FLASH APPEAL to MAY 2022 MADAGASCAR - Grand Sud (Revised in June 2021) GRAND SUD - MADAGASCAR
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JANUARY 2021 - FLASH APPEAL TO MAY 2022 MADAGASCAR - Grand Sud (Revised in June 2021) GRAND SUD - MADAGASCAR Overview map Toliary II Betroka Betioky Bekily Amboasary Ampanihy Taolagnaro Ambovombe Beloha Tsihombe People in Need and Targeted People Targeted The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptancey b the United Nations. COVER PHOTO A woman fetches water in a puddle in the dried Manambovo river bed in Tsihombe on 2 May 2021. She will sell the water at 150 Ariary 2 per container (about US$0.04). OCHA/ Viviane Rakotoarivony Table of content 20 Health 04 Foreword by the UN Resident Coordinator 24 Protection 26 Nutrition 05 Flash Appeal at a Glance 27 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 07 Crisis Overview 28 Annexes 29 Participating organizations 09 Response Strategy and Coordination, 30 Annual requirement by sector Strategy & Coordination 31 Projects 35 Methodology for Calculation of People in Need and Targeted 10 Capacities and Constraints 37 Acronyms 12 Access and logistical constraints 38 End notes 13 Sectoral Needs and Response 14 Communication and community engagement 15 Coordination and common services 16 Education 17 Emergency shelter 18 Food Security and Livelihoods 3 GRAND SUD - MADAGASCAR Foreword by the United Nations Resident Coordinator The Grand Sud of Madagascar is facing its most acute drought Plan. The National Plan now aims to provide multisectoral in 40 years, accentuated by the effects of sandstorms, army assistance for 1.6 million people for the next 12 months (June worms and locusts. Between October 2020 and January 2021, 2021-May 2022). In complement to the National Plan, and in less than 50 per cent of the normal rainfall was received in consultation with the country's authorities, humanitarian partners the Grand Sud, causing devastating damages to agricultural have similarly revised and extended our initial Flash Appeal to production during the main harvest in May-June 2021, with losses mobilize additional resources and extend life-saving and life- of up to 60 per cent in three of the most populated districts sustaining action from June 2021 to May 2022. (Amboasary, Ambovombe and Ampanihy). This was the second Under the revised Flash Appeal, humanitarian partners will consecutive year of severe drought in the Grand Sud. target 1.31 million people, in complement to the Government’s I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Government response under the National Response Plan. This includes 1.31 of Madagascar for its leadership in the management of this million people targeted with food assistance, 807,500 people humanitarian crisis. In October 2020, the Government established with access to clean water, 251,340 malnourished children with its National Response Plan to respond to the drought. This nutritional support, 213,000 people with free availability of basic was followed by the establishment of medical and nutritional health care services and 31,000 pregnant women with sexual rehabilitation centres, the organization of several "Grand Sud and reproductive healthcare, 1,440 survivors of gender-based Caravans" to deliver humanitarian aid, the creation of Anti-‘Kere’ violence (GBV), 279,000 children exposed to child labour, 85,300 Operational Command Centres (CCOK) to strengthen local girls between the ages of 12 and 17 at risk of early marriage, and coordination and the scaling up of small-scale irrigation crops. 567,000 students with educational support during the 2021- The Government also reached more than 102,730 people through 2022 school year. Humanitarian partners will also strengthen cash transfers delivered via its shock responsive social protection operational coordination of the response on the ground. programme. These commendable initiatives have responded The revised Flash Appeal calls for an additional US$154.6 to the immediate humanitarian needs, while also laying the million for life-saving and life-sustaining action by foundation for longer-term resilience and development in the humanitarian partners in the next 12 months. JI solemnly Grand Sud. appeal to all partners on the absolute necessity to act In complement to the Government’s National Response Plan, immediately in order to save lives, restore livelihoods and humanitarian partners have reached more than 840,000 people reinforce the resilience of communities impacted by the under the initial Flash Appeal. About 736,000 people received drought. About 1.6 million people are now in need of urgent food assistance and livelihood support; more than 90,400 children assistance, and the number of people projected to face under age 5 and pregnant and lactating women were provided Catastrophic (IPC Phase 5) food insecurity set to rise to nearly with vital nutritional support and/or treatment; over 217,800 28,000 in October 2021, there is simply no time to waste. people were assisted to access safe drinking water, sanitation Finally, I would also like to commend the Government's and hygiene; more than 142 400 children and women received initiative in organizing a Colloquium for the Emergence of health and antenatal care; and more than 93,000 children could the Grand Sud. To complement the humanitarian response, access education through school kits. this initiative aims at addressing the root causes of the crisis I sincerely thank all of the donors who have contributed to in the Grand Sud by bringing together innovative resilience and the January-May 2021 Flash Appeal, which was generously development projects and approaches. funded. At least 53 per cent of funding was received, according to local tracking, highlighting the solidarity of international partners with people in the Grand Sud. However, following the failure of the 2020/2021 rainy season, the needs remain tremendous and will continue at least until the next agricultural harvest in May 2022. Within this context, I acknowledge and appreciate the initiative of the National Office of Disaster Risk Management for having revised and extended, with the participation of humanitarian actors, the National Response Issa Sanog United Nations Resident Coordinator for Madagascar 4 Flash Appeal at a Glance TOTAL PEOPLE IN PEOPLE FUNDING OPERATIONAL POPULATION NEED TARGETED REQUIREMENTS (US$) PARTNERS 2.78M 1.59M 1.31M $231M (Total) 14 (June 2021 $155M - May 2022) WOMEN AND GIRLS CHILDREN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV 802K 797K 128K 4.7K People in need and targeted by district People in need and targeted by sector Water, Sanitation and 1,48 Hygiene (WASH) 0,81 Toliary II Food Security and 1,31 Toliary II Betroka Betioky Bekily Amboasary Ampanihy Taolagnaro Ambovombe Beloha Tsihombe People in Need and Targeted People Targeted Livelihoods 1,31 Betroka 1,19 Betioky Protection 0,71 0,74 Nutrition 0,25 Bekily Amboasary 0,70 Health Ampanihy Taolagnaro Ambovombe 0,21 Beloha Education 0,62 0,57 Tsihombe People in Need and Targeted People Targeted Emergency 0,005 People in Need (million) Shelter 0,003 People Targeted (million) 5 GRAND SUD - MADAGASCAR Requirements by sector in 2021 (million US$) Food Security and 73.51 Food Security and 56.08 Livelihoods Livelihoods 26.29 Nutrition 5.95 9.03 Nutrition 5.75 Water, Health 3.71 Sanitation & 4.03 Hygiene (WASH) 2.63 Water, Sanitation & 3.43 3.29 Education Total needs required Hygiene (WASH) 0 (Jan - May 2021) Education 2.39 Total needs required 75.9 millions Health 2.30 (Jun - Dec 2021) 90.3 millions 0.29 Protection 0.65 0.78 Received Protection 53% 0.24 Emergency Shelter 0.38 Community 0.34 Engagement & Community Communication 0 Engagement & 0.22 Communication Coordination 0.015 Total needs required & Common Received Coordination Services 0.059 & Common 0.07 Services Requirements by sector in 2022 (million US$) Operational partners by type Food Security and 52.51 Livelihoods Nutrition 4.25 Health 2.64 CRM 1 Water, Sanitation & 2.45 Hygiene (WASH) UN Education 1.71 Total needs INGO 7 (Jan - may 2022) 6 Protection 0.46 64.5 millions Emergency Shelter 0.27 Community Engagement & 0.16 Communication Coordination & Common 0.05 Services 6 Crisis Overview The Grand Sud of Madagascar has been buffeted by back-to-back to deteriorate and, from October to December 2021, the number of droughts during the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 rainy seasons, people in IPC Phase 3 and above is projected to increase to 1.31 leaving about 1.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance million, with five districts in IPC Phase 4. until May 2022. Following the failure of the 2019/2020 rains (and Global acute malnutrition (GAM) rates have risen sharply, with May/June 2020 harvest), some 554,000 people were projected to dire consequences for children. The SMART survey conducted by be severely food insecure until September 2020. The situation then the Government and UNICEF in April/May 2021, shows prevalence dramatically worsened when a second drought, more severe than of malnutrition ranging from 5.9 per cent to 26.3 per cent. Two the first, struck the Grand Sud: between October 2020 and January districts are in a critical situation, (Ambovombe (26.3 per cent) and 2021, less than 50 per cent of the normal rainfall was received in the Bekily (16.1 per cent), and five districts are in an alarming situation, region, leading to the most acute drought since 1981. By January (Amboasary (14.0 per cent), Tsihombe (10 per cent), Beloha (13 per 2021, almost 69 per cent of the Grand Sud was impacted by extreme drought—up from 6 per cent in January 2020—according to UNICEF’s Trends in GAM admissions (2019-2020, 2020-2021 compared drought bulletin. to 2015-2020 average) 7k Average (2015 - 2020) These consecutive droughts have severely impacted lives and 2020 - 2021 2019 - 2020 livelihoods. The 2020/2021 drought coincided with the agricultural 5k sowing period, with devastating consequences.