POST-EARTHQUAKE RAPID FOOD SECURI TY ASSESSMENT MARCH 2006 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND MAPPING (VAM) UNIT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, PAKISTAN Rapid Food Security Assessment, March 2006 World Food Programme, Pakistan © 2006 United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) # 3, St.-2, F-8/3, Islamabad, Pakistan Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Unit Chief: Sahib Haq Tel: +92-51-111-937937/3544 Email:
[email protected] POST-EARTHQUAKE RAPID FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT – MARCH 2006 Table of Contents Table of Contents i List of Annexure i List of Tables ii List of Figures ii List of Maps ii Abbreviations and Acronyms iii Acknowledgments iv Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 1. Background 3 1.1 Overview 3 1.2 Response to the Disaster 3 1.3 Civil Society Response 3 1.4 International Community Response 4 2. Objective 4 3. Methodology 4 4. Findings 4 4.1 Population 5 4.2 Economic Losses 6 4.3 Losses of Manpower 6 4.4 Damages to Houses 7 4.5 Livelihoods 8 4.5.1 Agriculture 9 4.5.2 Livestock 10 4.5.3 Off-farm Activities 11 4.6 Education 12 4.7 Health 12 4.8 Availability of Potable Water 13 4.9 Communication 13 4.10 Market Prices of Food Commodities 15 4.11 Level of Poverty 16 4.12 Ownership or Movement of Vehicles 16 4.13 Usage of Technology 17 5. Problems and Priorities of the Communities 17 6. Food Insecurity 19 6.1 Transient Food Insecurity 19 6.2 Overall Food Insecurity 20 7. Recommendations 20 Annexes Annex 1 Schools Damaged by Earthquake 35 Annex 2 Health Facilities Damaged by Earthquake 36 Annex 3 Food Insecurity Ranking of Union Councils 37 Annex