Humanitarian Response Plan: Mozambique
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HUMANITARIAN 2018-2019 RESPONSE PLAN November 2018 - June 2019 Photo: UNICEF / Sebastian Rich MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN Financial Requirements (US$) People in Need People Targeted $55.2M 815,000 700,000 CBO DELGADO NASSA NAUA TT ZAMBEZIA SOFALA 02 MANC NHAMBAN GAZA MAUTO eend 1 - istricts in need o urent lie-savin assistance tareted in this response plan 2 - dditional districts acin ood insecurity ris This document is produced by the Humanitarian Country Team and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in Mozambique, with the support of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The projects reflected heresupport the national government. It covers the period from November 2018 to June 2019. NOVEMBER 2018 - JUNE 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE 04 OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS 05 RESPONSE CAPACITY 07 RESPONSE STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 08 SECTOR RESPONSE PLANS EDUCATION 10 03 FOOD SECURITY - AGRICULTURE AND LIVELIHOODS 11 FOOD SECURITY - FOOD ASSISTANCE 12 NUTRITION 14 PROTECTION 15 RESILIENCE AND EARLY RECOVERY 17 WASH 18 ANNEXES LIST OF PROJECTS 20 PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS 25 GUIDE TO GIVING 29 MOZAMBIQUE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN AT A GLANCE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1 PEOPLE IN NEED NUMBER OF PARTNERS Provide immediate 21 life-saving and 815K life-sustaining FUNDING REQUIREMENTS BY SECTOR assistance to PEOPLE TARGETED $39.7M the population affected FOOD SECURITY - FOOD ASSISTANCE by severe food insecurity FOOD SECURITY - LIVELIHOODS $4.9M STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 700K EDUCATION $3.6M Support the $3M restoration REQUIREMENTS (US$) NUTRITION of livelihoods $2.1M and strengthen WASH resilience PROTECTION $1.2M of climate-affected 55.2M population EARLY RECOVERY $0.75M 04 PEOPLE IN NEED PEOPLE TARGETED CABO CABO ELAO ELAO 70 33 NIASSA NIASSA NAMULA NAMULA TETE TETE 360 359 ZAMBEZIA ZAMBEZIA SOFALA SOFALA 22 MANICA 17 MANICA AZA AZA INHAMBANE INHAMBANE 319 45 248 45 MAUTO MAUTO XX P N ovince XX P Tar ovince NOVEMBER 2018 - JUNE 2019 MOZAMBIQUE OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS Mozambique is facing significant pockets of severe food insecurity, mainly due to poor rainfall and the fall army worm (FAW) invasion, which have contributed to reduced crop production, particularly of maize. The drought is also causing increased levels of malnutrition, water scarcity and school drop-outs, as well as heightening the risk of communicable diseases and of exacerbating HIV rates. Mozambique experiences natural hazards every year, An estimated 814,700 people in five provinces are particularly given its geographical location (the country facing the most severe levels of food insecurity (IPC is located downstream of nine international river basins and 3 and above) and need life-saving assistance during has a long Indian Ocean coastline with active cyclone activity) the lean season. The most affected provinces are Cabo and the social and economic vulnerability of the population. Delgado, Inhambane, Gaza, Sofala, and Tete. Gaza province, Drought occurs primarily in the southern region, with a for example, has nearly 22 percent of its population – more frequency of seven droughts every 10 years1. The recurrence than 318,000 people - affected by the crisis. Tete, Inhambane, of these climatic shocks in shorter cycles has negated efforts Sofala and Cabo Delgado reported together almost 500,000 to reduce vulnerability across many communities. people in IPC phase 3. This population is a prioritised subset of the overall number of severely food insecure people in The 2017-2018 rainy season was characterised by a 11 provinces, which is estimated at 1.78 million people (IPC late start, extended mid-season dry spell (December- phase 3 and above) for the period of September to December 05 January) and heavy rains. Although the 2017-2018 rainy 2018, according to the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) season performed better than the 2015-16 El Niño episode, analysis and the food security and nutrition assessment the dry spell resulted in moisture stress and wilting of conducted by the Technical Secretariat for Food Security and early planted crops in many areas. This has caused below Nutrition (SETSAN) in October 2018. PEOPLE TARGETED average agricultural yield, particularly in southern and some central parts of Mozambique. Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security affirms that there is enough Severely food insecure population in five prioritised provinces food availability at the aggregate level, the country is facing Provinces Total population severely Projection significant pockets of food insecurity, mainly due to the poor food insecure of population rainfall performance and the fall army worm (FAW) invasion severely that contributed to reduced crop production, particularly of food- maize. According to the FAW early warning system (FAMEWS), insecure the infestation level in Mozambique is estimated to be between 21 to 40 per cent and the high likelihood of an El APRIL-SEP SEP-DEC JAN-MAR 2019 2018 2018 Niño event could contribute to the multiplication of the pest, given its high reproductivity in dry conditions. Cabo Delgado No information 69,998 46,666 Sofala 17,586 22,218 22,218 Climatic predictions for the 2018-2019 rainfall season Gaza 178,482 318,264 289,331 indicate normal to below normal rainfall for the southern and central regions, and normal to above Inhambane 30,288 44,905 74,841 normal rainfall for the northern region, according to the Tete 305,121 359,342 304,059 National Institute for Meteorology (INAM). As of 3 December, TOTAL 531,477 814,727 737,000 the likelihood of an El Niño had been revised to at least 80 per cent during the period between November 2018 to March Source: SETSAN Report, October 2018 2019, according to the official El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) forecast. This poses a high risk for the Mozambique The impact of rising food insecurity is compounded by 2018-2019 cropping season, especially in already drought- high levels of poverty, as well as the Government’s limited affected southern and parts of central regions. Households fiscal space to respond effectively. Despite a downward trend in these areas will likely be forced to plant multiple times in the incidence of poverty over the years, the number of after repeated attempts, resulting in crop failures, as well as poor people remains high and inequality is growing. Almost depletion of household seed stocks. half of the population (46.3 per cent) continues to be poor in monetary and non-monetary terms; with 84.9 per cent 1. Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery https://www.gfdrr.org/mozambique MOZAMBIQUE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLAN living in rural areas2. Recent poverty analysis conducted to alert/serious levels (IPC phase 2 and 3) with GAM rates in Mozambique shows that cyclone, flood or drought can between 6 to 10.9 per cent, particularly in Balama, Cabo lead to a drop of up to 25 to 30 per cent in per capita food Delgado, Marara in Tete province, Milange in Zambezia consumption and that affected households also cut back on province and Macossa in Manica province, largely due to: low expenditures in basic non-food items. quality and quantity of infant feeding; increased occurrence of childhood diseases, such as diarrhoea and malaria; low Agricultural production is likely to diminish, particularly coverage of health and sanitation services; and low access in areas where there is a risk of low rainfall and to safe water sources. Results from the SETSAN analysis likelihood of increased incidence of pests and have shown a critical food security and nutrition situation in diseases. The rain-dependent agricultural sector, which five districts in the north of Cabo Delgado province linked to accounts for around 25 per cent of Mozambique’s Gross conflict and violence: Quissanga, Macomia, Mocimboa da Domestic Product (GDP) and employs nearly 75 per cent of Praia, Nangade and Palma. the labour force, is highly vulnerable to drought and other natural hazards, with an estimated loss of US$20 million per Families are expected to adopt negative stress coping year, according to the World Bank3. Nearly 94 per cent of the strategies in almost all of the affected provinces, poor are primarily engaged in agriculture for their subsistence. heightening protection risks, particularly for women Based on the initial analysis from the Ministry of Agriculture and children, according to preliminary indications in the and Food Security (MASA), the crop water needs index is October 2018 SETSAN report. The most severe cases are reportedly low in seven provinces, including in Inhambane in Gaza, Inhambane and Sofala, where families are already and Gaza areas in the southern region. In the first quarter of adopting crisis strategies (17 per cent) and emergency 2019, significant improvement is expected in the northern and strategies (13 per cent) respectively, including: selling of central regions, with the exception of Tete province (reporting productive assets and animals; and taking children out of low index), while the southern region is expected to show school to perform household chores, including fetching water, between low and very low index, particularly in Inhambane and begging. In the past – including during the 2015-2017 El and Gaza. There are already some indications in Gaza Nino - rising food insecurity has heightened the risk of child province of families reliant on small livestock moving to forest labour, child trafficking and forced marriage. Past anecdotal areas in search of green pasture and water, increasing the evidence suggests that the age of sexual debut lowered to 11- risk of conflict with wild animals. For December 2018 to April or 12-years during drought, with older men engaging with girls 2019, the Technical Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security aged 11 to 13 as they went about water collection activities. 06 (SETSAN) has prioritised 815,000 people in five provinces for immediate humanitarian assistance.