PDMC Meeting Minute on 02 April 2012

Participants:

UNAMA, IOM, Kinder Berg, UNICEF, FOCUS, Afghan Aid, GIZ, AKDN, WHO, OCHA, ANDMA, DoA, DoPW, DoRR, PC, DoWA, Sectoral Services, Youth & Information Dep, DoLSA, Do-Environment, DoPH, Badakhshan PG , and Badakhshan deputy PG.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Launching the meeting, a review on last year, and the current year disasters. 2. Discussions on Shuhada district’s challenges and finding the manor of access and providing humanitarian assistance to Shuhada district. 3. Discussions on how to respond the affected people who come to ANDMA individually for asking humanitarian aid. 4. Any other Business

The meeting started with recitation Part of Holy Quran and Badakhshan Provincial Governor appreciated and welcomed the coming of participants. He thanked and appreciated all efforts and assistances of all humanitarian agencies and governmental departments against of natural disasters in 2011. The PG mentioned that there will be expectations of serious floods due to milting snows and heavy rains in spring 2012. Therefore all preparedness and possibilities should be identified before upcoming disasters and fill the gaps where we have. PG explained the last year causalities and damages due to natural disasters in Badakhshan as follows: 159 people died, 144 people injured, 349 jeribs farm lands damaged, 588 houses partially damaged, 176 houses completely destroyed, 84 irrigation canals damaged and 3664 livestock killed in different natural disasters in 2011, however the livestock causalities due to extreme winter and shortage of fodder are more than the mentioned figures. PG mentioned about the land use plan and challenges of Turgani, Rubat and Chushma Bed villages residences that the mentioned affected / vulnerable families should be resettled in safe areas the lands will be selected and identified by authorized commissions. Also he mentioned about closing of main road of Katubalai villages of Taqab district and Bam Dara village to Shiva district. Still a lot of people are suffering due to lack of access and closing of roads in the mentioned districts. PG mentioned that the Shuhada district natural disaster affected families need for humanitarian assistances. Kinder Berg committed to provide 22 tents and 44 blankets to 22 affected families of Shuhada district. Also he mentioned about transportation cost of WFP food items to vulnerable districts. The transportation costs are higher than the net price of items to the districts and requested to review the mentioned issues. For instance transportation costs of 220 MT food items against (564000) Afghani to Kishim district is very high. FOCUS Representative informed about Gharib village of which is under the water. The mentioned village has 54 households, 123 families and 612 populations and due to flowing of water from around hills, the village became under the water. Still 54 households have been displaced and remained families will be displaced from there. FOCUS has promised to provide 40 tents and IOM has promised to provide family kits to 123 families and OCHA promised to talk with WFP to provide food items to 123 families and there are 83 gaps at the mentioned villages. MEDAIR gave information about landslide in Khirmanak village of Raghistan District and still 19 families lost their houses due to landslide and CONCERN distributed tents to affected families, but they need to displace to some safely locations. Also it was reported that Kuldara village of Khwahan district population are at the need of residential lands and it was decided to distribute land plots to affected population through district authorities and commission. AKDN Representative reported about Muni Kharaw village affected families which 21 people killed and food and NFIs have been distributed through FOCUS. The mentioned people received cash through ANDMA Badakhshan. He requested from participants if donors provide NFIs, they will dispatch the NFIs to borderline districts and they will be able to respond to affected families on time. Also it was reported from districts authorities that more than 40 families have been affected due natural disaster in Ghamai village of Maimai district and committee has decided to conduct a rapid assessment by AKDN to the mentioned district. Also UNAMA Representative requested from participants to update their stock inventory and submit the final list to committee. UNICEF promised to use their family kits in Maimai district to 40 affected families after completion of assessment. PG Deputy mentioned about how to respond the affected people who come to ANDMA individually for asking humanitarian aid and he requested to keep some family kits in ANDMA storage. Also he mentioned that Natural Disaster Committee should submit some assistance to distribute to affected people who come to ANDMA individually for asking humanitarian aid. OCHA Representative mentioned if humanitarian agencies and governmental department able to respond, that will be OK, otherwise they should request from main offices. IOM informed that more than 200 petition letters have been received through committee and just 40 families are identified as the vulnerable families and they received our assistances and remained were not affected families. Also he mentioned after completion of assessment, affected family will be received assistance from IOM. PG Deputy mentioned about roads and these issues should be following up seriously and the main roads of districts should be opened through DoRRD, DoPW and WFP.

Action points: 1. Kinder Berg Provides NFIs for Shuhada district displaced families. 2. WFP should provide food items for Shuhada district displaced families. 3. FOCUS & IOM provide NFIs to Gharib village of Zebak district. OCHA coordinates with other humanitarian agencies and WFP to fill the gaps by Shelter, NFI and Food items. 4. All humanitarian agencies should report their possibilities to committee during one week to complete the needed gaps. 5. Khwahan District authorities should allocate land plots to displaced families of Koldara village and after clearing and selected price they should inform provincial committee. 6. To identify land plots to Turgani, Rubat and Chushma Bed affected families should dispatch commission. 7. Committee should allocate some cash to ANDMA to respond affected people who come to ANDMA individually for asking humanitarian aid. 8. Districts Roads should be opened through DoRRD, DoPW with coordination of WFP. In this regard they should conduct separate meetings during of the week. 9. Committee should request enough fund from ANDMA Kabul to respond for upcoming natural disasters.