UNION OF COMOROS COMOROS FLOODING 2012 Early Recovery Plan Moroni, August 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 3 FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 STATEMENT BY H.E. DR IKILILOU DHOININE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF COMOROS .......................................................... 4 FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 STATEMENT BY MR DOUGLAS CASSON COUTTS, UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR .................................................. 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................... 7 BASIC HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS FOR THE UNION OF COMOROS ................................. 8 TABLE I. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS – BY SECTOR.......................................................................................... 8 TABLE II. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS – BY UN ORGANIZATION.......................................................................... 9 1. CONTEXT AND HUMANITARIAN CONSEQUENCES ...................................................................................... 10 1.1. CONTEXT AND RESPONSE TO DATE ................................................................................................................. 10 1.2. KEY RESPONSE TO DATE ............................................................................................................................. 12 TABLE III: KEY FACTS AND FIGURES OF RESPONSE TO DATE ................................................................................. 12 TABLE IV: UN CERF IMPLEMENTATION ....................................................................................................... 14 1.3. PRIORITY NEEDS AND CROSS-CUTTING THEMES ................................................................................................. 14 TABLE V: EARLY RECOVERY PLAN PRIORITIES AND CROSS-CUTTING DIMENSIONS ...................................................... 15 2. THE EARLY RECOVERY PLAN......................................................................................................................... 16 2.1. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ................................................................................................................................ 16 2.2. PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA ....................................................................................................................... 16 2.3. LEAD RESPONSIBILITIES BY SECTOR ................................................................................................................. 17 2.4. SECTORAL PLANS ...................................................................................................................................... 17 2.4.1. DISASTER RISK REDUCTION .............................................................................................................. 17 2.4.2. INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................... 22 2.4.3. SHELTER ..................................................................................................................................... 26 2.4.4. WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) ....................................................................................... 29 2.4.5. HEALTH AND NUTRITION ................................................................................................................. 33 2.4.6. EDUCATION AND PROTECTION .......................................................................................................... 37 2.4.7. LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SECURITY ..................................................................................................... 40 3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................... 45 ANNEXES ......................................................................................................................................................... 47 ANNEX 1: TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR LOGISTICS CLUSTER’S EVACUATION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT MISSION .............. 47 ANNEX 2: FINANCIAL TRACKING OF CASH AND IN-KIND OF CONTRIBUTIONS ..................................................................... 48 ANNEX 3: MAPS.............................................................................................................................................. 52 MAP 1: AFFECTED POPULATIONS AND AREAS ON GRANDE-COMORE ISLAND .......................................................... 52 MAP 2: AFFECTED POPULATIONS AND AREAS ON ANJOUAN ISLAND ..................................................................... 52 MAP 3: AFFECTED POPULATIONS AND AREAS ON MOHELI ISLAND ....................................................................... 53 MAP 4: RECENT OUTBREAKS AND ZONES AT RISK TO WATER-BORNE DISEASES IN GRANDE-COMORE............................ 53 Early Recovery Plan 2 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS INSTITUTIONS CATI: Centre for Data and Information Analysis and Processing (under DGSC) CRCo: Red Crescent Society of the Comoros CROSEP: Regional Centre for Relief and Civil Protection Operations DGEF: Directorate-General of Environment and Forestry DGEME: Directorate-General for water, Mines and Energy DGSC: Directorate-General for Civil Security DNRTR: National Directorate for Road and Transport DNSA: National Directorate for Agricultural Strategies FADC: Fund for Support to Community Development (World Bank project) FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development IFERE: Institute for Training in Research and Education IFRC: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ILO: International Labour Organization IUT: University Institute of Technology JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency MAMWE: National Water and Electricity Corporation NGO: Non-Governmental Organization OCHA: Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) OVK: Karthala Seismic Observatory SEHA: Water, Hygiene and Sanitation Services SOGEM: Moheli Water Management Corporation UCEA: Anjouan Water Communities’ Association UCEM: Moheli Water Communities’ Association UN: United Nations UNDAC: United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDP: United Nation Development Program UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UN-HABITAT: United Nations Agency for Human Settlements UNFPA: United Nations Fund for Population Activities UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNS: United Nations System VP-MATIUH: Office of Vice-President in charge of the Ministry of Land Use, Infrastructure, Town Planning and Housing WFP: World Food Program WHO: World Health Organization TECHNICAL TERMS AR: Attack Rate BCP: Business Continuity Plan CERF: Central Emergency Response Fund CFR: Case Fatality Rate DRM: Disaster Risk Management DRR: Disaster Risk Reduction KMF: Comoran Francs NFI: Non-Food Item SME: Small and Medium Enterprises Early Recovery Plan 3 FOREWORD STATEMENT BY H.E. DR IKILILOU DHOININE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF COMOROS Early Recovery Plan 4 FOREWORD STATEMENT BY MR DOUGLAS CASSON COUTTS, UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR Early Recovery Plan 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Early Recovery Plan was prepared under the leadership of the Union of Comoros’ Directorate- General of Civil Security (DGSC) and the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office. Special thanks are extended to Jan Sand Sorensen, Senior Recovery Advisor, UNDP/BCPR (Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery), and Mathieu Léonard, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, OCHA. Document preparation was led by Col Ismael Mogne Daho, Director of the DGSC, and his staff on the Comoran Government side, with support from Anliyat Mze Ahmed Abdallah, Toihir Mlaihili and Mohamed Djouneid on the UN side. Many long hours were spent putting this document together based on team efforts by various sectoral groups. Strategies developed in the document would not have been completed without consulting post-disaster assessment reports from the UNDAC team, World Bank delegation, Comoros Red Crescent Movement, NGOs, government agencies and local communities. Many thanks are also extended to all UN Agencies and staff that provided technical support, especially Ignacio Leon-Garcia, Noroarisoa Rakotomalala, Narciso Rosa-Berlanga, Alois Ndambuki and Yolanda Cowan - all from the OCHA Regional Office for Southern Africa - and the UNDP/BCPR. The Early Recovery Plan team also thanks the various international and national donors who contributed to the emergency phase and whose continued support is requested for this Early Recovery Plan. The team is also grateful to the Government of South Africa which has accepted to host a donor roundtable in Pretoria on 05 September 2012. Lastly, many others, who are not mentioned here, have contributed to the development of the present Early Recovery Plan. 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