Islamic Republic of Mauritania Honour – Fraternity – Justice Islamic Republic of Mauritania Final Implementation Plan November 2014 TABLE OF Section 1: General information 3 CONTENTS Section 2: Current drought situation 4 Section 3: Description of intervention activities 8 Section 4: Summary analysis 11 Section 5: Standard operating procedures 12 Annex 1: Food distribution management flow chart 14 Annex 2: Revised Budget 15 Annex 3: Operations implementation timeline 16 2 01 Name of Country: Islamic Republic of Mauritania GENERAL Contact Person for Final Implementation Sid Ahmed O Boubacar, Tel 00 (222 )22 49 INFORMATION Plan (FIP): 40 43; email:[email protected] Bank account details for receiving payout: Banque Populaire de la Mauritanie, Nouakchott No 000 180000 121 00000 19 04 35 Coverage period: Year: 2014 Season: Rainy season 2014-2015 Expected payout amount as of : USD 6 238 359,785 20th of November Expected payout date: November 2014 3 1.1 Early warning activities (EW) 1.2 Needs assessment exercise 02 Article 2 of Decree N° 042-2002 dated 04 February By the time of drafting this operational final CURRENT 2002 pertaining to the national food security implementation plan (PDMO) no needs assessment DROUGHT consultation framework in Mauritania governs the requiring intervention had yet been quantified either SITUATION monitoring of the agricultural and livestock season. by Government or by its partners. It should be noted This framework includes a specialised working that a needs assessment, based on reliable data from Group (GTS) which is responsible for monitoring the FSMS (Food Security Monitoring System) survey, the agricultural season and meets regularly. The organised jointly by the CSA and the WFP, is done bi- GTS includes all Government structures involved in annually. One survey is done after the harvest, around monitoring the agricultural season and the issue of December, and the next just before the lean season food security [CSA: (Food Security Commission), MA which is generally in June. The most recent survey is (Ministry of Agriculture), ME (Ministry of Livestock)] that of July 2014 assessing the needs of inhabitants and its partners in this field (WFP, FAO, FewsNet). during the lean season; this survey revealed an overall food insecurity rate of 26,2% of which 7,8% represents In its most recent report dated 22 October 2014, severe food insecurity. A total of 863 000 persons were the GTS concludes that the rainfall deficit recorded affected by food insecurity. at most (70%) of the rainfall monitoring stations this year has had an impact on the various crop The situation recorded in July has certainly been production systems: diéri (rain fed), walo (flood aggravated by poor rainfall and poor geographic recession), low-lying and irrigated. The surface areas distribution of the harvests recorded during this rainy sown to diéri crops are distinctly lower than those of season. last year. Consequently, the prospects for harvests are low or non-existent in most production areas except An initial needs assessment at a national level will be for the wilayas (regions) of Assaba, the two Hodhs and done in November on the basis of qualitative results Guidimagha in the south. Crops grown in low-lying provided by the Specialised Technical Group (GTS) areas will also not realise their potential given the low which is responsible for monitoring the agricultural water levels of the reservoirs, added to the fact that season of the country. several dams gave way under the pressure of water last year and could not be repaired in time, thus reducing A more accurate needs assessment will then be done the usable surface area this year. The high-water level on the basis of the results of the next Food Security of the Senegal River is lower than that of an average (FSMS) survey conducted by the CSA/WFP in December year. Therefore, production prospects for the walo in 2014. It will be used to guide initial interventions Brakna and Gorgol are poor and the only exceptions by the Government and its partners through are a few production zones located in the moughataa food security programmes such as the free food (department) of Maghama. For irrigated crops, the distributions, cash transfers, restocking SAVS (village rainy season is continuing normally in Trarza, Brakna food security stockpiles) cereal banks, food for work and Gorgol with production rates exceeding 80% of and the opening up of community nutrition centres forecasts. However, a continuing drop in the water (CAC). level of the river makes pumping difficult and this could have an impact on the surface area of the second crop season. 4 1.3 Drought-affected wilayas which Combining the GTS results with those of the FSMS 02 will receive priority disbursements survey of July, priority is being given to 8 rural CURRENT (see table below) moughataas, i.e.: DROUGHT According to a preliminary analysis of the results of • 4 moughataas in the Hodh Echargui border strip SITUATION the most recent GTS mission in October 2014, the (Amourj, Bassiknou, Djuigueni and Timbedra); rainfall deficit recorded is generalised in most rainfall • 3 moughataas in the Aftout area (poverty triangle) stations monitored (approximately 70%). This situation i.e. Moudgeria in Tagant, M’Bout and Monguel in has had a negative impact on the agricultural and Gorgol; livestock situation of the country. Indeed, all types • 1 valley moughataa, M’Bagne in Brakna. of crops have been affected by this poor rainfall. The situation with regard to livestock is also generally not An estimate of the number of inhabitants needing good because pasturage was not able to reach its full emergency assistance in the moughataas is given in potential either in terms of growth or coverage. the table below, based on the most recent population census (2013) and in accordance with the poverty rate It would appear that the lean season will start early given in the 2008 poverty profile. and will be long and difficult this year, in particular in the northern wilayas of Tagant, Brakna, Hodh Echargui and certain areas of Gorgol. Administrative Administrative Total Population Estimated number Source Level 1 : Wilaya Level 2 : Moughataa of people affected (region) (department) Hodh Ech Chargui Amourj 94 559 53 920 Food Security Bassiknou 88 432 50 430 Monitoring System (FSMS) Djiguenni 59 614 34 000 survey , Specialised Timbedra 79 069 34 640 Technical Group Tagant Moudjeria 41 738 26 940 (GTS) and the National Statistics Gorgol M’Bout 96 518 61 750 Office (ONS) Monguel 43 224 26 040 Brakna M’Bagne 69 000 23 870 Total 311 590 5 1.4 Expected response 02 As noted above, no quantitative reliable evaluation of CURRENT the number of people experiencing food insecurity is DROUGHT available at the moment. However, on the basis of the SITUATION FSMS survey of July 2014, the number of inhabitants in food insecurity needing assistance through emergency food assistance is as follows: Administrative Activity as of 1st of December 2014 Anticipated response Level 1: Wilaya (region) Min Max H.Echargui Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 91 000 212 000 Hodh Gharbi Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 8 000 68 000 Assaba Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 26 000 112 000 Gorgol Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 52 000 121 000 Brakna Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 14 000 60 000 Trarza Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 7 000 33 000 Adrar Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 1 000 12 000 Dakhlet.Nouadhibou Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 3 000 13 000 Tagant Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 5 000 16 000 Guidimagha Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 16 000 84 000 TirisZemour Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 1 000 10 000 Inchiri Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 400 3 400 Nouakchott Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 40 000 158 000 Total Number of people in need of emergency food assistance 264 400 908 400 SOURCE: FSMS 6 02 1.5 Interventions whose implementation might be anticipated CURRENT DROUGHT Intervention name Period (month) Region/National Intervention type ARC eligible? level (select from the list (tick, if yes) SITUATION below) General Food Distri- July-August- National level D [+] bution (DGV) September EMEL shops Throughout the National level Other [ ] year Seed distribution August- September Hodh. Echar- I [+] -October gui-Hodh El Gharbi-Assaba- Tagant-Gorgol- Brakna-Guidima- gha-Trarza Food distribution – June-July The 12 regional E [+] for work capitals Supplementary Throughout H. Echargui- H [+] feeding the year Assaba-Tagant Intervention Types A Cash Transfer - conditional G Distribution of food stamps, vouchers, coupons B Cash Transfer - unconditional H Nutrition supplement C Cash Transfer – for work I Seed distribution D Food distribution –need based J Water trucking E Food distribution – for work K Borehole development F Supplementary feeding L Other [ Enter name here] 7 The Government of Mauritania is considering using A) First Intervention ARC funding to provide emergency assistance to the 2.1 Title: Food Distribution 03 inhabitants of the eight moughataas referred to above. 2.2 Presentation: This entails the distribution of food DESCRIPTIONOF Given the food insecurity as a result of rainfall deficit, to inhabitants experiencing an emergency situation INTERVENTION the Government of Mauritania has decided the use the to enable them to maintain a minimum level of food ACTIVITIES full amount of payout to provide food assistance in security. It consists of providing a household with an the height most outlying moughataas identified as the average of five members with a monthly food ration most vulnerable.