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Nepal Earthquake 2015 : Humanitarian Response Sindhupalchok CONTENTS INTRODUCTION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. 4 DISASTER – AN OVERVIEW----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE 1. INITIAL RESPONSE‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 6 2. EMERGENCY RESPONSE‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 6 2.1 OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. 6 2.2 ACHIEVEMENTS (BY CLUSTER) FOOD SECURITY‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 8 SHELTER AND CCCM‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10 HEALTH‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 10 11 NUTRITION‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11 WASH‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 11 EDUCATION‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 12 PROTECTION‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14 EARLY RECOVERY‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 14 LOGISTICS‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 15 ETC‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. 16 COORDINATION‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ 16 HUMANITARIAN CHALLENGES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 ANNEXES 1. Contact Details – Cluster Leads and Co-leads 2. Operational Presence of Partners - Sindhupalchok 3. Partners Having Agreement with DDRC for Emergency Response - Sindhupalchok Nepal Earthquake 2015 : Humanitarian Response – Sindhupalchok | 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The two earthquakes which hit Nepal on 25 April and 12 May 2015 caused widespread damage to public and private infrastructure and resulted in over 3500 casualties. It was the biggest natural disaster which occurred in Nepal since 1934. Sindhupalchok district was one of the most severely affected districts in terms of casualties with 3557 reported deaths (> 1% of the total population) and over 61,000 damaged houses. In response to this devastating disaster, the government of Nepal and International Humanitarian actors implemented emergency operations immediately. The rescue operation was primarily led by the Nepal Army and allied military forces over a span of several weeks and played a major role in rescuing people trapped in the earthquake damaged infrastructure, providing medical assistance to the injured, and addressing immediate shelter needs. The major influx of humanitarian response started afterwards with initial needs assessments, and distribution of relief items. In the first week of May 2015, the district government with OCHA and cluster co-leads jointly activated the cluster system to improve coordination and effectiveness of response. Nine clusters, one coordination group and two inter-cluster coordination meetings were organized and made operational in the district. Government focal points took on the role of Cluster Leads, while the partner agencies took on the role of Cluster Co-lead for the response. There was great success in all sectors including rescue operation, food security, shelter, health, education, WASH and protection during the emergency phase operation. The emergency food and nutrition needs were fully addressed with 93 % coverage in the first 2 months after the earthquake. The emergency shelter needs were also fully addressed as more than 143,952 HH received shelter materials (multiple distributions). Partners also largely addressed the basic service (Health, Education and Protection) needs of the affected community. Partners were well coordinated with the nine active clusters, one working group and two Inter-cluster coordination forums. An important success in Sindhupalchok was the organization of the cluster review meetings and a District Multi-stakeholders Review Workshop. The district review workshop brought together more than 200 participants drawn from humanitarian agencies, district government officials, representatives of the Army, Police, Armed Police, Political Parties, the Media and parliamentarians from the three constitutions. The workshop participants acknowledged the success of the humanitarian response and recommended improved transparency and accountability Overall achievements include: Over 123,399 households (HHs) (1st round), and 60,810 HHs (2nd round) received food assistance (taking in to account multiple distribution 93 %, 69 % coverage). 63,000 HHs received agricultural inputs. 87,405 people received proper medical care and training. 82,861 children and women received nutrition support. 27,938 people have improved access to safe water. 83,733 people received hygiene kits and 61,271 people received water purification chemicals. 143,952 HHs received tarpaulins, 69,810 HHs received blankets, 40,929 HHs received CGI bundles, 23,092 HHs received tool kits, 21,733 HHs received household kits and 3,461 HHs received tents. 167,406 people supported with early recovery interventions (safe demotion, debris removal, rebuilding community infrastructure, livelihood recovery and restoring critical local services). 1,038 TLCs were built and made operational. 76,475 students received educational materials, school bags and dress. 91 child friendly and 9 women friendly spaces provided psychosocial support to 5,197 men, 7,372 women, 1,643 boys and, 2,128 girls. 1,255 individual protection cases were handled of which 63 were referred; 54 GBV cases were handled of which 38 received legal response and 72 unaccompanied children were unified. 13,436 people (2,403 men, 8,053 women, 1,248 boys and 1,732 girls) received awareness on GBV and protection issues. 1,299 metric tons (MT)/3,229m3 warehouse service provided, 198MT and 1,079MT/3,833m3 cargo relief items transported by air and road respectively. About 100 humanitarian workers per day had access to internet services. Although, the government and humanitarian community was successful in its rescue operation and emergency relief assistance, there were a number of challenges experienced which we need to consider in the next phases of the response to improve aid effectiveness. Nepal Earthquake 2015 : Humanitarian Response – Sindhupalchok | 3 The major challenges were: Access constraints due to bad weather, difficult terrain and poor road network Uncoordinated assessments (many assessments at different time and place) Lack of standardization and use of different approaches Lack of coordination at sub-district level (grass root level) Information management and its flow (controlled by national clusters) not optimized to district needs Inadequate communication with community and the public (transparency and accountability) Finally, the following actions are recommended to improve the response in the subsequent phases. i. This document is only an indicative review from a district perspective and cannot be considered as the representative review of the humanitarian response. So, to have more detailed findings and to capture the community view on the ground, a standard review of the humanitarain response to the 2015 earthquake in Sindhupalchok should be conducted. To have a better coordination of the early recovery response a joint, multi-sectoral assessment should be conducted and identify the actual early recovery needs by sector. This will reveal the actual gaps and furnish a good bench mark which could be used to measure the achievements periodically or after completing the early recovery phase. This should be the first task of the ERNS, DLSA and DDC. ii. To improve standardization of approaches, the government should develop an adopted National Minimum Standards Guideline for all sectors. This should be in line with the international humanitarian law and standards. a. The guidelines need to have a gender and environment considerations. b. All agencies should strictly adhere to the national standards and guidelines while preparing project proposals and implementing projects. c. All agencies should insure that they assign appropriate qualified staff or organize capacity building training before project implementation. iii. The district should have information management capacity to collect, process, analyze and disseminate information. All partners should report their project plan and progress of ongoing projects bi-weekly using agreed template by sector/ cluster. The data will be summarized, tracked and shared to all stakeholders without delay so that it triggers appropriate action. The district data could be shared to the national clusters / sectors at the end of every month. iv. The district coordination structure should be rolled out to VDCs, mainly in VDCs where more than 2 partners are operating. A bi-weekly