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Post-Flood Early Recovery Need Assessment Report KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA NATION RELIGION KING CAMBODIA 2013 POST-FLOOD EARLY RECOVERY NEED ASSESSMENT REPORT Phnom Penh, April 08, 2014 Villagers use boats to move around the flooded community in Koh Prake Village, Kandal Province (Photo: UNDP) The present report was prepared by the Royal Government of Cambodia with the support of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Line Ministries and the technical and financial support of he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other UN Agencies and Development Partners. In particular, the final report was consolidated and edited by NCDM and UNDP. Sectorial Reports have been elaborated by government line ministries, UN Agencies and Development Partners according to their mandate and previous participation in the humanitarian response phase. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ...............................................................................v 5.2.3 Industry and Tourism ...................................22 List of Figures ........................................................................... vi 5.3.3 Markets .................................................................25 List of Acronyms ...................................................................vii 5.4 Social Sectors ................................................................28 1 FOREWORD ..................................................... viii 5.4.1 Demographics and Livelihoods ............28 FOREWORD ....................................................... ix 5.4.2 Housing ................................................................33 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................... x 5.4.3 Education ............................................................39 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................... 1 5.4.4 Health ....................................................................44 3.1 Overall Impact of the Cambodian Floods 5.4.5 Landmines ..........................................................49 2013 .................................................................................... 1 5.5 Infrastructure .................................................................53 3.2 The Humanitarian Response .................................. 1 5.5.1 National and Rural Roads and Electrical 3.3 Damage and Loss ......................................................... 1 Network .................................................................53 3.4 Macroeconomic Impact ........................................... 2 5.5.2 Water and Irrigation System ....................55 3.5 Recovery and Reconstruction 5.5.3 WATSAN ................................................................55 Requirements ............................................................... 2 6 MACROECONOMIC IMPACT ..........................61 4 2013 FLOODS IN THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC 6.1 Cambodia Pre-flood Economic Trends .........61 CONTEXT OF CAMBODIA ................................. 5 7 RECOVERY FRAMEWORK ...............................67 4.1 Country Vulnerability Profile .................................. 5 7.1 Guiding Principles for Recovery ........................67 4.1.1 Country Social Vulnerability ....................... 5 7.2 Overall recovery visions, goals and 4.1.2 Country Climate Vulnerability .................. 6 objectives ......................................................................68 4.2 Overview of Cambodia Floods2013 ................. 7 8 PROPOSED RECOVERY PRIORITIES BY SEC- 4.3 The Humanitarian Response .................................. 8 TORS AND ESTIMATED RESOURCE NEEDS ... 71 4.3.1 The Government Response ....................... 8 8.1 Overview ..........................................................................71 4.3.2 The Humanitarian Partners’ Response .......9 8.2 Sectorial Recovery Recommendations .........72 4.3.3 Considerations on Strengths and 8.3 Economic Sectors .......................................................72 Weaknesses of Current and Past 8.3.1 Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries ....72 Response ...............................................................10 8.3.2 Industry and Commerce ............................72 PFERNA RATIONALE AND Sectorial 5 8.3.3 Tourism .................................................................73 REPORTS ...........................................................13 8.3.4 Market ...................................................................73 5.1 The Post-Flood Early Recovery Needs 8.4 Social Sectors ................................................................73 Assessment (PFERNA) ............................................13 8.4.1 Demographics and Livelihoods ............74 5.1.1 PFERNA Rationale ...........................................13 8.4.2 Housing ................................................................75 5.1.2 PFERNA METHODOLOGY ..........................14 8.4.3 Education ............................................................76 5.2 Summary of Damage and Loss ..........................15 8.4.4 Health ....................................................................77 5.3 Economic Sectors .......................................................17 8.4.5 Landmines ..........................................................78 5.3.1 Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries .............17 8.5 Infrastructure .................................................................79 8.5.1 National and Rural Roads ..........................80 Breakdown ........................................................120 8.5.2 Water and Irrigation System ....................80 11.2.7 Health -Financed Service Fees 8.5.3 WATSAN ................................................................81 of “Sa-Ang Phnom” Health Centre (Kandal Province) ..........................................120 8.6 Recovery Needs Framework ................................82 11.2.8 List of most affected health centers 9 CONCLUSIONS ................................................87 and referral hospitals surveyed ............121 10 Bibliography ...............................................88 11.2.9 Health - New Standard Health 11 ANNEXES ..........................................................90 Centre Building ..............................................123 11.1 Economic Sector ......................................................90 11.2.10 Landmines - Context of Mine 11.1.1 Composition of Economic Sector Action in Cambodia ....................................123 Team ........................................................................90 11.2.11 Landmines Education - Joint UNICEF/ 11.1.2 Schedules and itineraries ........................91 CMAA Impact Assessment study of the 11.1.3 Meeting in Battambang (Provincial flooding in mine and ERW contami- Hall’s Meeting Room), December 16, nated areas in Battambang, Pailin and 2013 ..........................................................................91 Banteay Meanchay .......................................125 11.1.4 Meeting in Banteay Meanchey (Provin- 11.2.12 Landmines - Fieldwork by Dara Seng cial Hall’s Meeting Room), December 17, of CMAA, focusing on the ‘evidence 2013 ..........................................................................93 points’ established by the study detailed 11.1.5 MARKET QUESTIONNAIRE – FORM 4. in 1. above, plus reports from CMAC, MARKET ASSESSMENT TOOL.....................94 MAG and the CBMRR network etc. ....126 11.2 Social Sectors ..............................................................97 11.2.13. Landmines - Secondary research, 11.2.1 Demographic & Livelihoods through mine action operators Household Questionnaire ..........................97 undertaken by the international mine action expert ......................................128 11.2.2 Housing – Key Informant Questionnaire ..................................................109 11.3 INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................128 11.2.3 Housing - Recovery Breakdown ......113 11.3.1 Water and Sanitation Assessment – Household questionnaire ........................128 11.2.4 Education - Post flood School Assessment check List ...............................115 11.3.2 Rapid Road Needs Assessment .......130 11.2.5 Education - Affected schools ...........119 11.3.3 HV & LV ELECTRICAL NETWORK ASSESSMENTS .................................................132 11.2.6 Education - Recovery Costs T LIST OF ABLES Table 1: 2013 Floods Damage and Loss ..........................................................................................................................................................1 Table 2: Recovery and Reconstruction Needs Summary .....................................................................................................................3 Table 3: Affected and Evacuated Families in 2013 and 2011 .............................................................................................................7 Table 4: Assistance Received for the 2013 Floods in Cambodia ......................................................................................................8 Table 5: Timeframe and Operational Arrangements ..........................................................................................................................14 Table 6: Summary of Damage and Losses (DaLA) .................................................................................................................................16 Table 7: Summarized Damages and Losses (DaLA) of Economic Sectors ..............................................................................17
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