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HUMANITARIAN 2019-2020 RESPONSE PLAN October 2019 - March 2020 ZAMBIA ZAMBIA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN TOTAL PEOPLE IN NEED TOTAL PEOPLE TARGETED TOTAL FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS (US$) 2.3 MILLION 2.3 MILLION $89.5 MILLION Including over 15,000 refugees in More than 450,000 households affected Mayukwayuka who require assistance by drought-induced food insecurity. Chiengi KaputaN M M N S H Mokoso N KawambwaL M M I Chinsali Chipili Kasama M M Luwingu Lupososhi ChifunabuliChilubi Sandu Ielenge M Chama LungaKanchibiya Chembe Sa M M Chasefu M M Chililabombwe ChingolaMa Lundazi Kalumbila Lvushimanda S KalulushiKitwe Lumezi Chitambo M Lufwanyama N 02 Chavuma Luanshya M Senje MChipangali Z Kabompo M Kasempa Kasenengwa M M ChipataVubwi N M Petauke KateteChadiza M Lukulu N S Kabwe Luano Kalabo Kaoma Neyema Chibombo Chisamba L M R S Luampa Chilanga M SChongwe Luangwa N I Kafue M S N IPC Food Insecurity Phase MeChikankantaChirundu Sombo M Pemba Svonga 1 M Choma Gwembe S Kalomo 2 S M M Kazungula 3 Crisis Songwe Z 4 E Lone 5 Catastrophe/Famine Srce ZA O M N This document is produced by the Humanitarian Country Team, the Zambia Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Zambia, with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The projects reflected here support the national Government in it’s Recovery Action Plan. It covers the period from October 2019 to March 2020. OCTOBER 2019 - MARCH 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE 4 ZAMBIA SITUATION OVERVIEW 5 SCOPE OF PLAN AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 6 RESPONSE BY SECTOR 7 Food Security 8 Health 10 Nutrition 11 03 WASH 12 Education 14 Protection 15 Early Recovery 18 ANNEX 22 ZAMBIA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 TOTAL PEOPLE IN NEED TOTAL PEOPLE TARGETED REQUIREMENTS Provide immediate life-saving and 2.3M 2.3M $89.5M life-sustaining assistance to the population affected by severe food insecurity FUNDING REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 .5M 5.8M 52.3M Strengthen the resilience .3M 3.8M 5.M of the most vulnerable communities to mitigate .M .M the impact of drought 5.M Food Security 04 Early Recovery .M Health NUMBER OF PARTNERS Protection .M .M Funding receied WASH 20 Funding gap Nutrition .M XX - unding reuirement Education PARTNER TYPE *$6.5m received for Food Security sector is for emergency cash transfer NNGO **$4.4m received for Nutrition Sector is for treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM), nutrition 1 surveys, essential drugs and capacity building UN 6 20 partners PEOPLE IN NEED (BY DISTRICT) PEOPLE TARGETED (BY DISTRICT) 13 C C INGO KaputaNsama KaputaNsama M M M M Nchelenge H Nchelenge H Mokoso Nakonde Mokoso Nakonde KawambwaL M KawambwaL District M M Isoka M Isoka C C C Kasama M C Kasama M M Luwingu M Luwingu Lupososhi Lupososhi CC Shiwamg'andu CC Shiwamg'andu Ikelenge M C Ikelenge M C LungaKanchibiya LungaKanchibiya C Samfya C Samfya M M C M M M C M M M C C Lundazi Lundazi CMa Lavushimanda CMa Lavushimanda Kalumbila Kalumbila Solwezi Lumezi Solwezi KalulushiKitwe Lumezi KalulushiKitwe C C M Lufwanyama Ndola M Lufwanyama Ndola Cvuma Luanshya Cvuma Luanshya MC M Serenje MC M Serenje Kabompo Zambezi Kabompo M Zambezi M Kasempa Kasenengwa Kasempa M Kasenengwa M M CVubwi M CVubwi Ngabwe Ngabwe M Petauke KateteC M Petauke KateteC M Lukulu M Lukulu Sinda Sinda Nyimba Kabwe Nyimba Kabwe Luano Kalabo Luano Kalabo Kaoma Kaoma C Nkeyema C C Nkeyema C Limulunga M Limulunga M C R C R Sikongo Luampa Sikongo Luampa C M ShibuyunjiC Luangwa M Shibuyunji Luangwa Nalolo -hi Kafue Nalolo -hi Kafue M Namwala M Namwala Senanga C Senanga C M Me C M Me C Shang'ombo Shang'ombo Siavonga Pemba Siavonga Pemba Gwembe C Gwembe KalomoC Sioma Kalomo Sioma Kazungula M M Kazungula M M Sinazongwe People in Need Sinazongwe People Targeted Zimba Zimba Livingstone Livingstone 80,001 - 100,000 80,001 - 100,000 60,001 - 0,000 60,001 - 0,000 40,001 - 0,000 40,001 - 0,000 20,001 - 0,000 20,001 - 0,000 58 districts affected 1 - 20,000 58 districts targeted 1 - 20,000 OCTOBER 2019 - MARCH 2020 ZAMBIA SITUATION OVERVIEW Key Highlights: • Significant rainfall deficits in Southern and Western provinces have sharply reduced national cereal crop production prospects. • Prices of maize products have sharply increased since late 2018 due to low supply. • Food insecurity is expected to worsen in 58 drought-affected districts in the southern and western parts of the country. • A total of $89.5 million are required to provide life-saving and early recovery assistance to 2.3 million people. More than 2.4 million people are expected to be severely food production has been registered (from 2,394,907 metric tons insecure during the lean season (October - March), with at produced last season to 2,004,389 metric tons the current least 430,000 of them in Emergency levels (IPC 4), according to one). the last Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZVAC) 05 / IPC report. The devastating combination of prolonged and The 2019 Vulnerability Assessment has revealed an increase in severe drought in the southern part of the country over the severe acute malnutrition levels. Acute malnutrition (wasting) last two rainy seasons and floods in the north has driven has a prevalence of nearly 6 per cent across the nine provinces increasing hunger. According to the Zambia Meteorological of Zambia. Out of the 87 districts assessed, 24 indicated Department (ZMD), 2018-2019 rainfall season was one of the prevalence of wasting above the national prevalence of 4 poorest the southern half of Zambia has faced since 1981, per cent. The highest levels of wasting were registered in the negatively impacting crop production and consequently food districts of the Western Province, including Shang’ombo (33 availability and food access. Pest infestations and livestock per cent), Sioma (29 per cent) and Kalabo (21 per cent). Other diseases outbreaks, including foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), districts with medium severity of wasting include Mongu, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) and fall army Limulunga, Luano and Ngabwe, with the prevalence of 11 per worm compounded the situation. cent each. Siavonga, Sinazongwe, Kazugula, Namwala, Lunga, Kaoma and Nkeyema indicate medium wasting prevalence of A total of 58 districts registered a huge decline in maize 10 per cent. production, the main staple food. Three districts, including Luanga, Shang’ombo and Gwembe are projected to increase Diminishing access to clean water has increased the risk to IPC Phase 4 between October 2019 and March 2020. The of communicable disease outbreaks, such as typhoid and situation is especially concerning in Gwembe district, in the cholera. In areas affected by drought, 64 per cent of the Southern Province, which recorded a 98 per cent reduction population relies on unsafe sources to collect water and 95 in maize production, compared to last year and the five-year per cent do not treat their water for use. Open defecation is a average. The district had the highest proportion of households common practice and only 11.2 per cent of the population use that reported to have sold more than unusual amount of improved latrines. livestock. At national level, about 16 per cent decline in ZAMBIA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN SCOPE OF PLAN AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES Strategic Objective 1 Provide immediate life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to the population affected by severe food insecurity Strategic Objective 2 Strengthen the resilience of the most vulnerable communities to mitigate the impact of drought 06 FUNDING The UN and INGOs are seeking US$89.5 million to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and early recovery support for 2.3 million people including the most vulnerable refugees in the Mayukwayukwa Settlement in Kaoma District, for seven months. OCTOBER 2019 - MARCH 2020 RESPONSE BY SECTOR 07 ZAMBIA HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN $52.3 FOOD SECURITY MILLION Sector Overview FUNDING According to the 2019 Crop Forecast Chiengi KaputaNsama REQUIREMENTS Mpulungu Mbala Nchelenge Senga Hill Survey (CFS), most of Central, Eastern, Mporokoso Nakonde KawambwaLunte District Mungwi Mwansabombwe Isoka Chinsali Lusaka, Southern and Western provinces Chipili Kasama Mafinga Mwense Luwingu Lupososhi ChifunabuliChilubi Shiwamgandu have been affected by prolonged dry spells Ikelenge Mansa Chama LungaKanchibiya Chembe Samfya Mwinilunga Milengi Chasefu Mushindano Mpika and experienced an overall 50-60 per Chililabombwe ChingolaMufulira Lundazi Kalumbila Lavushimanda Solwezi KalulushiKitwe Lumezi Chitambo PEOPLE IN NEED Manyinga Lufwanyama Ndola cent reduction in maize production. The Chavuma Luanshya Masaiti Serene MambweChipangali ambezi Kabompo Mpongwe Kasempa Kasenengwa Mufumbwe Mkushi ChipataVubwi assessment further revealed that only 39 per Ngabwe Kapiri Mposhi Petauke KateteChadiza Mitete Lukulu Nyimba Sinda Kabwe Luano Kalabo Kaoma Nkeyema Chibombo Chisamba cent of households had cereal stocks to last Limulunga Mumbwa Rufunsa M Luampa Chilanga Sikongo 2.3 Mongu ShibuyuniChongwe Luangwa Nalolo Itezhi-tezhi Kafue more than six months. As families deplete Namwala Mazabuka Senanga Chikankanta Monze Chirundu Shangombo Mulobezi Pemba Siavonga Choma Gwembe their own production, the number of people Sioma Kalomo Mwandi Mwandi Kazungula Sinazongwe imba PEOPLE TARGETED that will require emergency food support Livingstone Affected areas during the lean season is likely to increase if 2.3M no immediate support is provided. Including over 15,000 refugees in The reduced production poses a challenge in terms of access to food for households that are Mayukwayikwa settlement of Kaoma largely dependent on subsistence farming as their main source of income and food. This will Districts also affect the capacity of households to resume production in the coming two months. 08 Poor households from both the local and refugee populations and low-income earners who # OF PARTNERS depend on markets as the main source of food are expected to be impacted by high commodity prices.