ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE FLASH APPEAL

Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Handicap International Malteser Terre des Hommes Deutschland e.V ILO Med 1 Global UNDP ACTED International Relief and Muslim Aid UNFPA CARE Development NRC UNICEF DRC IOM OXFAM UNOPS FAO IRC Peace Winds United Methodist Committee Islamic Relief on Relief People in Need Japan Emergency NGOs Water Missions International Swiss Labour Assistance WFP Sarvodaya WHO Save the Children World Vision International Sewalanka ZOA

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... 1 Table I. Summary of Requirements – By Sector...... 2 Table II. Summary of Requirements – By Organization...... 3 Table III. Summary of requirements (grouped by priority)...... 4

2. CONTEXT AND HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES ...... 4

2.1 CONTEXT AND RESPONSE TO DATE...... 4 2.2 HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS ...... 6 2.3 SCENARIOS ...... 10

3. RESPONSE PLANS...... 12 3.1 Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods ...... 12 3.2 WASH ...... 17 3.3 Shelter and NFI...... 22 3.4 Health and Nutrition ...... 27 3.5 Education...... 31 3.6 Logistics ...... 32

4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...... 33

ANNEX I. LIST OF PROJECTS...... 34 ANNEX II. DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE SITUATION REPORT ...... 40 ANNEX III. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES EMERGENCY APPEAL...... 44 ANNEX IV. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...... 50

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The heaviest rains in almost one hundred years hit Sri Lanka from 26 December 2010 onwards, causing devastating floods and landslides throughout the country. The floods followed two cycles of flash flooding in the capital city of on 10 November and in the northern districts from late November onwards that put many of the conflict-affected returnees in serious difficulties. This series of extensive and devastating floods, due to record rainfall levels since November, have cumulatively stretched coping strategies and available resources to the brink of exhaustion.

At the height of the floods, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of the Ministry of Disaster Management reported that 1,055,262 people (283,667 families) were flood-affected, with 27 deaths and 12 people reported missing, as of 14 January 2011, and 362, 646 people displaced in some 630 temporary relocation centres in 12 districts. reported the highest number of flood-affected displaced people (165,494) followed by (157,649). From 13 January, the flood waters began to recede and people began to return home; however, the humanitarian needs remain due to damaged houses, crops and livelihoods.

The eastern and northern districts have borne the brunt of the recent floods, with 94% of the affected1 Sri Lanka Flash Appeal: population located in the three eastern districts of Key parameters Batticaloa, Ampara and . Here, the 6 months (January – June floods damaged over 24,000 houses, and severely Duration affected livelihoods and agricultural production 2011) resulting in heightened food insecurity. For some of 1,055,262 people, including: the people affected in the east, the floods were • 10,600 children under another setback after rebuilding their lives following Affected five years the December 2004 Tsunami and/or after population • 527,631 women displacement from the conflict during 2006/2007.2 • 362,646 people in evacuation centres

The DMC has coordinated the response to date, Areas targeted by 12 flood-affected districts including the launch of extensive search and rescue Flash Appeal operations, and the release of emergency relief stocks. The Government has allocated over US$31 1,055,262 people, including: million for relief supplies since 11 December 2010. • 500,000 for food With the extensive damage severely testing the • 1,062,000 for WASH capacities of many local and national response Key target • 1,062,000 for health & agencies, on 10 January 2011 the Government beneficiaries nutrition officially requested United Nations relief assistance (approximate • 751,200 for livelihoods in support of the Government’s efforts. Based on figures) • 500,000 for NFIs needs assessments, the DMC and Humanitarian • 315,000 for education Country Team prioritized critical needs for food • 298,000 for agriculture security, immediate agricultural and livelihood interventions, shelter and non-food items, health • 73,500 for shelter and nutrition, water-sanitation-hygiene, and Total funding Funding requested education to meet the humanitarian needs in the requested per beneficiary flood and landslide-affected districts. $50,623,333 Approximately $48

This Appeal seeks $51 million to enable international partners (nine United Nations organizations and IOM, 25 international and national non- governmental organizations) to support the Government in addressing the needs of more than one million flood-affected people over the next six months. The Appeal will be revised within the next month to reflect needs as the situation evolves, and as the results of in-depth assessments become available.

1 The population affected is defined as an overall population in a flood-affected Grama Niladari Division (GND) of a district that may be unable to carry out their day-to-day activities due to the prevailing situation. 2 The Flash Appeal is launched to mobilize humanitarian relief for the flood-affected population. Concurrently, the “Joint Plan for Assistance for Northern Province in 2011” (JPA) will be launched shortly to prioritize actions and mobilize resources to support in rebuilding conflict-affected lives in the Northern province in 2011. 3 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 Sri Lanka Flash Appeal page.

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Basic humanitarian and development indicators for Sri Lanka 21.1 million people ¾ Population (2008, Department of Census & Statistics, Sri Lanka) 13.4/1,000 live births ¾ Under-five mortality (Registrar General's Department, 2002) Females : 76.4 years from birth ¾ Life expectancy Males : 71.7 years (Department of Census & Statistics, 2006) 50.7% ¾ Prevalence of undernourishment in total (Excludes Northern Province and Trincomalee) (Income population and Household Expenditure Survey; Department of Census and Statistics, 2006/2007) $5,104 (2010 estimate) ¾ Gross national income per capita International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Economic Outlook October 2010) ¾ Percentage of population living on less than 14% $1.25 per day (UNDP Human Development Report 2010) ¾ Proportion of population without sustainable 15% access to an improved drinking water (National Water Supply & Drainage Board) source As at 30 June 2010 : (21,739 IDPs in camps), 245,156 ¾ IDPs (number and percent of population) (returnees) who were displaced after April 2008; In addition, 242,000 IDPs displaced before April 20084 1,576 refugees (496 families) returned during the year ¾ Refugees ¾ In-country 2010 (UNHCR). 146,098 Sri Lankan refugees are living in other countries ¾ Abroad as of 30 June 2010 (UNHCR) Vulnerability Index: 2 ¾ ECHO Vulnerability and Crisis Index score Crisis Index: 2 (V/C) (ECHO policies – Strategic Methodologies [GNA 2010- 2011]) 0.658 (91 of 169) ¾ UNDP HDR 2009 Development Index score (UNDP Human Development Report 2010)

Table I. Summary of Requirements – By Sector

as of 18 January 2011 http://fts.unocha.org

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by appealing organizations. Requirements Sector ($)

EDUCATION AND SPORTS 2,803,600

FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, LIVELIHOOD 22,189,878

HEALTH AND NUTRITION 5,788,633

LOGISTICS 350,000

SHELTER / NFI / PERMANENT HOUSING 9,868,360

WASH 9,622,862

Total 50,623,333

4 Based on the information provided by Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development and government agencies.

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Table II. Summary of Requirements – By Organization

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by appealing organizations.

Requirements Appealing Organization ($) ACTED 195,000 ASB 530,000 CARE International 100,000 DRC 572,905 FAO 4,765,000 HDO 18,650 HI 91,630 ILO 451,500 IOM 8,355,000 IRD 950,000 IRW 30,000 JEN 100,000 Malteser International 130,000 MED1 200,000 Muslim Aid 399,377 NRC 1,100,000 OXFAM GB 1,000,000 PIN 1,277,200 PWJ 13,000 SAH 970,000 SARVODAYA 300,000 SCiSL 120,000 Sewalanka 1,366,095 Terre Des Hommes 130,000 UMCOR 1,343,750 UNDP 2,000,000 UNFPA 212,003 UNICEF 9,903,600 UNOPS 2,960,000 WFP 8,580,000 WHO 1,000,000 WMI 172,923 WV Sri Lanka 710,700 ZOA Refugee Care 575,000 Total 50,623,333

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Table III. Summary of requirements (grouped by priority)

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by appealing organizations. Requirements Priority ($)

Early Recovery 8,544,322

Humanitarian 42,079,011

Total 50,623,333

2. CONTEXT AND HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES

2.1 CONTEXT AND RESPONSE TO DATE Sri Lanka has been experiencing heavy rainfall since early November 2010 onwards. This rainfall intensified from 26 December 2010, significantly increasing the level and extent of flooding. This increased precipitation is largely due to the La Niňa weather phenomenon since November 2010, with Department of Meteorology records indicating the highest rainfall levels since 1917. Of Sri Lanka’s 25 districts, 12 of them – Batticaloa, Anuradhapura, Monaragala, Nuwara Eliya, , Trincomalee, Ratnapura, Matara, Kilinochchi, Polonnaruwa, Mullaitivu and Ampara – are affected to varying degrees.

At the peak of the floods, with local resources under serious stress, the officially requested the United Nations to provide relief assistance to the flood-affected population in support the Government’s efforts on 10 January 2011. The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), which includes UN agencies and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), other international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, under the overall direction of the Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator, responded to the Government’s request through mobilizing staff and available relief assets to the flood- and landslide-affected people through the functioning sector coordination mechanism. The DMC conducts daily reviews of the need, response and gaps at the national, provincial and district levels, with the support of the HCT. The following table summarizes key achievements per sector to date:

Key facts and figures of response to date Sector Education • Approximately 1,200 schools were flooded or used as temporary relocation centres for displaced families. The Zonal Directors of Education the schools in need of cleaning and minor repairs so that these can be completed as soon as the displaced return home and classes resume. Health and Nutrition • The Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) of all affected districts mobilized medical mobile teams to provide medical health care services to the displaced population in the temporary shelters. In addition, from central level, health staff deployed to supplement the curative services in the most severely affected districts including Batticaloa, and Ampara. • To strengthen disease surveillance activities, the Ministry of Health (MoH) mobilized additional Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) from the National Institute of Health Sciences. No outbreak of diseases was reported to date. • The MoH requested Medical Supplies Division (MSD) in Colombo to support the Regional Medical Supplies Division (RMSD) of the flood-affected districts with the required medicine and supplies. • The MoH provided triposha (supplementary food), chlorine purification tablets and essential drugs to the flood-affected areas. Regular nutrition programme assets were diverted to the flood-affected areas. Partners provided chlorine tablets to complement the chlorination activities of the MoH, in addition to providing water tanks and clean water to the flood-affected population. • Partners’ assistance included cooked food, dry rations and cooking pots, baby kits,

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hygiene kits, chlorination tablets, to the affected population. • IOM is providing logistical support to MoH to carry out health assessments, provide emergency medical referral care and public health outreach activities for flood- affected districts. • The MoH distributed national guidelines on infant feeding practices during emergencies to avoid the use of breast milk substitute. Food Security, • The World Food Programme (WFP) committed $500,000, or 735 metric tons (MTs) Agriculture and of mixed food commodities, from its global emergency fund, out of which 675 MTs Livelihoods have been dispatched to four districts (Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and Polonnaruwa), targeting more than 420,000 flood-affected people. (The immediate dispatch of existing food stocks will be repaid with food currently being procured from emergency funds.) • WFP in support of the DMC is coordinating logistic efforts through its special operation that provides warehousing and transport to the entire humanitarian community. • District Secretaries have provided cooked meals in the temporary relocation centres, and coordinated with WFP for the immediate dispatch of dry food rations out of WFP’s existing in-country stocks. • FAO is supporting the DoA in the ongoing assessments of damages caused to agriculture. Farmers are critically affected by the floods with major losses of their planting season corps, livestock and productive assets. • The United Nations Operations for Project Services (UNOPS) supported the on- going activities in the Eastern province through the provision of de-silting equipment and supporting local assessments. • IOM committed $200,000 to support 2,000 households with Emergency Livelihoods Restart Grants or Home Garden Start up kits. Logistics • WFP in support of the DMC is coordinating the logistics effort. • IOM is supporting local assessments in Ampara and Batticaloa districts as well as providing logistical support to District Health Officials. • IOM is also supporting the DMC with transportation of non-food item (NFI) kits donated by other humanitarian agencies to all flood-affected districts. • UNOPS supported the on-going activities in the Eastern province through the provision of de-silting equipment and supporting local assessments. Shelter and NFI • NFIs and dry food rations in stock distributed in Batticaloa by United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Sri Lankan Red Cross Society (SLRCS), ZOA Refugee Care - Netherlands, and World Vision International (WVI) among others. • NFIs and dry food rations in stock distributed in Ampara by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Islamic Relief (IR) Worldwide, and LRSC among others. • Danish Refugee Council (DRC) mobilized $25,000 for initial NFI assistance in . • Initial procurement of 300 full NFI kits (LKR 7,000 each, equivalent to $63) started by IOM, $20,000. • Logistical support to NFI distribution from IOM in Ampara and Batticaloa. • The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provided NFI assistance in Trincomalee with plastic sheets and bed sheets for 1,200 families and also participated in the needs assessment. Water, Sanitation • Coordination of responses with all partner agencies in place at both national and and Hygiene sub national levels. (WASH) • UNICEF provided 7,000 Tarpaulins, 80 water storage (1,000 litres), 4,000 sleeping mats, nine drums (each 35 kg) of bleaching powder, 300,000 water purification tablets, 3,800 hygiene kits, 8,000 plastic water containers (10 litres) have been distributed to the flood-affected population.

Other ongoing humanitarian responses to the crisis Government of Sri • The Government of Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management, through the DMC, Lanka took the immediate lead in launching a large-scale response to the flood and landslide-affected areas from the onset of the disaster. • Government-led search and rescue efforts were extensively carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force, and the , as well as the Police with the use of helicopters and boats. • District secretaries provided cooked meals in the temporary relocation centres. • Logistics and distribution of emergency relief supplies were provided by the Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy. • The MoH also immediately mobilized medical staff to the affected areas. • A significant quantity of relief goods were provided by the Government, including assistance for food and NFIs valued at over $1.3 million (142.9 million LKR), as of 15 January 2011.

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• The relief assistance was implemented through the district secretaries with the cooperation of the Divisional Secretaries, Grama Niladaries Divisions, as well as the Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Army and Sri Lanka Navy. Sri Lanka Red Cross • The SLRCS launched an emergency appeal on 13 January for LKR 88 million Society ($797,824) to assist 224,452 people (20,158 families) in Nuwara Eliya, Ampara, Moneragala, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Vavuniya, Polonnaruwa, Matale, Anuradhapura, Kandy, Badulla and Hambantota Districts. • The SLRCS deployed Branch Disaster Response Teams, conducted assessment and provided first aid services to the vulnerable population in the flood and landslide-affected districts in January 2011. • The SLRCS assistance for the flood and landslide population was distributed through the SLRCS volunteers. • The SLRCS provided assistance to flood-affected people in the Northern districts in November and December 2010.

2.2 HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES AND NEEDS ANALYSIS The DMC in cooperation with the United Nations and NGOs conducted multiple rapid assessments in the flood and landslide-affected areas to direct the prioritization process and target assistance to the most vulnerable areas. The rapid assessment indicated that immediate humanitarian support is required for: • food and NFIs relief, as food stocks and crops were destroyed and in-country supplies are on the verge of being exhausted • emergency agricultural interventions to counteract the immediate food security impact from the damaged paddy crops, which were almost due for harvest • WASH interventions as the floods contaminated water supplies and damaged or destroyed infrastructure such as roads and culvert

The Eastern, Northern and Central provinces suffered the highest impact from the January floods. Three Eastern districts were the most affected, with 94% of the flood-affected population recorded in Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee (see table below). Over 50% of the total flood-affected population (541,688 people) are in with 165,494 people displaced in temporary evacuation centres, according to the DMC, as of 14 January 2011. In Batticaloa, a total of 1,700 houses were destroyed and 4,000 houses partially damaged and electricity cut for the majority of the district. Hospitals, Government offices and shops were unable to function at the peak of the floods.

In Ampara, a total of 418,154 people were flood-affected and 157,646 were displaced, as of 14 January 2011. In Trincomalee District the four worst-affected areas include Verugal, , and Seruwila, with 26,600 displaced people in 70 temporary relocation centres as of 13 January according to the DMC. In all three areas, notably Ampara which is known as the breadbasket of Sri Lanka, extensive damage was recorded to agriculture, particularly paddy fields (see Food Security analysis below).

The seven districts with the highest number of people affected and displaced due to floods ([NB. The number of displaced significantly reduced with the receding water]. Affected Displaced Displacement District Families People Families People locations Batticaloa 145,131 541,688 42,295 165,494 275 Ampara 11,2384 418,154 40,756 157,649 169 Trincomalee 8,419 31,910 8,419 31,910 77 Polonnaruwa 707 2,203 707 2,203 30 Anuradhapura 2,849 11,116 448 1,983 20 Matale 584 2178 140 501 6 Kandy 641 2,643 123 468 9 TOTAL 270,715 1,009,892 92,888 360,208 586 (Source: DMC, as of 14 January 2011)

The devastating floods in the Eastern, Northern and Central provinces were exacerbated due to periods of incessant heavy rainfall from November 2010 that caused flash floods throughout the country, and in Colombo and surrounding areas from 10 November 2010, affecting over 150,000 people. The Department of Meteorology recorded the highest rainfall in Colombo since 1992. The Northern districts were affected by heavy rainfall at the end of November through to mid-December 2010. In the Northern districts, the late November floods further exacerbated the already highly

6 SRI LANKA FLASH APPEAL 2011 vulnerable living conditions of people in the return areas and, to some extent, in Menik Farm. The worst-affected Northern district for January is . However, in December incessant rainfall caused floods in Mannar, Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi, where the recent return population is particularly vulnerable and still recovering from the impact of years of conflict. The main needs are for roofing, improved shelters, floor sheets, and NFIs such as mosquito nets, plus assistance for damaged agricultural land and food support. WFP through its own internal financing mechanism has been supporting many of these affected people with food rations.

The Department of Meteorology forecasts enabled the DMC to prepare for the response in the Northern districts. In support of the response, the HCT took stock of relief supplies, and found them to be extremely low. This double cycle of floods stretched local relief assistance to the brink prior to the sudden onset of the third round of floods in the Eastern, Central and Northern provinces in January 2011. These floods pushed the humanitarian community to plan a coordinated response and appeal for financing to meet the immediate needs of the flood and landslide-affected population in support of the Government of Sri Lanka efforts.

As of 14 January 2011, the flood water had receded from most flood-affected areas, although damage to houses and agriculture is extensive. Although the number of displaced flood-affected people continues to decrease as the water recedes, the need for immediate humanitarian assistance remains urgent. The Department of Meteorology forecasts indicated dryer weather conditions from 19-20 January 2011 with subsequent further rainfall as the prolonged monsoon season is forecast to last until February. This is in addition to the increased precipitation from La Niña through to April. Access to the worst-affected areas remains challenging despite the overall reduction in water levels, due to damaged infrastructure.

Floods and receding waters in the North and East provinces may unearth mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) and carry explosives from contaminated areas into areas considered safe. People living or working in flood-affected areas with mine contamination or bordering areas with mine contamination should therefore be vigilant and report any mine/ERW threat or concern of a potential threat to the local authorities. The Regional Mine Action Centres are assessing the need to re-survey areas that are potentially affected by mines/ERW shifted by flooding.

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihoods This disaster is overwhelming the affected communities’ ability to withstand shocks, particularly at a time when returnees started moving into sustained livelihoods activities, including planting their own crops. Displacement and the physical destruction of houses, agricultural land, livestock, livelihood assets, market places and other infrastructure are having a dramatic impact on households’ ability to generate food and income thus negatively affecting their food security. WFP estimates that about 500,000 people are food-insecure and in need of food assistance to prevent short-term hunger and support early recovery over the next six months.

In the worst-affected districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee in Eastern Province, paddy lands have been severely inundated by extensive flooding. Initial estimates indicate over 250,000 acres of crop land have been damaged, of which over 200,000 acres have suffered moderate to severe damage. In Ampara, the breadbasket of Sri Lanka, rapid appraisal estimates indicate over 20% of paddy lands are severely damaged; in Batticaloa, over 80%; and in Trincomalee District over 35%. There are also reports of significant damage to paddy lands in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Districts.

Because one of the most productive paddy areas of the country was affected and recovery of the paddy crop in this season questionable, prices of rice and other commodities may increase in the short term, and food security of families may be compromised till the next harvest. Other crops including vegetables and perennial crops have been damaged or destroyed in flood and landslide- affected districts. Since the heavy rains started, prices of vegetables sold at the Economic Centre in Dambulla increased by 80%. Livestock losses are also reported to be significant, particularly in Batticaloa District. Damage to minor irrigation tanks was also extensive in the Eastern province.

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While farmers are perhaps the worst-affected, having lost much of their Maha5 crop and livestock, small businesses and tradesman have seen stocks wasted and access to markets restricted through damage to key access roads, etc. The speed at which people can revive livelihoods will be a key in determining the extent to which they remain dependent on emergency assistance. Specific support such as the replacement of lost agricultural inputs and productive assets, and repair of critical economic-related infrastructure such as rural roads, fertilizer stores and Agrarian Service Centres is essential for the most vulnerable communities, i.e. those without safety nets and other coping mechanisms. Extensive damage to many of the minor irrigation tanks and breaching of irrigation canals will need urgent repair to allow farmers to resume productive agricultural activities during the Yala growing season, which is highly dependent on irrigated farming systems.

Health and Nutrition The immediate health need is to support the MoH in providing health and nutritional services to the affected population including those staying in temporary shelters. This will be achieved by supporting the surge capacity of the MoH, and providing mobile medical clinics to the displaced population. Ambulances will assist in the emergency referral services to those in need. Medical supplies including medicines, maternity and hygiene kits and high energy biscuits will assist in reducing morbidity and preventable mortality. Potential outbreaks of diseases in the flood-affected areas will be addressed immediately through strengthening of early warning disease surveillance system, and implementing food, water and vector-borne prevention activities. Mobilization of the affected community will assist in the dissemination of health information on health diseases and hygiene and sanitation through health campaigns. Community volunteers will play a key role as well in the identification and appropriate referral for management for people suffering mental health and psycho-social problems. They also play a crucial role in addressing malnutrition at community levels. Partners will also support the MoH in providing rehabilitative services to people with disabilities including support with prosthetic and orthotic devices.

WASH Approximately 47,000 families require external assistance for access to safe water for drinking and cooking. Furthermore, an estimated 67,000 wells were contaminated and 11,000 wells damaged, thus putting about 500,000 people, including women and children, at risk of water-borne disease. The WASH Sector will initially provide emergency water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion in the temporary evacuation centres. As the flood waters recede and people return home, the recovery process will start including the cleaning and rehabilitation of wells which were contaminated or damaged. Latrines will also need to be pumped out and repaired as they were also flooded. The sector response is coordinated under the leadership of the Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage (MoWSD), the National Water Supply and Drainage (NWSD), Provincial and District Authorities such the District Secretaries and Pradesha Shabas.

Shelter and NFIs Initial assessment figures indicate that over 250,000 families may need both shelter assistance and NFI relief. The more than 170,000 families in camps and host families can be expected to need both types of support in the coming weeks and months, with many of the additional 70,000 additional families that have not left their homes potentially in need of the same. Basic items such as clothing, anti-mosquito equipment, light sources and cooking equipment are urgently needed by the displaced, including those still with host families, as such items were lost or rendered unusable by the floods. Rapid mitigation of the risks to family health and basic welfare such losses entail is essential.

With over 170,000 homes inundated and damaged by flood waters, including 2,898 houses destroyed and another 16,111 badly damaged, shelter assistance will focus on urgent repairs to homes in order to render them safe and structurally sound as fast as possible. The worst-affected districts of Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee have over 165,000 of these affected families. This geographical spread is reflected in proposed responses with the bulk of activities targeting the three worst hit districts and some proportionately smaller relief for affected areas in the central districts. Assistance to affected families in the North will principally be covered under existing activities.

Education An estimated 300,000 students are currently unable to continue with their education. Schools have been officially closed and many, despite being flooded, are currently occupied by displaced residents of the affected areas. About 1,200 schools of the total of 4,000 have been either affected or occupied

5 There are two agricultural seasons in Sri Lanka. The main season, Maha, runs from September to January and the secondary season, Yala, runs from March to September.

9 SRI LANKA FLASH APPEAL 2011 by the displaced people. Many of these schools will have to be cleaned and repaired when flood waters recede. School equipment such as furniture and science labs will have to be either repaired or replaced. In addition, students have lost their education materials including recently issued uniforms, text books and learning materials. These losses along with disruption to daily livelihood activities and the difficulties living in the displaced environment have stressed children and teachers.

Logistics IOM and WFP plan to provide support in the form of transport and storage of food and non-food relief items (NFRI). UNOPS supported the on-going activities in the Eastern province through the provision of de-silting equipment and supporting local assessments. WFP in support of the DMC would support the coordination of the non-government logistic efforts.

Civil Administration and National Protection Mechanisms A flood-specific response in Civil Administration and National Protection Mechanisms has not yet been sought by national or local authorities. Initial assessments indicate that, in general, people displaced by the flood have remained in close proximity to their homes and family, and their community coping mechanisms are working and remain largely intact. It is essential that these mechanisms be maintained and strengthened, and that agencies working on civil administration and protection issues assist other agencies responding in other sectors for an integrated approach within all programmes that supports and protects peoples’ ability to cope. Should flood waters recede quickly, a rapid return to home communities would further lessen their needs for immediate protection. Sector partners will undertake more extensive assessments in the coming fortnight, as the duration of the displacement clarifies, and, in full consultation with national and local authorities, to determine if specific assistance is needed on civil administration and national protection mechanisms, which may be included in the revised Appeal.

Coordination and Common Services The Government of Sri Lanka Ministry of Disaster Management and the DMC leads the emergency response efforts through its active Emergency Operations Centre. The Government agents coordinate at the district and local level, supported by the local DMC. UNDP mobilized human resources in support of the DMC for local level coordination.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in support of the DMC, facilitated coordination of international and non-government assistance for the flood response through information management and staff deployed to the flood-affected districts of Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee plus one staff to the DMC in Colombo. OCHA also deployed two staff to Sri Lanka from its Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Coordination for the November and December flood response in the Northern Province was supported by the OCHA Vavuniya sub-office. Information management products were generated to support operational coordination.

The flood response comes on top of urgent humanitarian needs in the Northern Province to assist the conflict-affected returnees to recover and rebuild their lives. The Government through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) led a consultative process with the HCT to prioritize actions that must be undertaken during 2011. The outcome of the consultative process is the “Joint Plan for Assistance for Northern Province in 2011” (JPA) which aims to facilitate international assistance in the Northern province and to ensure the long-term sustainable development of the Northern Province within the shortest time possible. The JPA will be launched shortly to mobilize urgent assistance. Meanwhile, the Flash Appeal targets only the flood-affected population. However, the logistic and supply chain of regular projects in the northern areas was accessed to deliver immediate assistance to the flood- affected people.

2.3 SCENARIOS The recent floods have overstretched the joint capacity of the Government and the humanitarian community to meet immediate needs in the affected areas with available resources. The current key variables remain the level of rainfall and the extent of the flooding. Although the rains have subsided since 13 January and there has been significant reduction in the extent of the flooded area, the Department of Meteorology forecasts further rainfall from 22 January, though it is not yet known whether it will be enough to renew the flooding. The La Niña weather phenomenon, which is the cause of much of the increased precipitation, is itself forecast to end in April 2011.

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Most likely scenario: Eastern, Central and Northern regions remain food-insecure

Core elements Effects on humanitarian needs and operations • Increased food • Compromised food quality and quantity insecurity due to • Increased malnutrition increasing risk of exacerbated morbidity and mortality damaged crops and • Increased dependence on food relief loss of livelihoods • Prices for basic foods and commodities rose up to 100% or more • Reduced coping strategies for vulnerable and poorest segment of the population • Damaged • Disruption to on-going health prevention and education campaigns, including infrastructure prevents immunizations relief from reaching • Floods obstruct on-going humanitarian and development activities isolated flood-affected • Prolonged disruption of critical services (power, water and sanitation, health populations and education) • A number of the • Schools used as displacement centres delayed in resuming classes affected population • Exacerbated health concerns in displacement centres remain in • Increased protection concerns and reported cases of sexual and gender- displacement centres based violence (SGBV) • Water sources • Lack of access to clean drinking water contaminated by the • Impact on hygiene flood waters • Increase in disease as a result of decreased water quality or water contamination

Worst case: Further heavy rainfall exacerbates the vulnerabilities of the flood-affected population and increase the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance.

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3. RESPONSE PLANS

This Flash Appeal is based on DMC data, and it will be revised within one month. For immediate planning purposes, the HCT is using the DMC assumption that one million people will require targeted assistance over the next six months in the key sectors of Food Security, Agriculture, Livelihoods, WASH, Health and Nutrition, Shelter and NFIs, and Education.

Priority needs and sectors were identified through consultations between the Government and HCT partners, including local NGOs, following a review of assessment data and response capacities. Projects aim to complement the activities and available resources of the Government, as well as activities by the SLRCS and NGO partners. Projects selected for this appeal met the following criteria, agreed upon by the HCT, under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator: • The project directly preserves life, health or safety or • The project reduces aid dependence with a time-critical factor or • The project provides essential common services that enable such actions • The project responds to the specific needs of particularly vulnerable groups, such as those previously affected by disasters • The project capitalizes on opportunities in the emergency response to foster the self-reliance of affected populations and rebuild livelihoods in support of the DMC’s aim to build back better

Across all sectors, efforts will be made to identify the most vulnerable groups and individuals in need of protection and assistance.

3.1 Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods

LEAD AGENCIES: WFP, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO) and UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)

Sectoral objectives • Save lives by preventing short-term hunger through general food relief distributions to vulnerable households in flood-affected areas • Support rehabilitation of livelihood assets through provision of food assistance • Support rehabilitation of roads, public buildings and other communal assets, including through food/ CfW • Restore agricultural production through replacement of lost farming assets, inputs and restoration of minor tanks and irrigation canals

Strategy and proposed activities The strategy has been devised and will be implemented under the coordination with the Ministry of Economic Development, the DMC and Line Ministries and the local government agents. The strategy will be the following: • To alleviate short-term food insecurity and avoid a deterioration in the nutritional status of affected populations through the provision of general food distributions (GFDs) to displaced people and other vulnerable households in flood-affected areas will be undertaken immediately. WFP will collaborate with Government and other partners, to provide cooked meals to beneficiaries who have difficulty at the initial stage of the emergency. Approximately 500,000 vulnerable people will be provided with a ration of 500gms per person per day which provide 1,900Kcal. Assistance is planned for the duration of 20 days. • Subsequent to the 20-day GFD, vulnerable groups in the most affected areas that continue to be in need of support will be migrated into soft food-for-assets interventions. Under this modality, food is provided to vulnerable households to allow them to undertake clean-up operation, rehabilitate their houses, farm land and other livelihood assets. Approximately 300,000 vulnerable people will we provided with a ration of 480g per person per day. Assistance is planned for an additional 20 days. • The remaining four months of the project will focus on communities particularly hard hit by the floods that require additional assistance will be provided by involving them in regular activities in the form of food-for-assets, where community assets such as road networks, schools, irrigation canals or other public structures of properties are reconstructed and rehabilitated. • For vulnerable families with damaged or destroyed crops, assistance will be provided for re- planting in time for an early Yala season. Building on models that have worked well in the

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Northern Province in 2010, FAO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) will lead on the provision of paddy assistance with other partners supporting other field crops, home gardens, tools and livestock. Approximately 80,000 farmer households will be supported. Immediate repair of critical community and livelihood related infrastructure such as access roads, bridges, storage facilities, irrigation channels and tanks through cash-for-work (CFW), direct contracting and support to farmer and community-based organizations (CBOs).

Expected outcomes • Immediate hunger and food insecurity is alleviated • Deteriorations in the nutritional status of affected populations are avoided • Medium-term food insecurity is protected through the provision of food for rehabilitation of private dwellings and livelihood assets • Repair of critical community infrastructure • Immediate livelihood support provided through CFW programmes • Restoration of agricultural production and other productive agricultural-based livelihood activities

Projects

FOOD Agency WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME EMOP - Food assistance and early recovery for the population affected by the flood in Project Title Sri Lanka Provide food assistance for people displaced or affected by the floods in Sri Lanka for up to six months, for life-saving through GFD and supplementary food distribution; provide micro- Objective nutrient rich commodities through health facilities to address moderate malnutrition and provide food-for-work (FFW) to recover their livelihoods. 500,000 affected people in Ampara, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa and Beneficiaries Anuradhapura Partners Ministry of Economic Development (MoED), DMC Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40799 Budget ($) 8,480,000 Agency MUSLIM AID SRI LANKA Project Title Food assistance to flood-affected people in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka Provide dry ration assistance to displaced or affected people by flood to protect their Objective nutritional status. Beneficiaries 2,000 families Partners Divisional Secretary Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40805 Budget ($) 28,378 Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Provision of emergency food rations & food security to flood-affected people in East Project Code Sri Lanka Objective Families have access to food to meet their daily minimum requirement in the short term until WFP/GoSL rations begin and improve their food security via FFW. Beneficiaries 3,000 families (1,500 children, 800 women, 700 men) Partners District Disaster Management Unit Batticaloa Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40811 Budget ($) 200,000 Agency SEWALANKA FOUNDATION Project Title Urgent food relief assistance • To provide the 6,200 affected families with basic food requirements for 10 days once the Objectives situation has normalized and the families could cook meals for themselves. • To provide clean and safe drinking water. Batticaloa District — Kiran, Vavunativu, Pattipola, Manmunai North, Vaharei, Vellavally, Kathankudy and DS divisions Beneficiaries — Alaiadivembu, Thirukovil Samanthurai, Uhana, Mahaoya, and Ampara DS divisions Trincomalee District — Serwila,Verugal and Morawewa DS divisions Partners Government agent, Divisional Secretariats, Pradeshya saba Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40815 Budget ($) 457,623

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Agency ZOA REFUGEE CARE NETHERLANDS Project Title Food relief support to flood-affected families in the East of Sri Lanka Overall objective: To provide immediate and basic support to families displaced due to flooding with differentiated food security/livelihoods support during displacement and return phases.

Specific objective (for displaced families) Ensure basic food security for displaced families and facilitate communal cooking in temporary evacuation centres, through distribution of: communal cooking utensils; dry fuel; Objectives bread; biscuits; and logistical support for procurement and distribution.

Specific objective (for returnees) • Ensure returnee families can survive massive crop failure and destruction of home gardens and livestock, and contribute to food security, with following activities: o Home gardening support, including paddy seeds o Supplementary food distribution and o Logistical support for procurement and distribution Beneficiaries 16,250 families (81,250 individuals) Partners Ministry of Agriculture and WFP Project code LKA- FL-11/F/40816 Budget ($) 260,000 Agency PEACE WINDS JAPAN Food Assistance (Dry Ration) to flood-affected victims in Muthur DS, Trincomalee, Project Code Sri Lanka Provide food assistance to people displaced or affected by the heavy rain and flood in Objective Muthur DS, Trincomalee. Dry ration such as Dhar, Sugar is provided to temporary evacuation centres (schools, church, community buildings) run by Government. Beneficiaries 5,656 people (in Periyapalam, Shafi Nagar, Kanguweli, Ralkuly, Thaha Nagar) Partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40818 Budget ($) 13,000 Agency HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, KANDY Project Title Food assistance to flood-affected victims in Ampara and Kandy Districts Provide food assistance, including dry rations and children’s food to people affected by the Objective floods in Kandy and Ampara. Beneficiaries Partners Divisional Secretariats and CBOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40823 Budget ($) 18,650

AGRICULTURE

Agency FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Emergency agricultural assistance to flood victims in Ampara, Batticaloa and Project Title Trincomalee Districts To restore productive agricultural livelihoods that have been destroyed by floods in the Objective Eastern Province and Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Districts through replacement of lost agricultural assets (including paddy, OFCs and home gardens). Beneficiaries 60,000 HHs. Ampara: 29,000 HH; Batticaloa: 22,800 HH; Trincomalee: 8,200 HH Partners Eastern Provincial Council: Depts. of Agrarian Development, Depts of Agriculture Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40829 Budget ($) 3,665,000 Agency FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Essential rehabilitation of flood-damaged minor irrigation tanks in Batticaloa and Project Title Trincomalee Districts To restore productive agricultural livelihoods through repair of minor irrigation tanks that Objective have been damaged by heavy rains and flooding. Beneficiaries 2,000 HH Partners Eastern Provincial Council: Dept. of Agrarian Development, Dept of Irrigation and CBOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40832 Budget ($) 1,100,000

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Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Project Title Tanks rehabilitation in Ampara Objective To rehabilitate minor and medium tanks damaged by the floods in Ampara district. Beneficiaries 2,000 households Partners n.a. Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40843 Budget ($) 1,000,000 Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Project Title Home garden restart Kits provision in Ampara and Batticaloa To provide 12,500 vulnerable families with home garden restart kits in Ampara and Objective Batticaloa (subject to coordination with FAO). Beneficiaries 12,500 families Partners n.a. Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40845 Budget ($) 1,000,000 Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Project Title Provision of agricultural inputs to flood-affected families Families are able to restart home gardens and crops to improve their food security and Objective income upon return to their homes following floods. Beneficiaries 2,000 Families (1,000 children, 700 women, 300 men) Partners District Disaster Management Unit Batticaloa Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40847 Budget ($) 100,000 Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Provision of emergency food ration and food security to the flood-affected people in Project Title eastern province in Sri Lanka Families have access to food to meet their daily minimum requirements in the short term Objective until the Government can begin to improve their food security. Beneficiaries 2,000 people, including 1,000 children and 700 women Partners District Disaster Management Unit Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40842 Budget ($) 50,000 Agencies SEWALANKA FOUNDATION Jump start livelihoods for the flood-affected families in Batticaloa through cultivation Project Title of short age varieties of crops • To support regeneration of at least 25% of their lost livelihoods by supporting ¼ acre homestead cultivation. • To supplement daily food intake and to increase nutrition level. Objectives • To provide the following seeds and planting material for early Yala Season( Approximately ¼ acre) Maize, cowpea, Ground nut several low country dry zone vegetables (pumpkin, green chilli, Okra, Brinjal, Bitter gourd, tomato) and several leafy vegetables(Mukunuwena, Amaranthus). Batticaloa District- Kiran, Vavunativu, Pattipola, Vaharai, Vellavally and Chenkalady DS Beneficiaries Divisions; 2,000 families Partners Government agent, Divisional Secretariats, Pradeshya saba Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40850 Budget ($) 297,222

LIVELIHOODS

Agency UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (Transition Recovery Programme) Restoration of livelihoods of flood-affected communities through repairing badly damaged Project Title community/livelihood related infrastructure and replacing essential livelihood inputs at selected Grama Niladhari Divisions in Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Districts Objective To enable flood-affected communities to restore their livelihoods. Beneficiaries 12,060 families (4,000 in Trinco, 5,560 in Batti and 2,500 Ampara) Relevant government departments including Department of Agrarian Services, Department Partners of Provincial Irrigation, urban councils and Pradeshya Sabhas, local NGOs, village-based CSOs already working with UNDP and Private Contractors Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40853 Budget ($) 2,000,000

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Agency WORLD VISION – SRI LANKA Project Title Provision of livelihood inputs to flood-affected families Once families return to their homes after the floods, provision of livelihood assistance in the Objective form of CfW and replacement of lost inputs. Beneficiaries 2,000 families (1,000 children, 700 women, 300 men) Partners DDMU Batticaloa Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40856 Duration Six months Budget ($) 85,000 Agency DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL Emergency livelihood assistance to IDPs, returnees and host community in Project Title Serunuwara, Verugal and Muthur Divisions in Trincomalee District To ensure food security and mitigate the impact of shocks to livelihoods among flood- Objective affected households through a combination of financial assistance (cash or voucher), asset replacement or complimentary food assistance. Beneficiaries 5,000 displaced, returnee or host community members in Trincomalee District Partners DS and Government Agent Trincomalee Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40857 Budget ($) 572,905 Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Project Title Livelihoods support to floods-affected families in the East To support 10,000 families, especially small-businesses and traders, to replace lost assets Objective in Batticaloa and Ampara districts. Beneficiaries 10,000 families Partners n.a. Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40860 Budget ($) 1,250,000 Agency PEOPLE IN NEED Address food security and other immediate needs of floods-affected population in Project Title Eastern Province To enable floods-affected population to cover their immediate food and other needs through Objectives CfW interventions; to clean community places and livelihood infrastructure through CfW interventions from floods damages. Beneficiaries 13,500 individuals (3,500 families) Rural Development Societies (RDS), Women Rural Development Societies (WRDS), local Partners authorities (Pradeshiya Sabhas) Project Code LKA- FL-11/A/40862 Budget ($) 260,600 Agency INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION Project Title Support for immediate livelihood regeneration and stabilization To provide immediate alternative income-generating employment for returning communities deprived of their customary livelihood as a result of floods through, asset replacement, CfW Objective and labour-based local infrastructure re-construction of damaged critical social and economic infrastructure. Beneficiaries 750 families, (In Manmunai South & EP DS Division, Batticaloa Government Agent – Batticaloa, Department of Agriculture (Eastern Province), Department Partners of Road Development (Eastern Province), Department of Labour, Pradeshiya Sabhas, W/RDS, Farmer Organizations and CBOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40864 Budget ($) 451,500 Agency UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Emergency clean up and livelihood support for flood-affected communities in Project Title Batticalao and Ampara District • To clean up selected affected areas in Batticaloa and Ampara District for the quick Objectives recovery of daily routines of the communities. • Support livelihood affected communities with CfW programme. Beneficiaries Communities affected in Batticaloa District Partner DMC Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40866 Budget ($) 600,000

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Agency UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF Replacement of livelihood assets lost or damaged in the flood and Project Title alternative/vocational training To enable flood-affected families to restart livelihood activities through the replacement of Objective lost or damaged assets. 3,000 families (12,000+ individuals) in Koralaipattu South(Kiran) DS Division: Korakallimadu, Palayadithona, and Vahanery GN Divisions; Manmunai West (Vavunathivu) Beneficiaries DS Division: Mandapaththady GN Division; and Pattu (Chenkalady) DS Division: Thalawai and Savukkady GN Divisions National/local partners and volunteer networks will be mobilized for the project. UMCOR works through three national partners and a wide network of community volunteers through Partners its ongoing Sustainable Livelihood Development Programme (SLDP). This project engages more than 50% of the population in the above-mentioned GN divisions. Project Code LKA- FL-11/ER/40868 Budget ($) 300,000

3.2 WASH

LEAD AGENCY: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)

Sectoral objectives Provide minimum (according to the SPHERE and national standards) vital supply of safe water for drinking and personal hygiene with basic sanitation facilities to prevent water-borne diseases in affected populations, as joint effort of all the partners in the WASH Cluster.

Strategy and proposed activities

1) Coordinate WASH response and organize and implement an effective WASH response using the cluster approach. This will be undertaken using existing structures at both national and sub national levels.

2) Needs assessment • Assess the damage to existing water and sanitation facilities, in both rural and urban contexts. • Assess need for emergency water supply and excreta disposal facilities in welfare centres, relocation sites, and schools. • Assess the damage to main drainage systems and identify the need of rehabilitation/repair of drainage systems.

3) Provision of safe water and storage facilities for drinking and personal hygiene • Provision of chemicals, filters and safe water containers for the treatment, transportation and safe storage of water in IDP camps and at household level. • Provision of safe water by bowsering and setting up of distribution points. • Treatment of water at the source by mobile water purification units and distribution via simple small-scale piped networks. • Rehabilitation of damaged or contaminated water sources, such as tube-wells, dug-wells, etc., using a phased approach. Wells in communities, schools and health centre will be given first priority, whilst individual wells will be considered in the second phase. • Construction of new dug wells and Installation of new tube-wells and hand pumps. Also, communities, schools and health centres will be given first priority.

4) Construction/rehabilitation of sanitation facilities, and solid/liquid waste management • Construction of emergency toilets in consultation with the beneficiaries. • Construction/rehabilitation of existing damaged toilets and sewerage systems in communities, schools and health centres. • Solid/liquid waste management at IDP camps to ensure vector control.

5) Improve sanitation and hygiene and promotion of hygiene practices • Provision of soap and other basic hygiene supplies, including special kits for children, menstruating women and vulnerable groups.

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• Dissemination and key hygiene messages on hand washing, safe excreta disposal, safe water and food storage and handling. • Creation of community-based health groups, and training of hygiene promoters.

Expected output and impact • Priority areas and scale of interventions are identified. • Sufficient quantity of safe water to meet the immediate needs of the affected population available. • Welfare centres and relocation sites and schools provided with necessary water and sanitation services. • Damaged water systems rehabilitated, or replaced with sustainable alternative solutions. • Damaged sewerage systems rehabilitated, or replaced with sustainable alternative solutions. • Flood water, rainwater and grey water are drained and vector breeding sites minimized. • Affected population adopt safe hygiene practice.

Projects

Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Safe water supply to flood-affected population in emergency context with main Project Title focus on women and children in the North, East and Central provinces Targeted flood-affected population, especially children and women have reliable access to Objective safe and sufficient water of appropriate quantity and quality for drinking, cooking and maintaining good hygiene. Total Number: 100,000 people Beneficiaries Children: 45,000 Women: 55,000 MoWSD, NWSDB, Water Resources Board, Provincial and District Authorities and Partners National NGOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40849 Budget ($) 600,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Provide basic sanitation facilities & solid waste management services at IDPs camps Project Title to prevent spread of disease and ensure vector control with main focus on women & children in North, East and Central provinces Targeted flood-affected population, especially children and women have reliable access to Objective adequate toilets and hand washing facilities, both day and night, that are culturally appropriate, secure, sanitary and are user and gender friendly. Total Number: 403,576 people Beneficiaries Children: 161,430 Women: 125,108 MoWSD, NWSDB, Water Resources Board, Provincial and District Authorities and Partners National NGOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40851 Budget ($) 1,500,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Improve sanitation, hygiene and promotion of hygiene awareness and practices Project Title among the flood-affected population in North, East and Central provinces • Targeted flood-affected population, especially children and women have reliable access to adequate toilets and hand washing facilities, both day and night, that are culturally appropriate, secure, sanitary and are user and gender friendly. Objectives • Children in their leaning environments have access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities that are culturally appropriate, secure, sanitary and are user and gender friendly. Total Number: 605,365 people Beneficiaries Children: 242,146 Women: 187,663 MoWSD, NWSDB, Water Resources Board, Provincial and District Authorities and Partners National NGOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40854 Budget ($) 500,000

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Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Construction/Rehabilitation of water supply sources in flood-affected areas of Project Title North, East and Central provinces • Targeted flood-affected population, especially children and women have reliable access to safe and sufficient water of appropriate quantity and quality for drinking, cooking and maintaining good hygiene. Objectives • Children in their leaning environments have access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities that are culturally appropriate, secure, sanitary and are user and gender friendly. Total Number: 605,365 people Beneficiaries Children: 242,146 Women: 187,663 Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage, NWSDB, Water Resources Board, Provincial and Partners District Authorities and National NGOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40855 Budget ($) 2,000,000 Agency ZOA REFUGEE CARE NETHERLANDS Project Title Support to flood-affected families in the East of Sri Lanka Overall objective: To provide immediate and basic support to families displaced due to flooding with differentiated WASH support during displacement and return phases in Pollanaruwa, Trincomalee, Batticaloa and Ampara. Specific objectives (for displaced families): • Ensure sufficient access to clean water and basic standards of hygiene in IDP camps with following activities: o finance water treatment processes o facilitate water bowsering logistical support for procurement and distribution Objectives o

Specific objectives (for returnees) • Ensure returnee families experience sufficient access to clean water and basic standards of hygiene with following activities: o water treatment and chlorination o water bowsering o well cleaning o hygiene items o logistical support for procurement and distribution Beneficiaries 81,250 households Partners NWSDB Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40859 Budget ($) 65,000 Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Project Title Restoration of water systems in East Sri Lanka Flood-affected Areas Families’ children have access to safe water according to minimum standards and water Objective sources are usable following flooding. Beneficiaries 11,400 families (5,700 children, 3,000 women, 2,700 men) Partners DDMU Batticaloa, NWSDB Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40863 Budget ($) 140,400 Agency OXFAM (OXFAM GB AND OXFAM AUSTRALIA) Emergency relief assistance for flood-affected people in the Eastern and North Project Title Central provinces Sri Lanka To contribute to relieving the suffering and reducing the vulnerability of flood-affected communities in the Eastern and North Central provinces through the provision of clean Objective potable water, adequate sanitation facilities (emergency latrines), hygiene kits and hygiene education. Beneficiaries 30,000 households Water board, Local Government authority, District Secretariat, Health Department, Partners Sarvodhaya, ESCO and CBOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40869 Budget ($) 500,000

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Agency MUSLIM AID SRI LANKA Project Title Hygiene assistance to flood-affected people in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka Provide immediate hygiene assistance to flood-affected people to serve their health Objective condition. Beneficiaries 5,000 families Partners Divisional secretary Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40873 Budget ($) 31,689 Agency PEOPLE IN NEED (PIN) Addressing water and hygiene needs of floods-affected population in Eastern Project Title Province • To provide safe drinking water to people living in temporary relocation centres and to those returning to their homes by distribution of water purification tablets and well Objectives cleaning. • To cover hygiene needs of people living in temporary relocation centres and to those returning to their homes by distribution of hygiene kits. Beneficiaries 40,000 individuals (10,800 families) Arumbugal, Community Development Foundation (CDF), Local Authorities (Pradeshiya Partners Sabhas), Women Rural Development Societies (WRDS) Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40874 Budget ($) 469,600 Agency UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Provide basic sanitation facilities & solid waste management services at IDPs Project Title camps to prevent spread of disease and ensure vector control with main focus on women & children in Ampara and Batticaloa • To build 375 new toilets for basic sanitation Objectives • To rehabilitate 1250 damaged toilets and management of solid waste at IDPs camps Beneficiaries Total number: 6,500 individuals in affected areas of Batticaloa and Ampara Partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40870 Budget ($) 520,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Project Code Rehabilitation of water supply sources & sanitation facilities in flood-affected area • Assessment of damage to existing water infrastructure, rehabilitation of existing sources, and installation of new tube wells/ dug wells etc. • Assessment of the damage to sewerage and drainage system and rehabilitation/ Objectives reconstruction. • Emergency repairs of shallow wells and water tanks. • Provision of water purification tablets and water guards. • Emergency repairs of toilets. Beneficiaries Total number: 140,000 individuals in affected areas of Batticaloa and Ampara Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40877 Budget ($) 300,000 Agency SWISS LABOUR ASSISTANCE Project Title Improve solid and liquid waste management in Batticaloa Ampara Districts Improve hygiene conditions through solid and liquid waste management emergency Objective response. Beneficiaries 20,000 individuals Partner NWSDB Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40875 Budget ($) 430,000 Agency SWISS LABOUR ASSISTANCE Provision of hygiene kits and hygiene promotion to flood-affected population in Batticaloa Project Title and Ampara Districts. • Improve hygiene through distribution of 5,000 hygiene kits. Objective Promote hygiene awareness and practice amongst flood-affected populations through awareness campaigns. Beneficiaries 25,000 individuals Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40876 Budget ($) 410,000

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Agency ARBEITER-SAMARITER-BUND DEUTSCHLAND E.V. Project Title Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in the flood-affected areas of Eastern Sri Lanka (Batticaloa and Ampara) Objectives To prevent outbreak of waterborne diseases and diarrhoea-related diseases amongst the affected populations in Batticaloa and Ampara districts.

Activities • Rehabilitation of existing damaged toilets and sewerage systems (500 permanent latrines). • Provision of hygiene kits and dissemination of key hygiene message on the dangers of water and excreta related diseases including vector control (1,200 hygiene kits). • Hygiene Information dissemination through leaflets, posters and awareness campaigns. Dissemination of key hygiene messages on hand washing, safe excreta disposal and safe water. • Rehabilitation of damaged or contaminated water sources, such as tube-wells, dug wells ponds (200x). • Provision of safe drinking water by tankers (water browsers) and setting up of distribution points (50,000L per day). Beneficiaries 5,000 families (or 20,000 individuals) Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40858 Budget ($) 400,000 Agency INTERNATIONAL RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT Emergency WASH response for flood-affected population in Anuradupura, Project Title Ampara & Batticaloa districts • Provide safe drinking water; clean water for other household use (such as washing purposes); low cost household treatment of water to purify water for immediate need. • Clean & rehabilitate existing dug wells, tube wells & other small scale sources; repair existing tube well hand pumps; replace or repair existing water pumps; Objectives provide new water pumps for IDP camps. • Construct emergency toilets; temporary water points; bathing places & drainage construction to drain out bathing & washing water; decommissioning of temporary toilets. • Train & educate less water usage methods & best basic sanitary & hygiene practices in camps. Total Number: 120,000 people Beneficiaries Women: 67,000 & men: 61,000 Children: 92,000 Partners NWSDB, MoH, ACLG, GA Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40861 Budget ($) 950,000 Agency UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF (UMCOR) Project Title Support of the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs for 3,000 families in Batticaloa District Objectives • To provide immediate access to adequate safe drinking water for 3,000 families. • To ensure safe water sources in 16 villages through the cleaning of 3,000 wells. • To promote hygiene practices through the provision of hygiene kits and awareness-raising for 3,000 families. Beneficiaries 3,000 families (12,000+ individuals) in Koralaipattu South (Kiran) DS Division: Korakallimadu, Palayadithona, and Vahanery GN Divisions; Manmunai West (Vavunathivu) DS Division: Mandapaththady GN Division; and Eravur Pattu (Chenkalady) DS Division: Thalawai and Savukkady GN Divisions Partners National/local partners and volunteer networks will be mobilized for the project. UMCOR currently works through three national partners and a wide network of community volunteers through its ongoing SLDP. This project engages more than 50% of the population in the above-mentioned GN Divisions. Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40867 Budget ($) 506,250

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Agency WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL Project Title Provision of safe drinking water to flood-affected population in Eastern and North Central Objectives • To provide clean and safe drinking water, and ensure that at least 25000 flood victims various locations(Ampara, Batticaloa, Polonarua and Anuradapura). At least 20,000 flood victims will have continued access to safe cooking and drinking water daily, based on minimum SPHERE. • Distribute at least 4,000 safe water storage cans to flood victim families. At least 80% of flood victims will have safe water storage can. • Distribute WASH-related leaflets in local dialect with crucial information on how to prevent and or minimize the incidence of waterborne. At least 90% water-borne diseases will be prevented. Beneficiaries 25,000 men, women and children Women : 10,850 Men, 10,400 Children under five: 3,750 Partners NDMC, MoWSDB and the respective Local Government Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40878 Budget ($) 172,923 Agency JAPAN EMERGENCY NGO Project Title Supply safe water and hygienic materials to the vulnerable families in Batticaloa Objective(s) To provide necessary safe water and hygiene items to secure personal hygiene environment and to prevent water-borne diseases in the affected vulnerable populations. Beneficiaries People: 10,000 Women: 4,000 Children: 6,000 Partners National NGOs Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40865 Budget ($) 100,000

3.3 Shelter and NFI

LEAD AGENCY: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)

Sectoral objectives The overall objective is to provide essential support to households affected by the floods, by meeting basic needs such as sleeping materials, cooking sets, mosquito nets and coils, lamps, towels, sanitary Items and clothing. • Shelter: To minimize health and safety threats to families occupying or returning to flood-damaged homes through provision of LKR 50,000 ($453) grants either in cash or kind to vulnerable households. • NFIs: To ensure that essential daily activities of affected households are provided for.

Strategy and proposed activities At the request of the HCT, IOM leads the Shelter and NFI Sector for the flood response.

Shelter Displaced populations are currently located in schools and other public buildings, which are equipped with some water and sanitation facilities. Initial assessments show the vast majority will have homes to return to. However, extensive flood water damage to homes present significant health and safety concerns and rectifying these promptly to facilitate timely returns from the camps is essential.

The Sector has adopted the GoSL’s DMC grant allocation for housing repairs of LKR 50,000 ($453) per household as an appropriate figure. Recognizing the twin considerations of (1) repairs’ timeliness, and (2) the wide range of technical requirements that will emerge according to individual households’ damage categories and scope, this allocation will be provided to households in the form of either cash grants or materials. Given the longer timeframe required for permanent housing, affected families with irreparably damaged or entirely destroyed homes will not have their shelter needs met within the six- month timeframe. Therefore, provision for 3,000 emergency shelters were made for the newly

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NFIs The Government identified the provision of NFI support as a top priority to alleviate the risks to the displaced population’s health and well-being. The shelter of the community buildings used as temporary relocation centres are not equipped for other key emergency requirements, NFI provision is a major area of need. As initial data is in many cases based on preliminary data sets, the Sector has adopted standard a two-tier provision kit. A Kit list approved by the Sector for the humanitarian emergency in the North in 2009 and 2010 costs approximately LKR 7,000 ($64) and is comprehensive in scope. A smaller kit costs LKR 4,000 ($36) was also provided, which reflects the non-uniform nature of affected households’ needs. Kit distribution will begin with those displaced in temporary relocation centres, with identification of beneficiaries not displaced undertaken in close partnership with local authorities and community leaders. Most vulnerable households will be prioritized where possible. UNHCR provided NFI assistance in Trincomalee with plastic sheets and bed sheets for 1,200 families and also participated in the needs assessment.

Expected outcomes • 125,000 NFI kits distributed to affected households across flood-affected areas. • 18,375 households provided with shelter support.

Projects

Agency AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Supporting the immediate non-food needs of flood-affected populations in Project Code Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts To provide a safe and sanitary living environment for displaced flood-affected populations Objective through the provision of NFRI kits to 4,500 families in Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts. 4,500 families in Manmunai South-West (Paddipalai), Porathivu Pattu (Vellaveli), Eravur Beneficiaries Pattu (Chenkalady) DS Divisions in Batticaloa District, and Muthur DS Division in Trincomalee DS Division Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40794 Budget ($) 195,000 Agency ARBEITER-SAMARITER-BUND DEUTSCHLAND E.V. Project Code Distribution of NFI kits to people displaced by the floods in Batticaloa and Ampara To provide necessary basic tools and utensils to the IDPs, displaced by the floods in Objective Eastern Sri Lanka. 1,500 NFI kits (Sector standard) including: bed sheets, jerry cans, bucket, mat, plates, cups, small spoons, cloth, kitchen set. Beneficiaries 1,500 families (6,000 individuals) in various GNs in Batticaloa and Ampara Partners - Project Code .LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40796 Budget ($) 130,000 Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Project Title Provision of NFI Kits to floods-affected families in Eastern Sri Lanka • To provide NFI kits in Ampara: 600 cluster kits and 3,000 basic kits. Objectives • To provide NFI kits in Batticaloa: 1,800 cluster kits and 9,000 basic kits. Beneficiaries 14,375 families (57,500 individuals) Partners - Project Code .LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40798 Budget ($) 750,000 Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

Project Title Provision of emergency shelters kits for most vulnerable families To support 3,000 families with emergency shelter kits (A-frames) for those families who Objective(s) lost their houses as emergency measure over the next 6/12 months period while new permanent housing schemes will be prepared in the East. Beneficiaries 3,000 families (12,000 individuals) in Ampara and Batticaloa districts Partners - Project Code .LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40801 Budget ($) 250,000

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Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Cash grant support to repair damaged homes for floods-affected families in Project Title Batticaloa and Ampara districts • To provide 2,750 home repair cash grants (50,000 LKR) in Batticaloa Objectives • To provide 1,100 home repair cash grants (50,000 LKR) in Ampara • 2,750 families (11,000 individuals) in Batticaloa Beneficiaries • 1,100 families (4,400 individuals) in Ampara Partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40804 Budget ($) 2,400,000 MALTESER INTERNATIONAL (AND SARVODAYA LANKA JATHIKA SARVODAYA Agency SHRAMADANA SANGAMAYA) Emergency Aid for the flood-affected people in the East of Sri Lanka – Batticaloa Project Code District • People who have been displaced by the floods and are now staying in welfare centres will be supported by providing them with safe drinking water and food rations. Objectives • The food situation will be improved by providing dry rations and additional products such as dry milk powder. NFIs will be distributed as well (cooking utensils, sheets, tarpaulins). Approximately 1,200 people with a focus on women and children in welfare centres in Beneficiaries Manmunai West Division Partners SARVODAYA – Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40807 Budget ($) 130,000 Agency MUSLIM AID SRI LANKA Non-food assistance to flood-affected people in the Eastern Province of Sri Project Title Lanka Objectives Provide NFI kits to affected or displaced people to restart their regular life. Beneficiaries 5,000 families Partners Divisional secretary Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40812 Budget ($) 339,310 Agency NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL Project Title Emergency response for flood-affected people of Eastern Sri Lanka Provide humanitarian protection to populations displaced due to the flooding in the Objectives Eastern province. (NFRI distribution, construction and repairing shelter and toilets, rehabilitation of wells, protection monitoring.) 79,433 (Koralai Pattu South, Koralai Pattu North, Manmunai West DS Divisions in the Beneficiaries Batticaloa District, and DS Divisions in Ampara District & Mutur DS Division in Trincomalee District) Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40813 Budget ($) 1,100,000 Agency OXFAM GB Emergency relief assistance for flood-affected people in the Eastern and North Project Title Central provinces Sri Lanka To contribute to relieving the suffering and reducing the vulnerability of flood-affected Objectives communities in eastern and north central provinces through providing necessary basic tools, utensils, tarpaulins and cluster standard NFI kits. Beneficiaries 40,000 families Government Water board, Local Government authority, District Secretariat, Health Partners Department, Sarvodhaya and ESCO Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40817 Budget ($) 500,000 Agency PEOPLE IN NEED Project Code Providing immediate relief to flood-affected population in Eastern Provinced (PIN) Objective To distribute NFRI kits to people staying in temporary relocation centres in Batticaloa District. Beneficiaries 50,000 individuals or 12,800 families Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40820 Budget ($) 520,000

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Agency SARVODAYA Emergency response to flood-affected population in the eastern province of Sri Project Title Lanka – Batticaloa district Emergency food relief, provision of safe water and catering needs of vulnerable Objective populations including women and children (NFRI kits) 2,100 people who belong to 500 families in seven villages in Batticaloa district namely Beneficiaries Vavunativu, Kotiapula, Puthumandapathadi, Karaveddy, Pavatkodichchenai, Sinnakalapoddamadu, Munthanamadu Partners Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya (Inc.) ‘Sarvodaya’ Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40821 Budget ($) 250,000 Agency SWISS LABOUR ASSISTANCE NFI provision to flood-affected populations in emergency context in Batticaloa Project Title District Objective To ensure access to NFI items to meet basic humanitarian needs. Beneficiaries Total number of affected population covered : 6,000 individuals Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40824 Budget ($) 130,000 Agency SEWALANKA FOUNDATION Urgent flood relief assistance for the communities who have been affected by the Project Code ongoing inclement weather and floods in Sri Lanka • To support to repair of partially damaged houses and facilitate their return to the places of residences in Batticaloa and Ampara districts. Objectives • To provide immediate relief package containing NFI kits to 10,000 families who are currently residing in welfare centres and host families. District: Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Ampara. Beneficiaries 375 Families – Housing and 10,–00 families - NFIs Partners Government agent, Divisional Secretariats, Pradeshya Saba Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40825 Budget ($) 611,250 Agency UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF Distribution of NFIs (kits) and house repairs to families displaced by the floods in Project Title Batticaloa District • To provide life-saving assistance for 3,000 families through the provision of NFI kits (e.g. tarpaulin, plastic mats, cooking equipment, bed sheets, mosquito nets Objectives and coils, candles, and lamps). • To ensure adequate shelter and safety from the elements for 500 families through the repairs to flood-damaged houses. 3,000 families (12,000+ individuals) in Koralaipattu South(Kiran) DS Division: Korakallimadu, Palayadithona, and Vahanery GN Divisions; Manmunai West Beneficiaries (Vavunathivu) DS Division: Mandapaththady GN Division; and Eravur Pattu (Chenkalady) DS Division: Thalawai and Savukkady GN Divisions National/local partners and volunteer networks will be mobilized for the project. UMCOR currently works through three national partners and a wide network of Partners community volunteers through its ongoing SLDP. This project engages more than 50% of the population in the above-mentioned GN Divisions. Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40830 537,500 Budget ($) (Objective One/NFIs - $225,000; Objective Two/Shelter repairs - $312,500) Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Project Title NFRI distributions to flood-affected people in East Sri Lanka Objectives Families have access to essential household items to restore their daily routines. 1,300 Families (500 children, 450 women, 350 men) in the following DS divisions: Eravurpattu, Manmunai South West, Porative pattu, Koralaipattu, Koralaipattu Beneficiaries South, Koralai pattu North, Werugal, Navithanveli, Pothuvil, , Horowpathana Partners DDMU Batticaloa Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40837 Budget ($) 105,300

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Agency UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Project Title Shelter and housing assistance for flood-affected communities • To provide safe temporary shelter for 1220 affected families in Batticaloa District. • To provide safe temporary shelter for 286 affected families in Ampara District. • To support 1,500 affected families in Batticaloa District to repair their partly damaged houses. • To support 500 affected families in Ampara District to repair their partly damaged houses. Objectives • Based on the available needs assessments, UNOPS will provide emergency shelter assistance to 1,506 households in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts. The total caseload affected with party damaged houses in Batticaloa is 3,452 and its 1,181 in Ampara District. Out of the total UNOPS will support with the repairs for a caseload of 1,500 in Batticaloa and 500 in Ampara, facilitating the return of displaced people to the places of origin. Each selected family will be given a financial assistance of LKS 50,000 for the repairs. Temporary shelters ($850 per shelter) are to be provided to families whose houses are fully damaged. Beneficiaries 3,500 families in affected areas of Batticaloa and Ampara Districts Partners n.a. Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40833 Budget ($) 1,500,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR PROJECT SERVICES Assessment of infrastructure and permanent housing for flood-affected communities Project Title in Batticaloa and Ampara Districts • Assessment of damage to houses and infrastructure to plan for reconstruction and rehabilitation activities. Objectives • A need assessment has to be conducted to identify the fully damaged houses and other infrastructure to be rehabilitated. The assessment will take two months and with the information available on the extent of damage, a proposal could be submitted with the budget, number of beneficiaries and proposed activities. Beneficiaries 14,000 people (3,500 families) Partners Government Agents, Divisional Secretaries Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40839 Budget ($) 40,000 Agency ZOA REFUGEE CARE Project Title Support to flood-affected families in the East of Sri Lanka Overall objectives: To provide immediate and basic support to families displaced/ affected due to flooding, and to support successful return to their places of origin though provision of shelter support and basic NFI. Specific objectives Support to displaced during the displacement period through: • Provision of basic NFRI - mosquito coils, hurricane lanterns, kerosene, mats, candles, floor polythene sheets, bed sheets; and common items such as mammoty, shovel, axe, Objectives buckets, jerry cans and replenishing as needed • Providing cooking utensils and dry fuel for facilitating communal cooking • Provision of polythene and tarpaulin to damages shelters • Logistical support for procurement and distribution Support to displaced during the returning process through: • Support to repair damaged shelters (side covering, roofing, floor, etc.) • Logistical support for procurement and distribution Beneficiaries 35,175 people (8,794 families) Partners Ministry of Resettlement, UNHCR, IOM Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40841 Budget ($) 250,000 Agency CARE INTERNATIONAL IN SRI LANKA Project Code NFI assistance to flood-affected populations in Eastern Sri Lanka • CARE will target families that have been displaced from their homes or those who have lost the majority of their possessions to the floods and do not have sufficient resources to replace these essential items. Where possible, CARE will conduct assessments and Objectives identify vulnerable groups that may need special attention. This would include women, children, the elderly and the disabled. • The relief items that CARE will provide will ease the suffering of the people, help them to re-establish some form of domestic routine and live with dignity in trying circumstances. Beneficiaries 2,300 families in Batticaloa, Ampara and Trincomalee Partners Direct Implementation by CARE Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40871 Budget ($) 100,000

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Agency ISLAMIC RELIEF WORLDWIDE - UK Project Title NFI distribution for flood-affected population in Batticaloa Objective provide NFI basic kits to 600 flood-affected households in Batticaloa District Beneficiaries 2,400 people (600 families) Partners - Project Code LKA- FL-11/S-NF/40884 Budget ($) 30,000

3.4 Health and Nutrition

LEAD AGENCIES: WHO (Health) and UNICEF (Nutrition)

Sectoral objectives The overall objective is to reduce morbidity and preventable mortality of the affected population in the flood-affected districts.

Specific objectives • Reinforce the capacity of the MoH to deliver health care (promotive preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services) and nutritional services to the affected population. • strengthen the disease surveillance system for the prevention, early detection and control of epidemic-prone diseases including water and vector-borne diseases. • To provide nutritional support and treatment for malnourished children under five (girls and boys), and pregnant and lactating women through community and facility based programmes. • To control and prevent micronutrient deficiencies among children aged 6-24 months, and pregnant and lactating women. • To set up a nutrition surveillance system and strengthen existing nutrition information system. • To prevent the use of breast milk substitute by promoting, protecting and supporting breast feeding through implementation of guidelines on infant and young child feeding in emergencies.

Strategy and proposed activities

The overall strategy for the Health Sector is to enhance the technical and operational capacity of the MoH. • Support surge capacity, supplementing MoH with medical supplies and kits, on mobilization of human resources, providing emergency referral ambulance services, supporting the mobility of health workers through provision of logistic support, supporting provision of primary health care services, mental health and psycho-social support and provision of services for people living with disabilities and strengthening of MoH outreach mobile medical teams. • Support continuation of routine immunization (organization, cold chain management) and other preventive public health services including health education and social mobilization, water quality, vector control, waste management; Implementation of special information campaigns on preventing food and water borne diseases and strengthening of the community-based public health activities through enhancing of the community volunteer support network. • Support early warning for and response to outbreak-prone diseases, through facilitating surveillance data flow from the temporary shelters to the regional health authorities and ensuring capacity for investigation and coordinated multisectoral response to outbreaks.

The overall strategy for the Nutrition Sector is to provide well coordinated nutrition interventions in flood-affected area. The modality of implementation for the new affected people will be adjusted based on the needs. • Blanket distribution of supplementary food to all children from 6 to 59 months and pregnant and lactating women for four weeks initially. • Conduct a rapid assessment to ascertain the level of malnutrition among the above mentioned group for intervention immediate response.

Activities mentioned below will be initiated along with the immediate response under the leadership of the MoH and Nutrition: • Screening of all eligible children (6-59 months), pregnant and lactating women in target communities to collect and analyse data for further follow-up/nutrition interventions.

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• Among the targeted beneficiaries, an estimated 15,000 children under five and 1,500 pregnant and lactating women suffering from moderate acute malnutrition will be assisted through supplementary feeding to treat their condition and to prevent a surge of severe acute malnutrition among vulnerable individuals. WFP will provide fortified food, sugar and oil for an amount of 140g per day for all the six months of the project. • Provide treatment/care for moderate and severe malnourished children at community and facility level. • Provide supplementary feeding for moderate and severely malnourished children without complications with ready-to-use supplementary food and ready-to-use therapeutic food. • Referral of severe acute malnourished children with complications to therapeutic feeding centres (TFCs). • Procure emergency nutrition supplies including multiple micronutrient tablets and powder (sprinkles) and ensure timely distribution; and availability to end users. • Train health care providers and community workers on infant and young child feeding practices in emergencies and community-based management of acute malnutrition. • Train district hospital health care staff on management of acutely severely malnourished children with complications. • To prevent the use of breast milk substitute by promoting, protecting and supporting breast feeding through implementation of infant and young child feeding in emergencies. • Conduct nutrition assessments/ coverage surveys. • Set up a nutrition surveillance system. • Restore clinic storage facilities.

Expected outcomes • Reducing excess morbidity and mortality for the emergency period in the flood-affected districts. MoH has capacity to deliver health care (preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services) and nutritional services to the affected population (Indicator: percentage of affected population reached) • Potential outbreaks of food, water and vector-borne diseases in the flood-affected areas will be detected promptly for intervention measures to be implemented immediately. • 100,000 children aged 6-59 months and 40,000 pregnant and lactating women received supplementary food (blanket feeding) for a month. • 4,000 severely malnourished children aged 6-59 months treated. • 15,000 moderately malnourished children aged 6-59 months, and 40,000 pregnant and lactating women at risk received supplementary food. • 40,000 at risk pregnant and lactating women and 100,000 children aged 6-59 months received multiple micronutrient supplements. • More than 500 health care providers (350 public health midwives) are trained in emergency nutrition services, including infant feeding in emergencies. • Guidelines on infant feeding in emergencies are implemented.

Projects

Agency UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND Project Title Provide life-saving reproductive health supplies to flood-affected people • To ensure the hygiene of the flood-affected mother and the new born to avoid maternal and neo-natal deaths Objectives • To ensure the personal hygiene and dignity of women and girls of reproductive age who are affected by floods 1,061,506 people with focus on estimated 292,000 women and girls of reproductive age, Beneficiaries estimated 4,000 pregnant women affected by floods Partners MoH, Provincial Health Authorities Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40802 Budget ($) 212,003

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Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Emergency medical referral care and public health outreach activities for flood- Project Code affected districts The project will support the MoH in providing life-saving emergency referral care services for populations displaced by floods, and providing mobility for health staff to serve in the Objective worst flood-affected districts (with disrupted health systems) to access marginalized and remote communities. 1,061,506 affected people in Batticaloa, Ampara, Vavuniya, Anuradapura, Pollonanruwa, Beneficiaries Trincomallee, Mullaitivu, Killinochchi, Mannar Districts Partners MoH (at Central and District Levels) Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40808 Budget ($) 1,455,000 Agency WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Project Title Emergency health interventions in flood-affected areas in Sri Lanka The project will support the MoH in: • reducing morbidity and preventable mortality of the affected population in the flood- affected districts • reinforcing the capacity of the MoH to deliver health care services to the affected population • strengthening disease surveillance system for the prevention and control of water and Objectives vector-borne diseases • identifying people with signs and symptoms of mental health and psycho-social problems • supporting the MoH to provide services to people with disabilities • strengthening the coordination mechanism of the Health Sector system at national level Beneficiaries 1,061,506 people in 16 flood-affected districts Partners MoH, provincial and regional health authorities, health partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40814 Budget ($) 1,000,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Project Title Maternal, child and adolescent nutrition intervention in flood-affected areas • To ensure availability of appropriate nutrition interventions to meet needs of the flood-affected population with particular focus on children under five, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women to reduce the risk of malnutrition. • Ensure availability of reliable nutrition data to facilitate planning and management. Objectives Support and strengthening of the nutrition coordination mechanism for effective and timely response. • To protect, promote and support breast feeding and implementation of Guidelines on infant and young child feeding in Emergencies.

The Maternal, Child and Adolescent nutrition Services will be provided in flood-affected areas with focus on following target groups: Beneficiaries • 100,000 children aged 0-59 months • 20,000 pregnant and lactating women • 200,000 adolescents Partners MoH and Nutrition, Sarvodaya, Save the Children (SC) Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40831 Budget ($) 1,500,000 Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Project Code Maternal and child health interventions in flood-affected areas • Provide basic health and essential life-saving services through support to mobile health activities and restoration of basic preventive and curative health care services Objectives including immunization through provision essential drugs and equipment, first aid kits, delivery kits and mobility support. • Focus on prevention of water-borne disease and other communicable diseases. • 100,000 children aged 0-59 months Beneficiaries • 20,000 pregnant and lactating women • 200,000 adolescents Partners MoH and Nutrition, Sarvodaya, SC Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40834 Budget ($) 1,000,000

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Agency WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME . Provision of fortified blended food to moderately affected children and pregnant and Project Title lactating women Provide supplementary food for children under five, pregnant mothers and lactating women Objective who are classified as moderately malnourished. Beneficiaries 15,000 children under five, and 1,500 pregnant and lactating women for six months Partners MoH and Nutrition, NGO partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/F/40838 Budget ($) 0 (Overall Budget 800,000 included in the WFP Food sector need of $8.58 million) Agency SAVE THE CHILDREN Provision of hygiene kits to the affected population in the east and creation Project Title awareness on infant feeding during emergencies Prevention of communicable disease and awareness creation to promote healthy practices Objective regarding infant feeding. Beneficiaries 5,000 households Local NGO partners (Trincomalee District Youth Development [AHAM], Periyaporativupattu Partners Pradeshya Development Rehabilitation Organization, DDMU Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40846 Budget ($) 120,000 Agency SARVODAYA Protect, promote and support breastfeeding and awareness creation on healthy Project Code practices in flood-affected areas To prevent malnutrition among children, adolescent, pregnant and lactating women through Objective awareness creation and service provision. Beneficiaries 3,000 households including lactating and pregnant mothers Partner DDMU Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40848 Budget ($) 50,000 Agency HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL Project Title Emergency response for flood-affected people in vulnerable situation To contribute to respond to the needs of people in vulnerable situation and their family Objective members in flood-affected areas of Eastern Sri Lanka. Beneficiaries Total: 1,000 (500 person with disability and 500 non-disabled person) MoH, Ministry of Social Service, Disabled People Organization (DPO), community-based Partners organization (CBOs) Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40819 Budget ($) 91,630 Agency WORLD VISION - SRI LANKA Project Title Provision of mobile clinics to flood-affected people in East Sri Lanka (for one month) Objective Families have access to basic health services and their health risk is reduced. Beneficiaries 11,400 Families (5,700 children, 3,000 women, 2,700 men) – Batticaloa district Partners DDMU, Batticaloa, MoH Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40822 Budget ($) 30,000 Agency TERRE DES HOMMES Project Code Flood intervention Batticaloa and Ampara District Reduction of risk of water-borne diseases for flood-affected people (community-based Objective activities) Beneficiaries 40,000 Partners Health authorities, District Secretaries, CBOs in affected area Project Code LKA- FL-11/WS/40828 Budget ($) 130,000 Agency MED 1 Project Title Provide preventative and curative activites to the flood-affected population Provide preventative and curative activities to the flood-affected population • mobile clinics • cold chain and vaccination activities Objective • health education to communities • printing and dissemination of health information materials • strengthening of MCH activities Beneficiaries Batticaloa and Ampara flood-affected population Partners MoH Project Code LKA- FL-11/H/40852 Budget ($) 200,000

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3.5 Education

LEAD AGENCY: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)

Sectoral objectives Restoration of teaching and learning environment in the affected areas and children are able to attend and participate in education activities.

Strategy and proposed activities The sector coordination process will not only capitalize on existing resources among the partners, but will also provide opportunities for expanded partnerships to more effectively and efficiently respond to the current emergency. A pre-existing coordination mechanism is currently available in the Eastern Province. However, a coordination mechanism needs to be established together with the appointment of Emergency Focal Points in Uva, Central and North Central Provinces. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has taken the lead role in the coordination process at the national level since 2009. This creates space to advocate for complementary contributions to government efforts for a holistic approach through the following activities: • Comprehensive Needs Assessment (software and hardware) • Cleaning of schools and provision of learning spaces • Erection of temporary learning spaces at locations where schools are unable to be reopened • Supply of teaching and learning materials for children and teachers to continue with education • Rehabilitation of damaged school buildings • Psycho-social support activities for teachers and children. This includes recreation activities for children and training for teachers on use of materials

Expected outcomes • Coordinated response mechanism is strengthened in the East and in other provinces. • Level and type of damage and type of interventions needed is rapidly identified. • Safe learning environments created with relevant sufficient human resources and material resources that will enable children to continue with their learning. Inter sectoral coordination especially with Protection and WASH sectors will ensure effective response. • Children are attending school regularly and teachers are performing their normal duties effectively.

Project

Agency UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Project Title Return to school Restoration of teaching and learning environments restored in the affected areas and children able to attend and participate in education through following activities: Objectives • Provision of safe environment conducive to learning • Supply of teaching and learning materials • Strengthening coordination, planning and monitoring of response effort Beneficiaries 300,000 boys and girls and 15,000 teachers (male and female) UNICEF, SC, Sarvodaya, HUDEC/Caritas, Serendip Foundation for Relief and Partners Development and other sector partners Project Code LKA- FL-11/E/40844 Budget ($) 2,803,600

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3.6 Logistics

LEAD AGENCY: WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP)

Sectoral objectives To support emergency response to flooding through the provision of transport and storage facilities to the Government and to the humanitarian community, and to provide a platform for coordination in logistics activities.

Strategy and proposed activities • Timely distribution of humanitarian food and NFIs to flood-affected people in coordination with local authorities, DMC, Government agents and stakeholders in each district. • Increased logistics capacity for the humanitarian community. • Improved coordination among partners in logistics activities.

Expected outcomes • Providing transport for relief food and NFIs, as needed by the Government and the humanitarian community. • Supporting with warehousing and delivery of relief items. • Conducting regular coordination meetings.

Projects

Agency INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION Transportation of humanitarian supplies to the flood-affected areas in the East and Project Title North Sri Lanka • To provide logistic support to local authorities and humanitarian organizations in the flood-affected areas with 400 trucks for the transportation of approximately 8,000 t2 of Objectives humanitarian supplies. • Trucks, lorries and tractors will be rented locally through public or private companies. Beneficiaries 200,000 beneficiaries Partners n.a. Project Code LKA- FL-11/CSS/40880 Budget ($) 250,000 Agency WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Project Title Special Operation 10539: Augmentation of logistics preparedness capacity Provide support in the form of warehousing, transport and coordination to the entire Objective(s) humanitarian community. Beneficiaries Up to one million flood-affected people Partners MoED, DMC Project Code LKA- FL-11/CSS/40881 Budget ($) 100,000

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4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The emergency response is led by the Government of Sri Lanka in accordance to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Act No. 13 of 2005 which forms the framework for disaster risk management in Sri Lanka. The National Council for Disaster Management (NCDM), chaired by the President, and the DMC were established in accordance with this Act. The DMC is in charge of coordinating the emergency response. The Flash Appeal enables the HCT to mobilize key resources to provide humanitarian assistance in support of the DMC response.

To support the Government, the HCT has opted for the sector approach with clearly defined roles for sector lead agencies working in support of their Government counterparts. The table below summarizes the coordination structure in place.

Governmental Cluster/sector Other humanitarian Sector/cluster institutions lead stakeholders

Coordination and Common Disaster Management UNDP / OCHA Services Centre SC, Sarvodaya, HUDEC/Caritas, Serendip Education Ministry of Education UNICEF / SC Foundation for Relief and Development and other sector partners UNDP, IOM, ILO, UNOPS, UMCOR, Muslim Aid, Peace Ministry of Economic Winds Japan, HDO, ZOA, World Development; Food Security, Agriculture WFP / FAO / Vision, Sewalanka, Danish Department of Agrarian and Livelihoods UNDP Refugee Council, People In Services; Department Need, VOVCOD, VDPF, of Provincial Irrigation KPNDU, CDF, Danish Fellowship Centre Sri Lankan Red Cross, UNFPA, IOM, WHO, WFP, WV Lanka, Health and Nutrition Ministry of Health WHO / UNICEF SC, Sarvodaya, Handicap International, Med 1, Terre de Hommes (TdH) Disaster Management Logistics WFP IOM, UNOPS, SLRCS Centre UNOPS, UNHCR, SLRCS, ACTED, ASB, Malteser International, Norwegian Refugee Council, UMCOR, Ministry of Economic Shelter and NFI IOM Muslim Aid, Oxfam GB, SAH, Development Sarvodaya, ZOA, People IN Need, Sewa Lanka, CARE International, Islamic Relief, OfERR, Sewalanka UNOPs, ZOA, World Vision, Ministry of Water OXFAM, Muslim Aid, People in Water, Sanitation and Supply and Drainage / UNICEF Need, ASB, SAH, IRD, JEN, Hygiene (WASH) National Water Supply UMCOR, WMI, Caritas EHED and Drainage Board arche NoVa

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ANNEX I. LIST OF PROJECTS

Table IV. List of Appeal projects (grouped by sector)

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by appealing organizations.

Project code Title Appealing Requirements Priority Location (click on hyperlinked agency ($) project code to open full project details)

EDUCATION AND SPORTS

MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/E/40844/124 Return to school UNICEF 2,803,600 HUMANITARIAN DISTRICTS

Sub total for EDUCATION AND SPORTS 2,803,600

FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, LIVELIHOOD

Emergency Agricultural Assistance to Flood Victims in MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/A/40829/123 FAO 3,665,000 HUMANITARIAN Ampara, Batticaloa and DISTRICTS Trincomalee Districts Essential Rehabilitation of Flood Damaged Minor EARLY MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/A/40832/123 FAO 1,100,000 Irrigation Tanks in Batticaloa RECOVERY DISTRICTS and Trincomalee Districts Provision of emergency food LKA- FL- ration and food security to the MULTIPLE WV Sri Lanka 50,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/A/40842/7733 flood-affected people in eastern DISTRICTS province in Sri Lanka Home garden restart Kits EARLY MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/A/40845/298 provision in Ampara and IOM 1,000,000 RECOVERY DISTRICTS Batticaloa LKA- FL- Provision of Agricultural Inputs EARLY WV Sri Lanka 100,000 BATTICALOA 11/A/40847/7733 to Flood-affected Families RECOVERY Jump start livelihoods for the LKA- FL- flood-affected families in EARLY Sewalanka 297,222 BATTICALOA 11/A/40850/12924 Batticaloa through cultivation of RECOVERY short age varieties of crops LKA- FL- Provision of Livelihoods Inputs EARLY WV Sri Lanka 85,000 BATTICALOA 11/A/40856/7733 to Flood-affected Families RECOVERY Addressing food security and LKA- FL- other immediate needs of EARLY MULTIPLE PIN 260,600 11/A/40862/6686 floods-affected population in RECOVERY DISTRICTS Eastern Province LKA- FL- EARLY Tanks Rehabilitation in Ampara IOM 1,000,000 AMPARA 11/ER/40843/298 RECOVERY Restoration of livelihoods of flood-affected communities through repairing badly damaged community/livelihood LKA- FL- related infrastructure and EARLY MULTIPLE UNDP 2,000,000 11/ER/40853/776 replacing essential livelihood RECOVERY DISTRICTS inputs at selected Grama Niladhari Divisions in Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee Districts. Emergency Livelihood Assistance to IDPs, Returnees LKA- FL- and Host Community in DRC 572,905 HUMANITARIAN TRINCOMALEE 11/ER/40857/5181 Serunuwara,Verugal and Muthur Divisions in Trincomalee District LKA- FL- Livelihoods support to floods EARLY MULTIPLE IOM 1,250,000 11/ER/40860/298 affected families in the East RECOVERY DISTRICTS Support for Immediate LKA- FL- EARLY Livelihood Regeneration and ILO 451,500 BATTICALOA 11/ER/40864/5104 RECOVERY Stabilization

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Project code Title Appealing Requirements Priority Location (click on hyperlinked agency ($) project code to open full project details)

Emergency clean up and LKA- FL- livelihood support for flood- EARLY UNOPS 600,000 COLOMBO 11/ER/40866/5767 affected communities in RECOVERY Batticalao and Ampara District Replacement of livelihood LKA- FL- assets lost or damaged in the EARLY UMCOR 300,000 BATTICALOA 11/ER/40868/5220 flood and alternative/vocational RECOVERY training. Food assistance and early recovery for the population MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/F/40799/561 WFP 8,480,000 HUMANITARIAN affected by the flood in Sri DISTRICTS Lanka Food Assistance to Flood- LKA- FL- MULTIPLE affected People in the Eastern Muslim Aid 28,378 HUMANITARIAN 11/F/40805/5370 DISTRICTS Province of Sri Lanka Provision of Emergency Food LKA- FL- Rations & Food Security to WV Sri Lanka 200,000 HUMANITARIAN COLOMBO 11/F/40811/7733 Flood-affected People in East Sri Lanka LKA- FL- MULTIPLE Urgent food relief assistance Sewalanka 457,623 HUMANITARIAN 11/F/40815/12924 DISTRICTS LKA- FL- Support to flood-affected ZOA Refugee MULTIPLE 260,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/F/40816/5150 families in the East of Sri Lanka Care DISTRICTS Food Assistance (Dry Ration) LKA- FL- to Flood-affected Victims in PWJ 13,000 HUMANITARIAN TRINCOMALEE 11/F/40818/8081 Muthur DS, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka Food Assistance to Flood- LKA- FL- MULTIPLE affected Victims in Ampara and HDO 18,650 HUMANITARIAN 11/F/40823/14397 DISTRICTS Kandy Districts

Sub total for FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, LIVELIHOOD 22,189,878

HEALTH AND NUTRITION

Provision of fortified blended food to moderately affected MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/F/40838/561 WFP - HUMANITARIAN children and pregnant and DISTRICTS lactating women Provision life-saving LKA- FL- MULTIPLE reproductive health supplies to UNFPA 212,003 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40802/1171 DISTRICTS flood-affected people Emergency medical referral care and public health outreach MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/H/40808/298 IOM 1,455,000 HUMANITARIAN activities for flood-affected DISTRICTS districts Emergency health interventions MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/H/40814/122 in flood-affected areas in Sri WHO 1,000,000 HUMANITARIAN DISTRICTS Lanka Emergency Response for LKA- FL- MULTIPLE flood-affected people in HI 91,630 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40819/5349 DISTRICTS vulnerable situation Provision of Mobile Clinics to LKA- FL- MULTIPLE Flood-affected People in East WV Sri Lanka 30,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40822/7733 DISTRICTS Sri Lanka (for one month) Maternal, Child and Adolescent MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/H/40831/124 Nutrition intervention in Flood- UNICEF 1,500,000 HUMANITARIAN DISTRICTS affected areas Maternal and Child Health MULTIPLE LKA- FL-11/H/40834/124 Interventions in Flood-affected UNICEF 1,000,000 HUMANITARIAN DISTRICTS areas.

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Project code Title Appealing Requirements Priority Location (click on hyperlinked agency ($) project code to open full project details)

Provision of hygiene kits to the affected population in the east LKA- FL- MULTIPLE and creation awareness on SCiSL 120,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40846/7932 DISTRICTS infant feeding during emergencies Protect, promote and support LKA- FL- breast feeding and awareness MULTIPLE SARVODAYA 50,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40848/8050 creation on healthy practices in DISTRICTS flood-affected areas Provide preventative and LKA- FL- MULTIPLE curative activites to the flood- MED1 200,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/H/40852/14663 DISTRICTS affected population LKA- FL- Flood intervention in Batticaloa Terre Des MULTIPLE 130,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40828/5762 and Ampara District Hommes DISTRICTS

Sub total for HEALTH AND NUTRITION 5,788,633

LOGISTICS

Transportation of humanitarian LKA- FL- supplies to the flood-affected MULTIPLE IOM 250,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/CSS/40880/298 areas in the East and North Sri DISTRICTS Lanka Special Operation 10539: LKA- FL- MULTIPLE Augmentation of logistics WFP 100,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/CSS/40881/561 DISTRICTS preparedness capacity

Sub total for LOGISTICS 350,000

SHELTER / NFI / PERMANENT HOUSING

Supporting the immediate non- LKA- FL-11/S- food needs of flood-affected MULTIPLE ACTED 195,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40794/6458 populations in Batticaloa and DISTRICTS Trincomalee districts Distribution of Non-Food-Items LKA- FL-11/S- (NFI kits) to people displaced MULTIPLE ASB 130,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40796/5061 by the floods in Batticaloa and DISTRICTS Ampara Provision of NFI Kits to floods LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE affected families in Eastern Sri IOM 750,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40798/298 DISTRICTS Lanka Provision of Emergency LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE Shelters Kits for most IOM 250,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40801/298 DISTRICTS vulnerable families. Cash grant support to repair LKA- FL-11/S- damaged homes for floods MULTIPLE IOM 2,400,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40804/298 affected families in Batticaloa DISTRICTS and Ampara districts Emergency Aid for the flood- LKA- FL-11/S- Malteser affected people in the East of 130,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40807/7560 International Sri Lanka – Batticaloa District. Non Food assistance to flood- LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE affected people in the Eastern Muslim Aid 339,310 HUMANITARIAN NF/40812/5370 DISTRICTS Province of Sri Lanka Emergency Response for LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE Flood-affected People of NRC 1,100,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40813/5834 DISTRICTS Eastern Sri Lanka Emergency relief assistance for LKA- FL-11/S- flood-affected people in the MULTIPLE OXFAM GB 500,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40817/5120 Eastern and North Central DISTRICTS provinces Sri Lanka Providing immediate relief to LKA- FL-11/S- floods-affected population in PIN 520,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40820/6686 Eastern Province

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Project code Title Appealing Requirements Priority Location (click on hyperlinked agency ($) project code to open full project details)

Emergency response to flood- LKA- FL-11/S- affected population in the SARVODAYA 250,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40821/8050 eastern province of Sri Lanka – Batticaloa district NFI provision to flood-affected LKA- FL-11/S- populations in emergency SAH 130,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40824/5632 context in Batticaloa District Urgent Flood Relief Assistance for the communities who have LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE been affected by the ongoing Sewalanka 611,250 HUMANITARIAN NF/40825/12924 DISTRICTS inclement weather and floods in Sri Lanka Distribution of Non-Food-Items LKA- FL-11/S- (NFI kits) and house repairs to UMCOR 537,500 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40830/5220 families displaced by the floods in Batticaloa District LKA- FL-11/S- Shelter and housing assistance MULTIPLE UNOPS 1,500,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40833/5767 for flood-affected communities DISTRICTS NFRI Distributions to Flood- LKA- FL-11/S- MULTIPLE affected People in East Sri WV Sri Lanka 105,300 HUMANITARIAN NF/40837/7733 DISTRICTS Lanka Assessment of infrastructure LKA- FL-11/S- and permanent housing for MULTIPLE UNOPS 40,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40839/5767 flood-affected communities in DISTRICTS Batticaloa and Ampara Districts LKA- FL-11/S- Support to flood-affected ZOA Refugee MULTIPLE 250,000 HUMANITARIAN NF/40841/5150 families in the East of Sri Lanka Care DISTRICTS Humanitarian assistance to LKA- FL-11/S- CARE EARLY MULTIPLE flood-affected populations in 100,000 NF/40871/5645 International RECOVERY DISTRICTS Eastern Sri Lanka LKA- FL-11/S- NFI Distribution IRW 30,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA NF/40884/8058

Sub total for SHELTER / NFI / PERMANENT HOUSING 9,868,360

WASH

Safe water supply to flood- affected population in LKA- FL- emergency context with main MULTIPLE UNICEF 600,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40849/124 focus on women and children DISTRICTS in the North, East and Central provinces. Provide basic Sanitation facilities & solid waste management services at IDPs LKA- FL- camps to prevent spread of MULTIPLE UNICEF 1,500,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40851/124 disease and ensure vector DISTRICTS control with main focus on women & children in North, East and Central provinces. Improve Sanitation, Hygiene and promotion of hygiene LKA- FL- awareness and practices MULTIPLE UNICEF 500,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40854/124 among the flood-affected DISTRICTS population in North, East and Central provinces Construction/Rehabilitation of LKA- FL- water supply sources in flood- MULTIPLE UNICEF 2,000,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40855/124 affected areas of North, East DISTRICTS and Central provinces. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene LKA- FL- (WASH) activities in the flood- MULTIPLE ASB 400,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40858/5061 affected areas of Eastern Sri DISTRICTS Lanka (Batticaloa and Ampara)

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Project code Title Appealing Requirements Priority Location (click on hyperlinked agency ($) project code to open full project details)

Support to flood-affected ZOA LKA- FL- MULTIPLE families in the East of Sri Refugee 65,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40859/5150 DISTRICTS Lanka Care Emergency WASH response LKA- FL- for flood-affected population in MULTIPLE IRD 950,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40861/5861 Anuradupura, Ampara & DISTRICTS Batticaloa districts Restoration of Water Systems LKA- FL- WV Sri MULTIPLE in East Sri Lanka Flood- 140,400 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40863/7733 Lanka DISTRICTS affected Areas Supply o Safe Water and LKA- FL- Hygienic Materials to the JEN 100,000 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA 11/WS/40865/8458 vulnerable families in Batticaloa Support of the water, LKA- FL- sanitation, and hygiene UMCOR 506,250 HUMANITARIAN BATTICALOA 11/WS/40867/5220 (WASH) needs for 3,000 families in Batticaloa District Emergency relief assistance for LKA- FL- flood-affected people in the MULTIPLE OXFAM GB 500,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40869/5120 Eastern and North Central DISTRICTS provinces Sri Lanka Basic sanitation facilities & solid waste management services at IDPs camps to LKA- FL- MULTIPLE prevent spread of disease and UNOPS 520,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40870/5767 DISTRICTS ensure vector control with main focus on women & children in Ampara and Batticaloa Hygiene assistance to flood- LKA- FL- MULTIPLE affected people in the Eastern Muslim Aid 31,689 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40873/5370 DISTRICTS Province of Sri Lanka Addressing water and hygiene LKA- FL- MULTIPLE needs of floods-affected PIN 496,600 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40874/6686 DISTRICTS population in Eastern Province Improve Solid and Liquid LKA- FL- MULTIPLE Waste Management in SAH 430,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40875/5632 DISTRICTS Batticaloa Ampara Districts Provision of Hygiene Kits and LKA- FL- Hygiene Promotion to flood- MULTIPLE SAH 410,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40876/5632 affected population in DISTRICTS Batticaloa and Ampara Distrcts Rehabilitation of water supply LKA- FL- MULTIPLE sources & sanitation facilities in UNOPS 300,000 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40877/5767 DISTRICTS flood-affected area Provision of Safe Drinking Water to Flood-affected LKA- FL- MULTIPLE Population in Eastern and WMI 172,923 HUMANITARIAN 11/WS/40878/12842 DISTRICTS North Central Districts of Sri Lanka

Sub total for WASH 9,622,862

Grand Total 50,623,333

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Table V. Summary of requirements (grouped by location)

Sri Lanka Floods Flash Appeal 2011 as of 18 January 2011 http://fts.unocha.org

Compiled by OCHA on the basis of information provided by appealing organizations. Requirements Location ($)

AMPARA 1,000,000

BATTICALOA 3,437,472

COLOMBO 800,000

TRINCOMALEE 585,905

MULTIPLE DISTRICTS 44,799,959

Grand Total 50,623,333

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ANNEX II. DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE SITUATION REPORT

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ANNEX III. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES EMERGENCY APPEAL

Sri Lanka: Preliminary emergency appeal n° MDRLK003 Floods and GLIDE n° FL-2010-000253-LKA 14 January 2011 landslides

This Preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 655,670 in cash, kind, or services to support the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to assist 70,000 beneficiaries (14,000 families) for six months, and will be completed by the end of July 2011. A Final Report will be made available by 31 October 2011, three months after the end of the operation.

CHF 100,166 was allocated on 12 January 2011 from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Unearmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged. Sri Lanka Red Cross Society supports communities affected Heavy rains and floods since November 2010 by the floods throughout the country with relief and throughout the country have affected 24 of the emergency services, including boat services to transport people to higher ground. Photo: SLRCS 25 districts in Sri Lanka. As of 12 January 2011, government information indicates that over a million people are affected, with 18 deaths and approximately 260,000 people (52,000 families) displaced.

Since November, SLRCS and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners in-country have provided drinking water, dry rations, non-food relief items and set up medical camps to assist approximately 98,000 people in the north and north-eastern parts of the country. Heavy rains in January 2011 has exacerbated the situation, and in response, SLRCS deployed its branch disaster response teams to increase its support to affected communities with additional relief and rapid assessments.

SLRCS aims to assist up to 100,000 people (20,000 families) with the support of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and other external partners. This preliminary emergency appeal aims to assist up to 70,000 people (14,000 families) of SLRCS’s target through relief distributions and 60,000 others (12,000 families) with water and sanitation. Canadian Red Cross and ICRC have indicated their support to SLRCS in complementing its response plan.

44 SRI LANKA FLASH APPEAL 2011 Coordination and partnerships SLRCS is coordinating at local levels with government authorities and the government district disaster management units (DDMU). The National Society is also in dialogue with AusAid and UN agencies on possible partnerships. In addition, SLRCS and the IFRC country office have set up a Red Cross Red Crescent Movement flood response taskforce that includes representatives from their respective disaster management units along with participants from Canadian, German and Danish Red Cross and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The task force members share information and support the development and implementation of SLRCS’s flood response plan.

The SLRCS, with IFRC country office support, is working in close coordination with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in acquiring information and verifying the humanitarian needs of communities affected. IFRC has also facilitated SLRCS’s participation in the coordination meeting convened by UNOCHA.

IFRC is also facilitating the coordination of in-country Movement partners who are working in the affected areas through SLRCS’s coordination mechanism. Two coordination meetings have been held in the last seven days to share information and update partners on the situation and SLRCS’s response and interventions.

SLRCS aims to cover the needs of approximately 20,000 families (100,000 individuals) with the support of Movement and other external partners. IFRC is supporting the SLRCS to develop its overall disaster response plan including immediate and longer-term needs targeting these 20,000 families. Canadian Red Cross and ICRC have indicated their support to SLRCS in supporting the response.

Red Cross Red Crescent action Throughout the monsoon period in November and December last year, SLRCS provided relief to nearly 98,000 people (19,600 families) in the north and north-eastern districts with the support of Movement partners in-country. SLRCS distributed drinking water, dry rations, non-food relief items and set up medical camps to address the needs of the communities affected.

With the rainfall increasing drastically in January 2011, SLRCS deployed its branch disaster response teams and conducted assessments in affected districts. Based on assessment reports received from the Polonnaruwa, Monragala, Trincomalee, Annuradhapura, Nuwara Eliya and Matale branches, informal communication from branches in Batticaloa, Ampara (mainly because these two districts have several areas under water, thus hampering access), Vavuniya and Hambantota, as well as situation reports from the government, SLRCS developed a flood response plan for the duration of the acute phase of the disaster (lasting four weeks), focusing on relief distribution. SLRCS is currently looking at the immediate relief needs of the affected people to mount an effective response, detailed below:

Table 1 Target beneficiaries planned to be reached by SLRCS Total reached by Total affected District SLRCS branch (families) (families) Nuwara Eliya* 233 200 Ampara 88,376 8,000 Moneragala* 100 100 Batticaloa 143,352 10,000 Trincomalee 7,949 500 Vavuniya* 1,372 200 Polonnaruwa* 5,207 500 Matale 182 88 Anuradhapura 2793 200 Kandy 573 100 Hambantota* 200 150 Badulla 357 100 Mullaitivu 498 250 Killinochchi 250 100 Mannar 30 30 TOTAL 251,472 20,518 * Figures estimated from branch assessments

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The National Society will conduct detailed assessments in the near future to identify and plan for longer-term recovery and rehabilitation requirements, including health, water and sanitation, shelter, and livelihood needs. IFRC, in support of SLRCS, released CHF 100,166 from its disaster relief emergency funds (DREF) to continue its relief interventions. The total budget for SLRCS’s flood response plan (acute phase) is approximately LKR 85 million (approximately CHF 850,000). IFRC’s country office will support SLRCS to seek funding for their plan from various Movement and external partners. In addition, the AusAid country office in Sri Lanka has indicated their support with AUD 50,000 (approximately CHF 48,000) to SLRCS. The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) country office has also indicated interest in the SLRCS and IFRC’s plan of action. The government plans to appeal for international support to respond to the floods, and the SLRCS will be involved in order to receive funding for a portion of its response plan.

SLRCS volunteers provide relief to affected families in Ampara district. Photo: SLRCS

The needs Based on information gathered through SLRCS’s initial needs assessment, some identified needs include non-food relief items, safe drinking water and hygiene, which includes cleaning of houses and hospitals.

Beneficiary selection: Of the total number of families affected, SLRCS has targeted to reach a total of 20,000 families based on its existing response capacity. IFRC will support the SLRCS to assist up to 14,000 families out of the total SLRCS target from the most affected areas. The beneficiaries will be selected by the branches on the basis of needs and in consultation with the local authorities.

Selection will primarily be based on vulnerability, focusing on families that have been directly affected and are unable to recover quickly, households headed by single mothers, people with disabilities, and families with young children.

Immediate needs: The immediate needs as identified in consultation with the branches are detailed below in Table 2:

Table 2 Relief distributions by target number of families Targeted by SLRCS Preliminary Emergency Appeal % Total beneficaries 20,518 14,000 68% Activitiy NFRI 5,200 4,500 87% Dry Rations 12,200 8,000 66% Water Purification 15,200 10,000 66% First aid 3,800 3,000 79% Hygiene Promotion 20,000 12,000 60%

Initial targets are for 4,500 families to receive non-food relief items (NFRI), 8,000 families to receive food relief (dry rations), and 10,000 families will be supported with safe water, with the possibility that the distribution of some relief items may overlap among the different targeted families.

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Longer-term needs: IFRC will support SLRCS to conduct detailed assessments in the affected districts in the coming weeks to revise the current plan and include interventions aimed at recovery and rehabilitation, including such areas as health, water and sanitation, livelihoods and preparedness, among others. The current emergency appeal will be revised accordingly.

The proposed operation Relief distributions (food and basic non-food items) Outcome: 8000 families will benefit from the provision of basic food (dry rations) and 4500 families will receive non-food relief items to meet their immediate needs in the emergency situation. Outputs (expected Activities planned results) 8000 families will Continue assessments and work with the government to identify benefit from the beneficiaries provision of basic food Mobilize required relief items through international/local procurement (dry rations) and 4500 following Federation standard and replenish disaster preparedness families will receive stocks non-food relief items Distribute relief supplies in the affected areas through trained volunteers Monitor and evaluate the relief activities and provide reporting on relief distributions

Key items to be distributed include hygiene kits, baby parcels, kaftans, sarongs, sleeping mats, jerry cans, bed sheets, kitchen sets, hurricane lamps, mosquito nets and blankets. Food items consisting of dry rations will be distributed to the 8,000 most vulnerable families.

Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion Outcome: Risk of water borne and water related diseases has been reduced through the provision safe water and hygiene promotion for 10,000 families Outputs (expected Activities planned results) 10,000 families have Continue assessments and work with the government to identify access to safe water beneficiaries Mobilize required bottled water, water purification tablets with jerry cans through international/local procurement following Federation standard and replenish disaster preparedness stock Distribute the water and water purification tablets in the affected areas through trained volunteers Monitor and evaluate the water and sanitation activities and provide reporting on relief distributions 12,000 families are Conduct emergency hygiene promotions activities/campaigns reached by disease through mobilization of trained volunteers and communities, particularly prevention and health with the help of volunteers trained in PHAST and hygiene Distribute hygiene kits through trained volunteers promotion activities Monitor the improvements in environmental and household hygiene

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Emergency health and care Outcome: Risk of disease outbreaks in flood-affected communities is reduced. Outputs (expected Activities planned results) 3,000 families in Provide first aid and referral services to the injured and sick severely-flooded members of flood-affected population communities have Conduct disease prevention and health promotion activities in access to SLRCS first temporary shelters and severely-affected communities through CBHFA aid and disease volunteers jointly with hygiene promotion activities prevention/health Closely coordinate with district health authorities and relevant promotion services. partners in the delivery of health activities.

12,000 families are reached by disease prevention and health and hygiene promotion activities

Logistics

Logistics support will be provided following Federation procedures to source and procure necessary relief items and to facilitate the efficient and timely delivery of these items for the success of the operation.

To date, there have been no requests for the international mobilization of relief items and as such, no mobilization table has been opened for this operation. Most items included in the appeal are available in-country and possible to procure locally following Federation procurement standards and quality control. The IFRC office has a logistics team in place comprising of a logistics coordinator and an adequate team supporting SLRCS in the procurement of relief supplies and other items if necessary.

The primary tasks of the in-country logistics support includes: • Coordinating with SLRCS and IFRC, programme managers, and the regional logistics unit based in Kuala Lumpur for the timeliest and most cost-efficient sourcing option for items required in the operation. • Utilizing existing warehousing facilities and vehicles for storage and efficient despatch of goods to final distribution points. • Liaising and coordinating with other key actors to ensure that the Federation logistics processes use all information to be as efficient and effective as possible.

Capacity of the National Society SLRCS has branches operating in all of the affected districts and are well experienced in responding to seasonal floods. The National Society operates with a response mechanism which includes disaster response teams consisting of trained volunteers and staff at divisional, district and national levels. The teams, along with other trained volunteers, are conducting assessments, distributions and other related response activities in the affected districts.

Capacity of the IFRC The IFRC country office has a capable disaster management team comprising of four national staff including a senior disaster response manager. The team is headed by a programme coordinator who reports to the head of office. In addition, the country office has a strong communications and planning, monitoring, evaluations and reporting (PMER) unit, comprising of a senior communications manager and three PMER officers. The country office has adequate hardware such as computers, telecommunication equipment, and vehicles for an effective and efficient response.

In addition, the country office is further supported by the South Asia regional office in Delhi and the Asia Pacific zone office in Kuala Lumpur. Both offices are staffed with expertise in disaster management, shelter, livelihood, health and care, organizational development, finance, logistics, resource mobilization, PMER and communications.

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How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.

The IFRC’s vision is to inspire, The IFRC’s work is guided by Strategy 2020 which puts encourage, facilitate and promote at all forward three strategic aims: times all forms of humanitarian activities 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen by National Societies, with a view to recovery from disaster and crises. preventing and alleviating human 2. Enable healthy and safe living. suffering, and thereby contributing to 3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non- the maintenance and promotion of violence and peace. human dignity and peace in the world. Contact information For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:

• Sri Lanka Red Cross Society: o Tissa Abeywickrama, Director General, phone: +94777510706; email: [email protected]

• IFRC Sri Lanka country office: o Robert James McKerrow, Head of office, phone: +94773261750; [email protected] o Manish Pant, Programme coordinator, phone: +94 772 442 321; email: [email protected]

• IFRC South Asia regional office: o Azmat Ulla, Head of regional office, phone: +91 11 2411 1122, fax: +91 11 2411 1128; email: [email protected]

• IFRC Asia Pacific zone office: o Enkas Chau, Operations coordinator, phone: +603 9207 5798; mobile: +6012 305 8332; email: [email protected] o Al Panico, Acting head of operations, phone: +603 9207 5700; email: [email protected] o Jeremy Francis, Regional logistics coordinator, phone: +603 9207 5753, mobile: +6012 298 9752; fax: +603 2168 8573; email: [email protected] o Alan Bradbury, Head of resource mobilization and planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting unit, phone: +603 9207 5775, email: [email protected] o For pledges of funding, please email [email protected]

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ANNEX IV. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ACLG Assistant Commissioner of Local Government ACTED Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development AHAM Trincomalee District Youth Development ASB Arbeiter-Samariter-Bun Deutschland E.V.

CBOs community-based organizations CDF Community Development Foundation CFW cash-for-work

DDMU District Disaster Management Unit DMC Disaster Management Centre DoA Department of Agriculture DPO Disabled People Organization DRC Danish Refugee Council DRM Disaster Risk Management DS District Secretaries

ECHO European Commission Directorate for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection ERW explosive remnants of war ESCO Eastern Self-Reliant Community Awakening

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FFW food-for-work FTS Financial Tracking Service

GFD general food distribution GND Grama Niladari Division

HCT Humanitarian Country Team HDO Human Development Organization HHs households HI Handicap International HUDEC Human Development Centre

IFRC The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IMF International Monetary Fund INGO international non-governmental organization IOM International Organization for Migration IRW Islamic Relief Worldwide IRD International Relief and Development

JEN Japan Emergency NGO JPA Joint Plan for Assistance

KPNDU Koralaipattu North Development Union

LKR Sri Lankan rupee

MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoE Ministry of Education MoED Ministry of Economic Development MoH Ministry of Health MoWSD Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage MSD Medical Supplies Division MTs metric tons

NCDM National Council for Disaster Management NFIs non-food items NFRI non-food relief item NIHS National Institute of Health Sciences

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NRC Norwegian Refugee Council NWSD National Water Supply and Drainage NWSDB National Water Supply and Drainage Board

OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OXFAM-GB Oxfam Great Britain

PHI public health inspectors PPDRO Periyaporativupattu Pradeshya Development Rehabilitation Organization PTF Presidential Task Force PWJ Peace Winds Japan

RDHS Regional Director of Health Services RDS Rural Development Societies RMSD Regional Medical Supplies Division

SAH Swiss Labour Assistance SC Save the Children SGBV sexual and gender-based violence SLDP Sustainable Livelihood Development Programme SLRCS Sri Lanka Red Cross Society SPHERE Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response

TdH Terre des Hommes TFC therapeutic feeding centre

UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nation’s Children’s Fund UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services

V/C vulnerability and crisis VDPF (undefined) VOVCOD Voluntary Organization for Vulnerable Community Development

WASH water sanitation and hygiene WFP World Food Programme WMI Water Mission International WRDS Women Rural Development Societies WVI World Vision International

ZOA ZOA Refugee Care – Netherlands

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Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP)

The CAP is a tool for aid organizations to jointly plan, coordinate, implement and monitor their response to disasters and emergencies, and to appeal for funds together instead of competitively.

It is the forum for developing a strategic approach to humanitarian action, focusing on close cooperation between host governments, donors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, International Organization for Migration (IOM), and United Nations agencies. As such, it presents a snapshot of the situation and response plans, and is an inclusive and coordinated programme cycle of:

• Strategic planning leading to a Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP); • Resource mobilization leading to a Consolidated Appeal or a Flash Appeal; • Coordinated programme implementation; • Joint monitoring and evaluation; • Revision, if necessary; • Reporting on results.

The CHAP is the core of the CAP – a strategic plan for humanitarian response in a given country or region, including the following elements:

• A common analysis of the context in which humanitarian action takes place; • An assessment of needs; • Best, worst, and most likely scenarios; • A clear statement of longer-term objectives and goals; • Prioritized response plans, including a detailed mapping of projects to cover all needs; • A framework for monitoring the strategy and revising it if necessary.

The CHAP is the core of a Consolidated Appeal or, when crises break out or natural disasters strike, a Flash Appeal. Under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator, and in consultation with host Governments and donors, the CHAP is developed at the field level by the Humanitarian Country Team. This team includes IASC members and standing invitees (UN agencies, the International Organization for Migration, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and NGOs that belong to ICVA, Interaction, or SCHR), but non-IASC members, such as national NGOs, can also be included.

The Humanitarian Coordinator is responsible for the annual preparation of the consolidated appeal document. The document is launched globally near the end of each year to enhance advocacy and resource mobilization. An update, known as the Mid-Year Review, is presented to donors the following July.

Donors generally fund appealing agencies directly in response to project proposals listed in appeals. The Financial Tracking Service (FTS), managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), is a database of appeal funding needs and worldwide donor contributions, and can be found on www.reliefweb.int/fts.

In sum, the CAP is how aid agencies join forces to provide people in need the best available protection and assistance, on time.

OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (OCHA)

UNITED NATIONS PALAIS DES NATIONS NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 1211 GENEVA 10 USA SWITZERLAND