Afar- ATF Update presentation 27 May 2021 Outline • General Context • Needs/ Priorities/Gaps • Response/Partners • Plans • Any key ask/Request for Support General Context Failure of the Belg/Sugume rain: • Significantly contributed to poor cropping practices, poor pasture (shortage of feed), sever livestock water shortage, animal diseases , and low livestock productivity– lead to low animal prices, high price of food items • 765,971 people are highly food insecure (AfDPPFSCO--April 2021) due to drought, COVID-19, conflict, desert locust, Flood and high food prices (particularly in north and central part of the region B/C of limited market access for the next six Months) • 15 woredas identified for livestock and agriculture emergency drought response in Afar region, ( Amibera, Dulessa, Mille, Afambo, Aysaita, Dubti, Elidaar, Adaar, Afdera, Awra, Kori, Bidu, Dallol, Koneba, and Berhale) Needs/ Priorities/Gaps Provide emergency livestock health support (vaccination and treatment)-- in 15 identified woredas Livestock Vaccination for transmitted diseases (PPR, Pastorolise, CPP..) for 4,479,692 heads of animals Veterinary drugs and equipment support mass treatment campaign for 2, 708,717 heads of animals Provision of animal feed target livestock keepers at greatest risk of livestock losses in all 15 woredas 88,562 households Concentrate animal feed (210,062 quintal MNB) support for 2,643,513 heads Roughage animal feed /dry hay/straw (2,695,641 (bale ) for 2,643,513 heads of animals, Provision of emergency Agricultural inputs-seed for affected poor agro-pastoral hhs in 10 SSI practicing woredas (Aysaita, Afambo, Dubti, Mile, Koneba, Berahle, Dallol, Amibera, Dulssa and Awra) for a total of 5995 HHs Unconditional cash transfer for the poorest of poor hhs to support food availability Summary of Needs, Priority and Gaps Key Required resource Indicator Target Gaps (USD) activities/Need/ (USD) No. of Livestock 4,479,692 heads of Livestock heads vaccinated animals vaccinated and 336,397 336,397 vaccination and No of 88,562 HHs supported Households Livestock No. of Livestock 2,708,717 heads of animal Vet.drugs and vaccinated and No and owned by a total of 616,955 616,955 veterinary of Households 200,000 hhds supported equipment support 2,643,513 heads of Provision of No of Households animals owned by 88,562 animal feed supported In 15 hhs supported with (Concentrate and woredas and No. 2,695,641 bell of 12,005,660 12,005,660 Dray (Hay/Straw) of livestock (Hay/Straw) and 210,062 support provided feed Quintal of Concentrates (MNB) Summary of Needs, Priority and Gaps Key Required Indicator Target Gaps (USD) activities/Need/ resource (USD) Agriculture Seed Number of 5,995 HHs and 3310 Package Support affected hectares of land (Crop, Fruit & Community and 29,791 29,791 cultivated, 507 quintals of Vegetable and /or Hectare of land seed varieties provided Fodder Seeds) in 10 woredas 96,727 HHs 100 USD for Number of Unconditional 1 HHs (only for 1 round affected 9,672,700 9,672,700 Cash Transfer Unconditional cash community payment) Grand Total 22,661,503 22,661,503 Response/Partners ◦ Ongoing emergency response and intervention in livestock and agriculture are very few with limited number of partners. ◦ VSF Germany has undertaken different interventions in the region like livestock vaccination, and farm tools distribution in Mille woreda and cash transfer and livestock feed distribution in Dalol and Berahle woredas. Currently, VSF-Germany implementing FAO/CERF Drought Anticipatory action project in livestock related intervention (animal health treatment, animal feed and unconditional cash distribution) in 6 woredas (Dallol, Berahle, Kuneba, Afdera, Bidu and Awra) in Afar region. ◦ Plan International Ethiopia currently undertaking FAO/CERF Drought Anticipatory action project in livestock intervention (animal health treatment, animal feed and unconditional cash distribution) in second trench 4 woredas (Aysaita, Afambo, Elidare and Kori) in Afar region. ◦ COOPI has experienced different interventions in the region like flood mitigation for flood affected communities in Mille, and Amibara woredas, non-food items distribution, cash transfer and livestock feed distribution for desert locust affected community in Mille woreda. ◦ Friendship Support Association has an intervention in Dulesa woreda on livestock feed distribution and food item distribution. ◦ The Regional disaster prevention food security and preparedness commission has intervention on food distribution through PSNP and direct relief to the flood and drought affected community. Plans ◦ There is no plan prepared by the Regional Bureau of Livestock, Agriculture and Natural Resources Development. ◦ HRP 2021 not yet officially disseminated by the regional Disaster prevention food security and preparedness commission (DPFSPCO). ◦ The following recent assessment and response plan documents jointly prepared by FAO, government, & NGO. ◦ Joint multi-sectoral Conflict Affected area Response plan December 2020 ◦ Drought Anticipatory Action Rapid assessment Any key issues/Request for Support ◦ Poor resource mobilization capacity ◦ Lack of regular attendance and proper leadership by the lead government bureau and irregularities in participation of members in the monthly APATF meeting might reduce the impact of engagement with Regional Govt and effectiveness of coordinated response ◦ Inadequate awareness on the importance of the taskforce among some GOs, NGOs and UN agencies and, the technical capacity of both the Government and NGOs is limited ◦ Lack of willingness to conduct monthly APATF meeting without interruption as per the schedule ◦ Government leading organization (BoLANR) must take active leading role in APATF and other coordination clusters ◦ Thank you.