: 20,000 persons (12,000 female) Counterparts: Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) Targeted Pinar del Rio, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Areas: and Camaguey

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HEALTH $ Project Title: Support the reactivation of reproductive health assistance centres Objective: Avoid maternal and neonatal morbid-mortality by reactivating basic operational capacity of maternal UNFPA and reproductive health services centres 1,000,000 Beneficiaries: 300,000 persons (100,000 female) Counterparts: MINSAP Targeted Pinar del Rio, Guantanamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Areas: and Camaguey Project Title: Support the reactivation of health institutions affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Objective: Support the capacity reactivation of health services in the affected communities through the acquisition of necessary resources (hydro-sanitary facilities, furniture, mattresses, and refrigeration equipment) for approximately 100 affected health institutions, including, maternal homes, family doctor clinics and policlinics in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth and the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas and Holguin

This support complements the activities to be implemented by PAHO/WHO towards the reactivation of hospitals and policlinics, which UNICEF provide second level health assistance in these 656,250 same territories, as well as with the support to be provided by UNFPA. Beneficiaries: Pregnant women, boys, girls, and adolescents who seek assistance in the affected health facilities in the following provinces: Camaguey, 242,265 Holguin, 72,788 Pinar del Rio, 200,000 Las Tunas, 532,954 Special municipality of the Isle of Youth, 86,509 Counterparts: • MINSAP • MINVEC Targeted Special municipality of the Isle Youth and the Areas: provinces of Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas, and Holguín Project Title: Provision of nutritional supplements for People Living with HIV/AIDS during the recovery period of post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike Objectives: Improve the diet quality of people living with HIV/AIDS through the provision of essential nutrients to ensure their adequate health conditions UNDP 657,047 during the recovery period post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike Beneficiaries: 8,402 persons (including 1680 Female / 14 Boys) Counterparts: MINSAP Targeted Country-Wide Areas:

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HEALTH $ Project Title: Rehabilitation of 32 health units during the recuperation period post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike Objective: Restore the operational capacities of the most affected 32 health units that assist people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) during the recovery period post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike Beneficiaries: PLWHA living in communities whose medical assistance is assigned to the affected 32 affected health units in the provinces of Pinar del Río, La UNDP Havana, City of La Havana, Camagüey, Las 250,000 Tunas, Holguín and the Isle of Youth Counterparts: • MINSAP • Vice-Ministry of Epidemiology • Health Directorates in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, La Havana, City of La Havana, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguín and Isle of Youth Targeted Country-wide Areas:

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4.4 EDUCATION In Cuba, education constitutes a priority for the Government and, without any doubt; Cuba has made significant achievements in the quality of education which places the country in first place at regional level. Therefore the re-establishment of educational activities as quickly as possible, in school institutions that have suffered from both hurricanes, is a priority.

Reactivating school activities aides in the reduction of post-traumatic stress caused by the material loss in the country. It also allows families and relatives of the students to focus on the production of goods and services including repairing their damaged homes.

These interventions will be complemented with those proposed by UNICEF, UNFPA and UNESCO in the Special municipality of the Isle of Youth, and in the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Las Tunas, Holguin, and Camagüey, in the two phases contemplated in this Plan of Action.

Objectives • establish the necessary minimal conditions to ensure the reactivation of the school year for boys, girls, and adolescents; • support the continuity of schoolwork of pre-school, primary, secondary, and pre-university education, including special education, for all boys, girls, and adolescents living in the affected areas; • support the reactivation of sexual education and reproductive health process in secondary schools (mid and high levels).

Activities • acquisition and distribution of the materials resources, required by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with UNESCO and UNICEF, for the repair works of school’s infrastructures, essentially for the repair of roofs, windows, doors, and hydro-sanitary facilities, of children’s circles, elementary schools, high schools, college and pre-collage, technologic, and special education institutions); • immediate execution of repair works of the educational facilities to ensure the minimal safety conditions for school children; • acquisition of equipment for television classes to support curriculum programs including sexual education; • monitoring and evaluation of the execution.

Expected Outcomes • immediate actions in 2,463 installations with the guaranteed minimum conditions to receive girls and boys; • 389,987 boys and girls affected by the damaged caused by hurricane were incorporated to the schools; • psycho-social assistance provided as a result of the impact of the events; • indispensable conditions, roof ceilings, doors, windows, and sanitary facilities, re-established, to continue educational activities in 1,722 affected school institutions; • favoured psycho-emotional recovery of the children and adolescents affected by the impact of hurricanes Gustav and Ike.

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EDUCATION $ Project Title: Emergency assistance for the prompt re- establishment of school activities Objective: Establish the minimal necessary conditions to ensure normal return to school of boys, girls, and adolescents; thus, alleviating their suffering and reducing post-traumatic stress caused by material losses inflicted on the population of the affected communities Beneficiaries: 549,691 girls, boys, and adolescents of the most UNESCO 950,000 affected provinces, as follows: Pinar del Rio 132,061 Camaguey 131,471 Las Tunas 93,185 Holguin 174,645 Special municipality of the Isle of Youth 18,329 Counterparts: • Ministry of Education of Cuba (MINED) Targeted Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, and Areas: the Special municipality of Isle of Youth Project Title: Support the reactivation of sexual education and reproductive health process in secondary schools (mid and high levels) Objective: Reactivate the required resources, equipment, and materials to carry-out tele-classes that include UNFPA 350,000 sexual education Beneficiaries: 50,000 (25,000 Female and 7,500 children) Counterparts: • MINED Targeted The Isle of Youth, Las Tunas, Holguín, and Areas: Camaguey Project Title: Support the recovery of school facilities in communities affected by the Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba Objective: Support the sustainability of school classes in pre- school, primary, secondary, and pre-university education, including special education, for all boys, girls, and adolescents living in the affected areas, through the acquisition of construction materials for repair works of roofs, doors, windows, and sanitary facilities in the 1,722 affected school installations: (101 day care centres, 1,274 primary schools, 58 centres for special education, and 289 facilities for secondary, pre-university, and technological studies in the most affected provinces): Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin and the UNICEF Special municipality of Isle of Youth. 1,348,500 In the Special municipality of Isle of Youth, this project will be implemented in coordination with UNESCO office in Cuba. Beneficiaries: 549,691 girls, boys, and adolescents of the most affected provinces, as follows: Pinar del Rio 132,061 Camagüey 131,471 Las Tunas 93,185 Holguin 174,645 Special municipality of Isle of Youth 18,329 Counterparts: • MINED • MINVEC Targeted Pinar del Rio, Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin, and Areas: the Special municipality Isle of Youth

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4.5 HOUSE-REFUGE AND RISK REDUCTION Due to vast and critical damages from hurricanes Fay, Gustav and Ike in the sector house, and given to the magnitude and complexity of the recovery process, the following immediate areas of intervention have been identified, with an approach to fortify capacities at the local level: • sector House-Refuge (considering that the case of Cuba 80% of the evacuees move to the houses of friends and relatives); • risk reduction management and early warning.

These actions are addressed to equip house-refuge with roofing materials, accessories, and tools for assembling, promoting self-help and mutual efforts. These actions will be complemented with water services and sanitations identified in UNICEF’s project “Support to the access to the water and sanitation in communities and institutions affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba”.

Objective • improve housing conditions of dwellings that serve as house-refuge, with the participation of the population, in the affected municipalities of the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas.

Activities • support transportation services and means of distribution to affected families; • support logistics to affected territories (supplies, storage); • deliver resistant roofing modules (metallic channelled sheets, metal supports and anchors) for refuge dwellings, 1200 of the affected dwellings will house two families per dwelling; • provide tools to the affected families and specialised brigades for the housing of refugee dwellings, through their own efforts and mutual assistance; • provide essential construction components for the housing of refugee dwellings in addition to the roofing modules; • follow-up and monitoring visits.

Expected Outcomes • 1,200 house-refuge facilities rehabilitated for 2,400 families (9,600 persons).

HOUSE-REFUGE AND RISK REDUCTION $ Project Title: Rehabilitation of basic living conditions in house-refuge of the population affected by hurricane Ike in the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas Objectives : Improve housing conditions of dwellings that serve as house-refuge, with the participation of the population, in affected municipalities of the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas Beneficiaries: 2,400 families (9,600 persons) assisted in selected municipalities for six months Counterparts : • MINVEC • National Housing Institute (INV) • Provincial governments of Holguin and Las UNDP 786,000 Tunas • Provincial governments of the municipalities of Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla • Municipal governments of Puerto Padre y Jesus Menendez • Municipality Units • Housing Investors • Central University of Las Villas (for technological transfer) Targeted Four Municipalities in Holguin: Gibara, Banes, Areas: Rafael Freyre and Antilla Two Municipalities in Las Tunas: Puerto Padre and Jesus Menendez

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4.6 ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES The passage of two hurricanes, in such a short time, through ecosystems of high value for the conservation of the biodiversity, has brought about important short, medium, and long term consequences to the forests, infrastructures, communities, and environmental services that these ecosystems offer.

Similarly, it caused damage to the distribution of electric energy which not only affected the residential areas, many of which use electricity for cooking food, but also had negative effects on the basic services that depend on this provision, among others, food preparation in social services and health centres. Other options have been put in place in order to mitigate the damages and to offer alternatives while the electric service is restored.

The response strategy to these extreme meteorological events is to: support the actions taken by the national authorities in restoring energy distribution networks and transformation; contribute to the recovery of the ecosystems; restore the capacities for the suitable handling/management of these areas; rehabilitate the energy services to the affected communities; and to work with the settlers to implement better sustainable practices for the use of the natural resources. These actions would help to mitigate the threats to the ecosystems of high natural value brought about by the action of the communities, as well as the wild forest fire prevention due to the great accumulation of forest biomass left behind by the hurricanes.

Objective • contribute to the immediate re-establishment of electric transmission network and energy distribution in order to facilitate pumping of potable water, reactivation of health services, and cooking of food, essentially in shelters, house-refuges, and schools (key social sectors), it will also benefit the population living in the areas of intervention; • establish a detailed inventory of damage to the ecosystems, caused by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike, in order to stimulate their revival and re-instate the management of the affected areas.

Activities • carry-out studies and investigations necessary on damages to the biosphere to elaborate recovery and reconstruction plans of the affected areas; • carry-out the cleaning of the affected areas and the necessary pruning to avoid wild fire; • rehabilitate ecological avenues and footpaths that allow the access of the specialized personnel to all the affected areas. • revitalize the administration activities of the natural resources, such as: orchards, tourism, and other activities associated with the sustainable use of the biodiversity; • acquire the necessary equipment for the rehabilitation activities; • acquisition and distribution of materials for the re-establishment of electric mains; • acquisition and distribution of tool kits to supply electrical brigades.

Expected Outcomes • electric transmission services and distribution re-established allowing the affected population have access to basic food, water, and health; • studies of damages and recovery plans elaborated by sectors; • cleaned affected forest areas; • afforested affected areas; • revitalised agriculture and tourism activities and the prevention and protection measures of the reserves.

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ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES $ Project Title: Revival of the ecosystems and re-adjustment of the management plans in the areas affected by the hurricanes Objective: Promote the implementation of actions that facilitate the recovery of the liveliness of the affected ecosystems, strengthening of the prevention plans, and the protection of these areas Beneficiaries: More than 30,000 persons UNESCO Counterparts: - National Center for Protected Areas of the 120,000 Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA) - Local governments - Directorate of Environment - Cuban Committee for the Environment (MAB) Targeted - North East (Reserve of Biosphere Cuchillas del Areas: Toa, 208,300 ha) - Pinar del Río (Sierra del Rosario, 26,600 hectares) Project Title: Support the revitalization of essential conditions for the re-establishment of electric services to communities and key social services sectors, affected by hurricane Gustav Objective: Contribute to the immediate re-establishment of electric transmission network and energy distribution in order to facilitate pumping of potable water, reactivation of health services, and cooking of food, essentially in shelters, house- UNDP 500,000 refuges, and schools (key social sectors). It will also benefit the population living in the areas of intervention Beneficiaries: 50,000 persons Counterparts: MINVEC - Ministry of Basic Industry (MINBAS) - Local governments Targeted Municipality of Los Palacios, Province of Pinar del Areas: Rio

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4.7 COORDINATION Implementation of the projects contained in the Plan of Action will necessitate a coordination structure among the UN agencies and their counterparts. Coordination will require not only the exchange of information but also accountability and reporting on the use of funds.

Follow-up and monitoring activities are an important process in order to guarantee the quality of the final results and timely completion. The Plan of Action includes all agencies with presence in the country representing nine different sectors.

Support to the Resident Coordinator will also include the systematization of the information and lessons learned so as to contribute to improving the coordination in future events.

Objectives • establish platform of inter-sector coordination that will facilitate the exchange of information and the coordination of actions in order to achieve the expected results; • provide information for registering and follow up of use of the resources provided through the UN system and international cooperation; • strengthen the relationship with the government, the international community, national, and other counterparts.

Activities • design and implementation of mechanisms of coordination and information exchange between UN agencies and their counterparts; • facilitate the process of coordination and the exchange of information in order to ensure efficient use of resources; • strengthen the mechanisms of coordination of actions in preparedness and response within the UN system and with its counterparts; • systematise the information and the actions resulting from the disaster events and the response process.

Expected Outcomes • consolidated reports on the use and application of the resources received from the various funding source;. • coordinated actions for the implementation of Plan of Action; • support to the activities of sector coordination; • lessons learned and recommendations for future disaster preparedness and response processes in Cuba.

COORDINATION $ Project Title: Support the coordination of the implementation of the Plan of Action Objective: - Establish a platform of inter-sector coordination that will facilitate the exchange of information and the coordination of actions in order to achieve the expected results

- Provide information for registering and follow up of use of the resources provided through the UN ORC 95,000 system and International cooperation

- Support the relationship with the government, the International community and other counterparts Beneficiaries: Programmes and projects Counterparts: MINVEC UN Agencies Targeted Country wide Areas:

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5. EARLY RECOVERY PHASE

Early Recovery is perceived as a multidimensional process, which links the immediate response and the recovery phases from the development standpoint, and primarily implies the recovery of livelihoods for the affected population, restoration of social services and basic infrastructure, attention to the environment and strengthening the institutional and social capacities for risk management. The reference timeframe is 0 to 12 or 28 months from the occurrence of the event.

The relationship between the immediate response and early recovery phases is broad, as it goes beyond the timeframe of 0 to 12 or 28 months and represents an integral approach, which prioritizes actions, aimed at the recovery or improvement of risk conditions of the affected populations. Most of the projects presented during this phase complement those initiated within the immediate response phase or in some cases continue them emphasizing aspects related to reduction of vulnerability. As a consequence, the start of their implementation may not necessarily adjust to the six-month timeframe.

In view of the characteristics of the damage incurred by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba, the following target sectors have been identified for this phase by the UN System in support of the Government: food, agriculture, education, health, water, housing-shelter and risk reduction, to be implemented by FAO, UNAIDS, PAHO/WHO, WFP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN-Habitat and UNICEF.

The definition and design of projects included in this phase follow the results of the evaluation of the event. As the immediate response phase develops, new project options may be included which increment or substitute the existent ones. For this reason, this part of the Plan should be subject to continuous analysis that allows for its revision and update.

5.1. AGRICULTURE The Early Recovery phase should start simultaneously with the immediate response actions, so that the affected rural population recuperate its agricultural livelihoods as early as possible, progressively reduce their dependency on external aid and overcome the vulnerability situation caused by the hurricanes.

The support will focus on the recovery of the livelihoods of farming and fishing populations and on the restoration of the food production capacity (farming, fishing and cattle ranching). Special importance will be given to the introduction of innovative farming/fishing practices, which increase the resistance to natural events and avoid the repetition of extensive damage caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike in the country.

Objectives • support the Government of Cuba in the recovery of farming and fishing sectors and food production capacities, with special attention given to population groups whose production means have been affected by the hurricanes.

Activities • continuation of recovery activities for cultivation units for the production of vegetables, in the provinces affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike; • distribution of agricultural inputs (seeds, tools, machinery and others) to cooperatives and peasants for the recovery of their farmlands (for example rice, etc.); • rehabilitation of irrigation systems and other farming infrastructure (for example, silos, greenhouses, nurseries, etc.); • recovery and diversification of activities in farming and pig-breeding sectors by means o repairing henhouses, stables, and replacement of animals; • practical training of farmers, including the nutrition and food processing. Special attention will be given to building the practices, which help reducing the vulnerability to natural disasters, following the principle, “reconstructing better”; • distribution of fishing gear to affected fishermen families, allowing them to return to the sea as soon as possible.

Expected Outcomes • The food production capacity will be restored and the vulnerability of peasants and fishermen to natural disasters has been reduced.

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AGRICULTURE $ Project Title: Early recovery of food production capacity of populations affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba

Recovery of the productive capacities in aviculture sector in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth.

Recovery of productive capacities in pig-breeding sector of the special municipality of the Isle of Youth.

Production of non-specialized rice by cooperatives FAO and peasants. 3,500,000 Objective: Support the Government of Cuba in the recovery of agricultural sector and food production capacities, with special attention given to population groups whose production means have been affected by the hurricanes. Beneficiaries Rural producers, poultry and pig breeders and populations from affected provinces. Counterparts: - MINAG - MINVEC Targeted Municipalities affected by the hurricanes. areas: Project Title: Early Recovery of food production capacity of aquafarmers and small fishers of Cuba affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike Objective: Provide basic support services for aqua-farming sector, fishermen and fishing industry to facilitate improved production of land and sea-based food FAO products 500,000 UNDP Beneficiaries: Aqua-farmers and artisan fishermen from affected coastal areas. Counterparts: -Ministry of Fishing Industry (MIP) - MINVEC Targeted Coastal areas affected by the hurricanes areas:

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5.2. FOOD Objectives • prevent the deterioration of nutritional state and food security of vulnerable groups in the municipalities worst affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba.

Activities • general distribution of food items to vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, children under five, and elderly above 65 years old in the municipalities most affected by these hurricanes; • establish the baseline (analysis of anaemia prevalence among children under five) on the territories affected in the western part of Cuba to identify which type of food (fortified or not) will be most appropriate for this group of beneficiaries.

Expected Outcomes • food items distributed to approximately 227, 248 persons from vulnerable groups during the six months of the intervention; • the most adequate food item determined for children under five in the western part of Cuba.

FOOD $ Project Title: Food assistance to vulnerable groups affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba Objective: Prevent the deterioration of nutritional state and food security of vulnerable groups in the municipalities most affected by hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba. WFP 3,046,221 Beneficiaries: Total of 306,800; 150,614 women, 76,634 men and 79,552 children. Counterparts: - MINCIN - MINVEC Targeted areas: Provinces and municipalities affected by Gustav and Ike.

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5.3. HEALTH The strategy for the Health sector is to continue with the tasks established during the immediate response phase on the basis of the joint planning process with the Ministry of Health.

Objectives • support the recovery and restoration of healthcare institutions (hospitals, policlinics and family medical services) affected by the Hurricanes Gustav and Ike; • support the actions aimed at the prevention of transmittable diseases, strengthening the risk control and contributing to guaranteed quality of water.

Activities • re-establish the operational capacity of healthcare facilities; • Support the actions for epidemiological registration and monitoring.

Expected Outcomes • improved conditions of the institutions of primary healthcare, which allow providing quality healthcare services, primarily to girls, boys, adolescents and pregnant women; • psycho-emotional situation of girls, boys and adolescents, affected by the impact of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike improved; • control over the risk of spread of transmittable diseases strengthened; • operational capacity of principal healthcare institutions to attend to the affected population re- established.

HEALTH $ Project Title Health services Support the restoration of priority healthcare institutions (hospitals, policlinics and family medical services) in coordination with national authorities. Objective Restore the operational capacity of the healthcare facilities by means of basic structural and functional restoration in the affected areas.

PAHO/ WHO 2,000,000 Beneficiaries Direct: Affected population with special needs: pregnant women, boys, girls, elderly and persons with special needs in Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, the Isle of Youth and Pinar del Rio Indirect: entire population of the affected area 3,923,900 Counterparts - MINSAP -Provincial healthcare authorities. - MINVEC Project Title: Environmental health Support the activities aimed at environmental health Objective: Prevent the dissemination of transmissible diseases, promote the control of risks to the environment and improve the quality of water. Beneficiaries: Affected population with special needs: pregnant PAHO/ WHO women, boys, girls, elderly and persons with 218,240 special needs in Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Isle of Youth and Pinar del Río Indirect: entire population of the affected area 3,923,900 Counterparts: - MINSAP -Provincial healthcare authorities. - MINVEC

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HEALTH $ Project Title: Support the recovery of healthcare institutions affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba. Objective: Support the re-establishment of 50 affected primary health-care institutions, to provide quality medical services primarily to boys, girls, adolescents and pregnant women. The above institutions include maternity houses, family medical services and policlinics in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth, and the provinces of Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas y Holguín. With the support of the PAHO/WHO office in UNICEF 356,250 Cuba this project generates synergy aimed at the hospitals and policlinics providing secondary healthcare services on these territories. Beneficiaries: Pregnant women, boys, girls and adolescents in the affected provinces of Camagüey (242,265), Holguín (72,788), Pinar del Río (200,000), Las Tunas (532, 954) and the special municipality of the Isle of Youth (86,509). Counterparts: - MINSAP - MINVEC Targeted Areas: Provinces of Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín and special municipality of the Isle of Youth.

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5.4. EDUCATION Objectives • provide means, equipment and materials required to continue sexual and reproductive health education; • contribute to the education of boys, girls and adolescents, creating the minimal necessary conditions for their return to schools as part of the recovery process.

Activities • purchase and distribution of necessary material resources by the Ministry of Education in cooperation with UNESCO and UNICEF, for the reparation of infrastructure (mainly ceilings, windows and doors in the schools); • continue the repairs in the educational facilities, guaranteeing minimal required conditions to receive children; • distribution of necessary educational materials for the development of curriculum on risks and prevention and mitigation of damage; • reproduction and distribution of educational materials in educational centres; • training of teachers in the use of educational materials as well as methods and procedures to provide adequate psycho-social attention to students suffering from post-disaster stress; • development of training topics for parents’ schools in each of the educational centres; • support the installation of equipment and necessary materials to reactivate the system of tele- classes, which include sexual education, at intermediary and higher school levels in the target municipalities. Expected Outcomes • 998 installations with guaranteed minimal conditions to receive boys and girls (including primary educational and care facilities); • 406,188 boys and girls affected by the hurricane damage integrated in schools; • Attention paid by the teachers to the psycho-social impact of the event on student population; • Educational kit elaborated, reproduced and distributed in 13,238 schools; • 13,500 teachers trained (one per school and one per 169 municipal directions, one for each of 14 provinces and one for each of 16 pedagogical universities of the country); • 26,476 working sessions in parents’ schools (two sessions in each school); • Students with healthy and responsible sexual and reproductive behaviour; • Conditions of 1,722 affected educational institutions improved, allowing the continuation of the quality teaching process; • Psycho-emotional recovery of girls, boys and adolescents affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike enhanced.

EDUCATION $ Project Title: Safe educational environments in post-disaster situations. Objective: Contribute to the education of girls, boys and adolescents creating minimal required conditions for their return to school thus contributing to the alleviation of human suffering and reduction of post-traumatic stress caused by material losses suffered by the students and their relatives. UNESCO 220,660 This project will complement the support activities developed by UNICEF and UNFPA on the same territories. Beneficiaries: 273,586 of which: 139,529 girls and 134,057 boys Counterparts: - MINED Targeted Area: Holguín, Las Tunas, Camagüey, Isle of Youth and Pinar del Río.

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EDUCATION $ Project Title: Preparation of teachers and students for the prevention of damage and post-disaster recovery in Cuban educational system. Objective: Strengthening the existing capacities for the institutionalised education on risk management as well as prevention and mitigation of damage caused by natural disasters. UNESCO 272,480 This project will be executed jointly with the UNICEF office in Havana. Beneficiaries: 2,426,478 of which 1,237,503 girls and 1,188,975 boys. 13,238 educational institutions Counterparts: MINED -Cuban National Commission for UNESCO Targeted Area: Country wide Project Title: Support to the recovery of educational centres in the communities affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba. Objective: Support the rehabilitation of educational centres at the pre-school, primary, secondary and preparatory levels, including the special education, of all boys, girls and adolescents residing in the affected areas, to ensure uninterrupted quality educational process by purchasing provisions (School furniture, refrigerators, school materials, mattresses and educative toys) for 1,722 affected educational facilities. Distributed as follows: 101 infant circles, 1274 primary schools, 58 schools for children with special needs, and 289 centres of basic secondary, preparatory and technical UNICEF education in the provinces most affected by the 676,500 hurricanes: Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín and special municipality of the Isle of Youth. This project will complement the support activities to be developed by UNESCO and UNFPA offices on the same territories. Beneficiaries: 549,691 boys, girls and adolescents of the most affected provinces, distributed as follows: Pinar del Río (132,061), Camagüey (131,471), Las Tunas (93,185), Holguín (174,645) and special municipality of the Isle of Youth (18,329). Counterparts: - MINED - MINVEC Targeted areas: Provinces of Pinar del Río, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín and special municipality of the Isle of Youth.

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5.5. EARLY RECOVERY AND RISK REDUCTION (HOUSING-SHELTER) Due to severe and critical damage inflicted to the housing sector by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike on one hand and given the magnitude and complexity of the recovery process on the other hand, the following areas have been identified for immediate intervention focusing on strengthening the local capacities: • housing and shelter (considering that in the case of Cuba 80% of the evacuees move in with their families and friends); • management of risk reduction and early warning.

In this sense, three initiatives are proposed aimed at strengthening the local capacities for the recovery of the housing sector with the emphasis on sustainability and integrated management for risk reduction, including the strengthening of meteorological services at local level.

The Housing-Shelter initiative will be complemented with water and sanitation services identified within the UNICEF project “Support to access to water and sanitation in communities and institutions affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba¨.

Objectives • provide technical support to the housing system and local governments to support an articulate system of housing reconstruction; • develop an articulate process of local planning and management for the reconstruction of habitats with the emphasis on housing; • implement the process of systematization and dissemination of the lessons learned; • create management and administration capacitates for the successful implementation of the project; • strengthen the capacities of the national meteorological service to maintain its functioning, diminishing the vulnerabilities to extreme meteorological events; • strengthen the local capacities for integrated risk reduction management in the target provinces and municipalities; • strengthen the local capacities for the recovery of the housing sector, with the participation of the population.

Activities • support activities aimed at strengthening the local capacities for local production of construction materials that contribute to increased security of the housing sector to the impact of extreme meteorological events; • support the implementation of training workshops on adequate technological proposals for the construction of the housing and social dwellings that contribute to risk reduction in the case of natural disasters; • support the identification and publication of best practices, lessons learned and alternative solutions for the construction of housing and buildings of social importance, to reduce the risk of chaos during natural disasters; • acquire and install meteorological communication systems with appropriate technologies for extreme conditions and automatic meteorological stations in remote places; • develop educational activities for risk prevention and management for decision makers, technical experts and population; • implement interventions in critical sectors (solid waste management and sanitation, physical planning) in six selected municipalities to reduce vulnerability and mitigate risks. Housing 18 centres for production of materials at local level; • transfer and apply sustainable technologies at local level with the support of the Centre for Research and Development; • provide resources and train the staff of six housing investment units and 18 brigades of support to population with loan instruments.

Expected Outcomes • elaborated proposals with technical solutions that increase the security of housing to the effects of natural disasters; • developed process of local urban planning and management focusing on risk and trained teams of local Agenda 21 on issues of reduction of risk of natural disasters;

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• disseminated best practices, lessons learned and alternative solutions for the construction of housing and buildings of social importance, to reduce the risk during natural disasters systematized and; • meteorological communications system to maintain its functioning during the extreme meteorological events; • network of meteorological stations strengthened increasing its representation in distant areas. Municipal Management Centers for Risk Reduction (CGRR) and 18 Early Warning Points (EWP) strengthened with ICTs, in support of local governments on selected territories; • integrated risk management capacity of the key sectors strengthened at local levels, which guarantee the safety of the population and safeguard the livelihoods and economic resources before the disasters; • 12 local centres for the production of materials operational and fast ceiling repair solutions facilitated in the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas; • population assisted through strengthening of six housing Investment Units and 18 Support brigades for the recovery of housing at municipal level.

HOUSE-REFUGE $ Project Title: Development of local capacities, the invigoration of the local planning and the systematization of experiences in line with the housing sector recovery in affected provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas. Objective: -offer technical support to the housing sector and the local governments for an articulated housing reconstruction system of. -develop an articulated process of planning and local management in line with the reconstruction of Habitat focusing on the housing sector. -implement a process to systematize and UN–Habitat disseminate lessons learned. -create management capacities for the successful 130,000 (in coordination development of the project. with UNDP) Beneficiaries: 6,480 families (25,920 persons benefited in targeted municipalities for one year) Counterparts: - MINVEC - INV -Physical Planning Institute -Municipal Governments of Gibara, ,Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla -Provincial Government of Las Tunas -Municipal Governments -Housing Investors Targeted Holguín: four Municipalities: Gibara, Banes, Rafael areas: Freyre and Antilla. Las Tunas; Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez

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HOUSE-REFUGE $ Project Title: Development of local capacities, the invigoration of the local planning and the systematization of experiences in line with the housing sector recovery in affected province of Pinar del Río. Objective: -offer technical support to the housing sector and the local governments for an articulated housing reconstruction system -develop an articulated process of planning and local management in line with the reconstruction of Habitat focusing on the housing sector -implement a process to systematize and disseminate lessons learned -create management capacities for the successful UN–Habitat development of the project 130,000 Beneficiaries: 12,568 families (36,255 persons benefited in targeted Municipalities for one year). Counterparts: - MINVEC - INV -Physical Planning Institute -Municipal Governments of Gibara, ,Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla -Provincial Government of Pinar del Río -Municipal Governments -Housing Investors Targeted Pinar del Río: eight Municipalities, Los Palacios, areas: Bahía Honda, Candelaria, Viñales, Pinar del Río, San Cristóbal, La Palma and Consolación del Sur.

RISK REDUCTION $ Project Title: Strengthening of meteorological services in face of extreme meteorological phenomena. Objective: To strengthen the capacity of the national meteorological services to maintain their function and reducing vulnerabilities in face of extreme meteorological phenomena. UNDP Beneficiaries: The population and public institutions in the 250,000 involved provinces. Counterparts: -Institute of Meteorology (INSMET). -Meteorological Centres of Isle of Youth and Pinar del Rio Targeted Special Municipality of the Isle of Youth and the areas: Province of Pinar del Rio Project Title: Strengthening local capacity in comprehensive risk reduction management in the provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas. Objective: To strengthen local capacity in comprehensive risk reduction management in four municipalities in the province of Holguin: Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla and two Municipalities in the province of Las Tunas: Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez. Beneficiaries: Total 361,098; Holguín 216,574, Las Tunas 144,524 Counterparts: - MINVEC UNDP -National Civil Defense (EMNDC) 500,000 -Provincial Governments of Holguín and Las Tunas -Municipal Governments of Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla -Municipal Governments of Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez Targeted Provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas areas: Municipalities of Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla. Municipalities of Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez.

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HOUSE-REFUGE $ Project Title Strengthening of local capacities for sustainable housing recovery in the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas. Objective Strengthening local capacities for sustainable housing recovery with public participation in Holguín (Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla) and Las Tunas (Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez) Beneficiaries 6,480 families (Equivalent to 25,920 beneficiaries in selected municipalities, for one year.) Counterparts - MINVEC - INV UNDP -Provincial Government of Holguín Province 550,000 -Municipal Governments of Gibara, Banes, Rafael Freyre and Antilla -Provincial Government of Las Tunas Province -Municipal Governments of Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez -Municipal Housing Investment Units -Central University of Las Villas (for technological transfer) Targeted Holguín: four Municipalities: Gibara, Banes, Rafael Areas Freyre and Antilla Las Tunas, two municipalities: Puerto Padre and Jesús Menéndez

This project will be complemented with water and sanitary services identified within the UNICEF project “Support to access to water and sanitation in communities and institutions affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba¨.

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5.6. ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES Given the negative consequences of hydro-meteorological events on vast ecosystems affected during the current season, it is necessary to undertake early recovery activities, which guarantee the future vitality of highly valuable ecosystems existing in these areas.

In particular, as observed during the Immediate Response Phase, the passing of two hurricanes in a short period of time through ecosystems valuable for biodiversity conservation has caused significant short, medium and long-term damage to forests, management infrastructures, communities and environmental services.

The response strategy during the Early Recovery Phase proposes the following activities as a follow- up to actions initiated earlier: restore principal damage to ecosystems; re-establish adequate management capacities in the areas; rehabilitate community energy services; and, work with the population to implement long-term practices for sustainable use of natural resources. These actions will help mitigate the threats to highly valuable ecosystems, as well as to prevent forest fires due to significant accumulation of forest biomass after the hurricanes.

UNESCO and UNDP will work together and complement their actions to achieve these objectives each focusing on the following activities:

UNESCO: Maintain the vitality of Biosphere Reserve of Sierra del Rosario and Cuchillas del Toa, supporting the re-establishment of management capacities in these areas and involving the communities in environmental education activities on sustainable use of natural resources and autochthonous practices for “in situ” conservation of agro-biodiversity.

UNDP: Support the reforestation, prevention and fight against forest fires and implementation of pilot initiatives for sustainable management of natural resources in affected mountainous and coastal areas in the province of Pinar del Río. In addition, support the re-establishment of hydro-energy services to the communities of Guantánamo.

Objectives • strengthen the capacities for the recovery of micro and mini-hydroelectric plants damaged by the hurricane Ike and diminish the vulnerability of these facilities to natural disasters; • strengthen the capacities for recovery and prevention of effects of natural disasters on ecosystems of high value for biodiversity conservation in the province of Pinar del Río; • facilitate the continuity of ecosystems management and ensure that the natural resources, which form the subsistence base for their inhabitants is used in orderly and sustainable manner.

Activities • support the recovery of damaged micro and mini-hydroelectric facilities; • rehabilitate electricity distribution lines; • train and equip the communities for the implementation of recovery activities; • identify and implement activities to diminish the vulnerability to natural disasters of the facilities and networks; • reforest the affected areas in mountainous and coastal ecosystems with autochthonous species; • train and equip the local brigades for the prevention and fight against forest fires; • develop pilot initiatives for sustainable management of natural resources; • restore the facilities dedicated to environmental education; • revitalize activities of natural resource management: orchards, tourism and other activities associated with sustainable use of biodiversity; • acquire necessary equipment for rehabilitation activities; • support the rehabilitation of affected residential areas in the reserves.

Expected Outcomes • electricity service re-established in the communities affected by the hurricane Ike; • strengthened local capacities to diminish the vulnerability to natural disasters of micro and mini hydroelectric facilities; • recovery of forest ecosystems in the areas of high value for biodiversity conservation supported; • capacities for prevention and management of forest fires strengthened;

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• alternatives for sustainable use of natural resources promoted to diminish the pressure of local population on ecosystems of high value for biodiversity conservation.

ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SERVICES $ Project Title: Support to the recovery of damage caused by the hurricane Ike and diminishing the vulnerability of hydro-energy service of Guantánamo province Objective: Strengthen the capacities for the recovery of micro and mini-hydroelectric plants damaged by the hurricane Ike and diminish the vulnerability of UNDP these facilities to natural disasters 500,000 Beneficiaries: 2,600 families with more than 10,000 persons (4,800 women) Counterparts: -Hydro-energy Enterprise in Guantánamo, (Grupo Nacional Hidroenergía /MINBAS) Targeted Guantánamo Province areas: Project Title: Support to the recovery of damage caused by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike on ecosystems of high value for biodiversity conservation in the province of Pinar del Río. Objective: Strengthen the capacities for recovery and prevention of effects of natural disasters on ecosystems of high value for biodiversity conservation in the province of Pinar del Río. Beneficiaries: Ten communities with 1,000 families and a total of 5,000 persons UNDP 500,000 Counterparts: -CITMA Provincial delegation in Pinar del Río, -National Center for Protected Areas (CNAP), -State Forestry Service (SEF), -Forest Rangers Corps (CGB), -National Enterprise for the Protection of Flora and Fauna (ENPFF), -National Association of Small farmers (ANAP). Targeted Most affected area in Cordillera de Guaniguanico areas: as well as northern and southern coastal zones in the province of Pinar del Río. Project Title: Reanimation of ecosystems and continuing its management in two areas affected by hurricanes. Objective: Facilitate the continuity of the ecosystems management and ensure that the natural resources, which form the subsistence base for their inhabitants are used in orderly and sustainable manner. Beneficiaries: More than 24,000 in targeted areas. UNESCO Counterparts: -National Center for Protected Areas of the 230,000 Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) -Environment Directorate, CITMA -Cuban Man and the Biosphere Committee (MAB Committee) Targeted North of Western Region (Biosphere Reserve in areas: Cuchillas del Toa) and Pinar del Río (Sierra del Rosario)

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5.7. CULTURE 285 cultural facilities are reported damaged throughout the country, particularly in the Holguín Province and its area of Gibara; in Camagüey Main Theatre and other important facilities have been damaged. In Las Tunas, Museum of Puerto Padre has suffered severe damage; in Pinar del Río and special municipality of the Isle of Youth damage is particularly visible and severe in the culture houses given their importance for enhancing the recovery. For these projects supplies and materials for consolidation and reconstruction works need to be purchased, technical equipment and machinery has to be updated according to different uses of these facilities. It is necessary to ensure the continuity of functions in key features of major attraction and places of national interest (e.g. Baracoa) especially on sites of major damage. Likewise, in municipalities of Pinar del Río and special municipality of the Isle of Youth recreational activities have to me enhances and cultural patrimony areas need to be boosted to serve as reference and information centres for the recovery process.

Given the damage inflicted to the areas of culture and patrimony, it is proposed to reactivate them as centres for information about the recovery process and as bases for enhancing the cultural recovery.

Among other affected areas are Viñales, Old Havana and Camagüey, which are part of the World Heritage. In these areas cultural facilities need to be re-established by means of rehabilitation of basic cultural centres and monuments, also by creating nurseries and seed banks for the reforestation of main areas.

Objectives • reactivate basic cultural facilities capable of enhancing the process of post-disaster recovery; • reinforce at least 100 of 285 affected cultural facilities (49 houses of culture, 14 libraries, 75 cinemas and video-halls, 13 theatres and theatrical halls, 32 art galleries and museums, other 102 cultural facilities); • consolidate damaged structures, especially in dwellings and monuments; • revitalise centres of cultural and educative interest; • plan nurseries for the improvement of the environment and immediate reforestation; • strengthen the existing capacities for training on risk reduction and prevention and mitigation of damage caused by natural disasters.

Activities • acquisition of supplies and materials for consolidation and reconstruction of cultural facilities; • enhancing the technical equipment and machinery for various uses based on the functions of the facilities; • basic repair of damage to ensure the continuity of functioning of facilities of key importance for the local life (main cinemas, libraries or theatres, case by case); • acquisition of materials for emergency consolidation works on extremely damaged monuments • production/acquisition of wood panels and clay tiles for roofing repairs in 20 selected monuments with protection grade one and two; • basic repair of damage in the House of Culture of Viñales and the main Museum and House of Culture of Camagüey to revitalize them as centres for restoration of cultural activities and basic training on risk reduction; • creation of a biogenetic station for a seed bank for the recovery of the “mogotes” of Viñales and a nursery for reforestation; • organize an emergency training on risk reduction and prevention and mitigation of damage caused by natural disasters.

Expected Outcomes • reactivation of cultural activity in concerned municipalities and sites; • improvement of public information about the progress in the recovery process through the reactivated cultural centres; • diminishing post-disaster stress and enhancement of healthy recreation in the concerned sites • reactivation of the Cinema festival Pobre de Gibara; • improvement of the boulevard of Gibara and Baracoa for its recreational and environmental use; • re-planting of sprouts (posturas) in Viñales; • riverside areas adjacent to the rural esplanade in the Historical Center of Camagüey recovered and clean; • Houses of Culture functioning as multi-purpose and educational centres about the world heritage sites and the recovery process and public information ongoing;

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• tile roofing installed on ten important monuments in Viñales and along one selected street in Camagüey; • structures on 20 monuments of one and two grade in both sites consolidated.

CULTURE $ Project Title: Reactivation of damaged cultural facilities for vital services of the population and multipurpose post- disaster employment in affected zones Objective: Reactivate basic cultural facilities capable of enhancing the post-disaster recovery process. Strengthen the functioning of at least 100 of 285 affected cultural facilities (49 houses of culture, 14 libraries, 75 cinemas and video-halls, 13 theatres and theatrical halls, 32 art galleries and museums, other 102 cultural facilities) UNESCO Beneficiaries: Students, workers and men, women and children 300,000 from affected populations Counterparts: -Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) -Concerned local Governments Targeted Gibara, Baracoa (pertaining to the province of areas: Guantánamo, it is a priority importance site of Cuba and borders with the world Heritage site Humboldt National Park) and other particularly affected locations in Las Tunas, Holguín and Camagüey, in eastern provinces, Pinar del Río and the Isle of Youth, in western provinces

CULTURE AND PATRIMONY $ Project Title: Revitalization of the World Heritage sites and post disaster recovery in affected zones. Objective: Consolidate damaged structures, especially in dwellings and monuments of protection grade one and two

Revitalize centres of cultural and educational interest capable to alleviate the situation. Plant nurseries for improvement of the environment and immediate reforestation

Strengthen the existing capacities for training on UNESCO risk reduction and prevention and mitigation of 300,000 damage caused by natural disasters Beneficiaries: Population in Camagüey and Viñales and Old Havana Counterparts: -National Council for Cultural Patrimony (CNPC) -National Center for Protected Areas (CITMA) -Office of the Historian of Camagüey -Office of the Historian of Havana Targeted Viñales, province of Pinar del Río areas: Historical Center of Camagüey, Province Camagüey Old Havana Province Havana

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5.8. WATER AND SANITATION Objectives • Contribute to the improvement of access to water and sanitation and the promotion of hygiene in the affected communities by means of purchase of pipes, pumping systems (electric pumps and diesel motor pumps) and water storage tanks, in eastern provinces.

Activities • purchase of materials and equipment; • distribution of materials and equipment.

Expected Outcomes • the main routes rehabilitated which provide the affected populations with access to safe water; • communities benefiting from access to safe water and means to store water; • awareness of affected populations about the sanitary and hygienic measures is increased.

WATER AND SANITATION $ Project Title: Support the access to water and sanitation in the communities and institutions affected by Gustav and Ike en Cuba. Objective: Contribute to the improvement of access to water and sanitation and the promotion of hygiene in the affected communities by means of purchase of pipes, pumping systems (electric pumps and diesel motor pumps) and water storage tanks, as well as promotion and sanitary-hygiene education by means of social communication programmes, publications and educational courses aimed at UNICEF families in most affected eastern provinces of 1,012,500 Camagüey, Las Tunas and Holguín. This project generates synergy with the support of the UNDP and PAHO/WHO offices on these territories. Beneficiaries: 1,692,551 residents of most affected municipalities distributed as follows: Camagüey (598,453), Las Tunas (368, 502) and Holguín (725, 596). Counterparts: -National Institute of Hydraulic Resources -Local People’s Power - MINVEC Targeted Provinces of Camagüey, Las Tunas and Holguín. areas:

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5.9 ECONOMIC RECOVERY The UN Human Local Development Program –Programa de Desarrollo Humano Local, PDHL- can contribute to the strategy for the implementation of the economic recovery process as it constitutes one of the principal implementation mechanisms for local human development, identified as one of the five areas of MANUD and one of the four Country Programme Priorities for UNDP Cuba in 2008-2012.

The PDHL is a joint programme of the Government and UNDP aimed at enhancing the coordinated action for international cooperation in support to the local development processes. Its ultimate goal is to support the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals and in particular to contribute to strengthening and innovation of the following four processes: • technical-administrative decentralization; • coverage, quality and sustainability of territorial services; • development of local economy; • transversal issues of local development: focus on gender, sustainability and strengthening of human resources.

The programme counts with eight provincial groups, which cover all eastern provinces, as well as the provinces of Pinar del Río, Sancti Spiritus and Cienfuegos, also with operative structures in 60 municipalities of the country.

The PDHL has contributed significantly to strengthening of capacities for effective project formulation, management and planning mechanisms of the governments and territories to develop process of acquisition and follow-up to ongoing initiatives.

PHDL accumulates the experience of inter-agency project development, in particular those of UNICEF, WHO, and FAO. For this reason the PDHL is considered as a solid platform for future inter- agency actions.

Objectives • Increase the levels of food production and distributions processes to raise the levels of food security (self-supply).

Activities • building of technical skills for administrative and production management of productive cooperatives; • mechanical and technological capitalization of the cooperatives y producers; • access to and distribution of productive inputs; • development of food processing and primary transformation capacity of cooperatives and producers; • training and development of municipal decision-making and executive authorities on new agricultural strategy.

Expected Outcomes • Food production levels increased on the territories encompassed by the project.

ECONOMIC RECOVERY $ Project title: Food security of the population increasing the efficiency on the production and distribution of food items through support to cooperatives, peasants and local entities. Objective: To increase the levels of food production and distribution processes increasing the level of food security UNDP 1,000,000 Beneficiaries: 18,000 persons; 6,700 women and 4,500 children Counterparts: MINVEC MINAG -Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) Targeted National coverage (priority given to the territories of areas: Pinar del Río, Granma, Guantánamo, Las Tunas, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba)

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6. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Resident Coordinator with head office in Havana, will coordinate the implementation of the Action Plan in its two phases, supporting the activities developed by the Government.

The implementation will be carried out through the different UN agencies, according to their fields of expertise, mandates and capacities developed in the country. Each agency will closely coordinate with the corresponding government counterparts, which will define the action priorities.

MINVEC will act as the counterpart of this Plan of Action, regardless of the Agency of the United Nations that is developing the project in question, taking into account MINVEC´s leading role as the coordinator of the economic cooperation received by Cuba and its implementation.

The Government through the sectorial entities, will determine the priorities of the area as well as destination for the distribution and shipment of supplies, establishing a close coordination with sub- national level authorities.

Sector Government Institutions Agencies - MINAG Agriculture FAO - MINVEC - Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) Food WFP - MINVEC UNESCO - MINED Education UNFPA - MINVEC UNICEF - MINSAP - Vice Ministry of Epidemiology PAHO/WHO UNFPA Health - Health Directorates in the provinces of Pinar del Río, La Havana, Ciudad de La Havana, Camagüey, UNICEF Las Tunas, Holguín and la Isla de la Juventud UNDP - MINVEC - MINVEC UNDP House-Refuge, Risk Reduction - INV - Provincial Governments UN-Habitat - MINVEC - MINBAS - Local Government UNDP Environment and Energy Services - National Center for Protected Areas attached to the UNESCO Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA) - Ministry of Culture (MINCULT) Culture UNESCO - Local Governments - National Institute of Hydraulic Resources Water and Sanitation - Local People’s Power UNICEF - MINVEC - MINVEC Economic Recovery - MINAG UNDP - Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP)

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7. ANNEXES

TABLE 4: LIST OF PROJECTS FOR IMMEDIATE RECOVERY PHASE BY SECTOR

Sector Agency Project Title $ Support to the immediate recovery of food production in the zones affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike, with Agriculture FAO emphasis in the recovery of crop houses network engaged in the production of short cycle crops 1,500,000 Total 1,500,000 Food Assistance to People affected by Hurricane Ike in Food WFP Cuba 4,076,913 Total 4,076,913 Health Services Support the reactivation of prioritized health institutions, hospitals, policlinics, and family doctor clinics in coordination PAHO/WHO with the national authorities 1,164,760 Strengthen epidemiologist monitoring system 297,000 Health Promotion 20,000 Qualified assistance for women and young people to reduce stress-related health conditions as a result of the emergency UNFPA situation 50,000 Health Support the reactivation of reproductive health assistance centres 1,000,000 Support the reactivation of health institutions affected by UNICEF Hurricanes Gustav and Ike 656,250 Provision of nutritional supplements for People Living with HIV/AIDS during the recovery period of post-hurricanes UNDP Gustav and Ike 657,047 Rehabilitation of 32 health units during the recuperation period post-hurricanes Gustav and Ike 250,000 Total 4,095,057 Emergency assistance for the prompt re-establishment of UNESCO school activities 950,000 Support the reactivation of sexual education and reproductive UNFPA Education health process in secondary schools (mid and high levels) 350,000 Support the recovery of school facilities in communities UNICEF affected by the Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba 1,348,500 Total 2,648,500 House- Rehabilitation of basic living conditions in house-refuge of the Refuge and population affected by hurricane Ike in the provinces of UNDP Risk Holguín and Las Tunas 786,000 Reduction Total 786,000 Support the revitalization of essential conditions for the re- UNDP establishment of electric services to communities and key Environment social services sectors, affected by hurricane Gustav 500,000 and Energy Revival of the ecosystems and readjustment of the Services UNESCO management plans in the areas affected by the hurricanes 120,000 Total 620,000 Coordination Support the coordination of the implementation of the Plan of OCR and Support Action 95,000 Services Total 95,000 Grand Total $13,821,470

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TABLE 5: LIST OF PROJECTS FOR EARLY RECOVERY PHASE BY SECTOR

Sector Agency Project Title $ Early recovery of food production capacity of populations affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba Recovery of the productive capacities in aviculture sector in the special municipality of the Isle of Youth.

Recovery of productive capacities in pig-breeding sector of the special municipality of the Isle of Youth. Agriculture FAO

Production of non-specialized rice by cooperatives and peasants. 3,500,000 Early Recovery of food production capacity of aqua-farmers and small fishers of Cuba affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike 500,000 Total 4,000,000 Food assistance to vulnerable groups affected by hurricanes Food WFP Gustav and Ike in Cuba 3,046,221 Total 3,046,221 Health services Support the restoration of priority healthcare institutions (hospitals, policlinics and family medical services) in PAHO/ WHO coordination with national authorities. 2,000,000 Health Environmental health Support the activities aimed at environmental health 218,240 Support the recovery of healthcare institutions affected by the UNICEF hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba. 356,250 Total 2,574,490 Safe educational environments in post-disaster situations. 220,660 Preparation of teachers and students for the prevention of UNESCO damage and post-disaster recovery in Cuban educational system. 272,480 Education Support to the recovery of educational centres in the UNICEF communities affected by the hurricanes Gustav and Ike in Cuba. 676,500 Total $1,169,640 Development of local capacities, the invigoration of the local planning and the systematizing of experiences in function of the residence recovery in affected provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas. 130,000 UN- HABITAT Development of the local capacities, the invigoration of the Early local planning and the systematizing of experiences in Recovery function of the residence recovery in the country Pinar del and Risk Río. 130,000 Reduction Strengthening of meteorological services in face of extreme (House- meteorological events. 250,000 Refuge) Strengthening local capacity in integrated risk reduction UNDP management in the provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas. 500,000 Strengthening of local capacities for sustainable housing recovery in the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas. 550,000 Total 1,560,000 Support to the recovery of damage caused by the hurricane Ike and diminishing the vulnerability of hydro-energy service of Guantánamo province 500,000 UNDP Environment Support to the recovery of damage caused by the hurricanes and Energy Gustav and Ike on ecosystems of high value for biodiversity Services conservation in the province of Pinar del Río. 500,000 Reanimation of ecosystems and continuing its management UNESCO in two areas affected by hurricanes. 230,000 Total 1,230,000 Revitalization of the World Heritage sites and post disaster recovery in affected zones. 300,000 Reactivation of damaged cultural facilities for vital services of Culture UNESCO the population and multipurpose post-disaster employment in affected zones. 300,000 Total 600,000

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Sector Agency Project Title $ Support the access to water and sanitation in the Water and UNICEF communities and institutions affected by Gustav and Ike in Sanitation Cuba. 1,012,500 Total 1,012,500 Food security of the population increasing the efficiency on Economic UNDP the production and distribution of food items through support Recovery to cooperatives, peasants and local entities. 1,000,000 Total 1,000,000 Grand Total $16,192,851

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BCPR Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery

CERF Central Emergency Response Fund CGRR Centers for Risk Reduction CNPC National Council for Cultural Patrimony CITMA National Center for Protected Areas of the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment

ECG Emergency Cash Grant ENPFF Empresa Nacional para la Protección de la Flora y la Fauna EWP Early Warning Points

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FMC Federation of Cuban Women

GEF Global Environment Facility

INSMET Institute of Meteorology INV National Housing Institute IOM International Organization for Migration

KM Kilometre

MAB Cuban Committee for the Environment MT Metric Tonne MEP Ministry of Economy and Planning MINAG Ministry of Agriculture MINBAS Ministry of Basic Industry MINED Ministry of Education of Cuba MINCIN Ministry of Domestic Trade MINSAP Ministry of Public Health MIP Ministry of Fishing Industry MIVEC Ministry for the Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation

NFI Non-Food Items NGO Non Governmental Organization

OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ORC Office of the Resident Coordinator Organopónicos Vegetable Gardens

PAHO-WHO Pan-American Health Organization of the World Health Organization PDHL Local Human Development Programme (Programa de Desarrollo Humano Local) PLWHA People Living with HIV/AIDS

STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases

UN United Nations UNASBVIs Water, Sanitation and Basic Services Unit UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDMT United Nations Disaster Management Team UNDP United Nations Development Programme UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNETT United Nations Emergency Technical Team UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development

VAM Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (WFP)

WFP World Food Programme WV World Vision WWF World Wide Fund for Nature

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