Rapid Needs Assesment Report Flood-Affected and Displaced People in East Shewa zone, Oromia region October 2020 Page 1 of 11 OCHA, Future Generation / Child Fund, IRC, Zonal DRMO (East Shewa) List of Tables Table 1: Overall IDP displaced due to the flood ........................................................................................... 5 Table 2: Visited woredas and IDP sites ........................................................................................................ 5 Table 3: Food projection for next two month for flood affected and displaced peoples .............................. 6 Table 4: Number of people affected and WASH items required .................................................................. 7 Table 5: Number of houses damaged by flood ............................................................................................. 8 KEY HIGHLIGHTS ➢ Flood and recent locust ➢ Totally 7,765 HH or and people were in need infestation, are the main 32,533 peoples (17,122 of urgent support. disasters affected East M & 15,411 F) have ➢ Supplementary food is Shewa Zone been affected and urgently and highly displaced from their needed for the affected ➢ The cause of the flood original places from 20 and displaced children was due to overflow of kebeles of seven and Lactating and Awash and Mojo rivers, woredas and one town pregnant women and lake Besaka and administration affected ➢ Limited access to basic lake Dambal caused by by the flood and in need services including heavy rainfall which of multi sector limited food distribution was received both in the humanitarian response. has exposed IDP affected areas and other communities to areas in the high lands ➢ The flood over-ran increased vulnerability. 8795.5 hectare of ➢ The government in ➢ The flood affected fifty farmland and directly collaboration with (53) kebeles in seven (7) affected 12,780 HH or humanitarian actors woredas and one town 76,680 individuals need to mobilize administration of east ➢ 4167 houses have been resources to ensure Shewa zone in which a damaged / demolished regular access to basic total of 12,780 HH or by the flood from seven services 76,680 peoples have woredas and one town been displaced. Page 2 of 11 KEY MESSAGES ➢ Food is the priority need in the visited Dugda and Fentale woredas. For instance, in Dugda, 33 displaced households in a spontaneous open-space site in Meki town were provided with food only once in the past four months since their displacement. ➢ Urgent support in supplementary food for children, pregnant and lactating women is highly needed. WFP have been providing support at Fentale woreda but the assistance got interrupted. ➢ Urgent scholastic materials for school children are required, at time to resume school classes. ➢ School feeding programme to retain students’ attendance is required, as the families are already affected by the flood and not able to provide sufficient food to their children. ➢ Full-package emergency shelter and NFI is needed for those families that have not been assisted yet. ➢ Support on reconstruction and repair of the flood-damaged houses, especially for unassisted elders and retired people in need. In Metehara town’s sub village “Tureta Sefer”, the hosted retirees form Metehara Sugar Factory have been affected by flood on multiple occasions, including due to the overflow of Beseka lake and later by the overflow of Awash river. They have no capacity to rebuild their demolished houses and feel increasingly hopeless. ➢ Three flood-affected health posts are currently not functional to provide services to those in need. ➢ Malaria incidence and high risk of further spread of the disease is noted in some of areas of the visited woredas that are generally malaria-endemic areas. ➢ Malnutrition incidence is increasing and require immediate intervention. For instance, Fentale woreda has reported 200 cases of SAM and 1,438 of MAM. ➢ IDP in spontaneous and collective sites have no access to safe water and sanitation facilities, which compels them to practice open defecation at further risk of their and community’s health. ➢ Livelihood support is needed, including the provision of credit and savings facilities and distribution of seed for short season crops. ➢ Resource mobilization is required to ensure regular access to basic services in IDP sites, as limited access to basic services and especially food distribution (regular and supplementary) exposes flood- affected and displaced people to increased vulnerability. ➢ The response should prioritize the most vulnerable people, including, among others, children, women, elderly people and persons with disabilities. Page 3 of 11 1 INTRODUCTION Heavy and prolonged kiremt rainfall led to flooding and landslide incidents in Afar, Oromia, Gambella, SNNP, Somali and Amhara regions in June and September 2020, with close to 1,017,854 people affected by the floods, including also 292,863 people displaced across Somali, Oromia, Afar and SNNP regions and Dire Dawa city council as of the first week of September. According to the Oromia regional authorities, the worst instance of flood affected 447,565 people, including also the 46,038 displaced.1 The floods were caused by the overflow of Awash and Mojo rivers and Beseka and Damballa lakes, resulting in a large-scale displacement of people across East Shewa zone, Oromia region. According to the zonal Disaster and Risk Management Office (DRMO), some 76,680 people (12,780 households) from 53 kebeles of seven woredas and one town administration have been affected by the flood. Of the total affected, 32,533 people (17,122 male and 15,411 female; 7,765 households) have been displaced from their homes in 20 kebeles of seven woredas and one town administration. The flood-displaced people have settled in congested school- or otherwise hosted collective centers, open- space spontaneous sites and with host communities (neighbors and relatives). As it is currently time to re- open schools, the IDPs settled in schools should leave the premises and return back to their original place to temporary shelters using plastic sheets like those with Metehara IDPs and in settlement sites in Dugda woreda. 2 METHODOLOGY 2.1 Data/information sourcing ➢ Discussion with woreda sectorial offices (Water, Education, DRM, Health and Women, Children, and Youth Affairs Offices). ➢ Site visit and physical observation at selected kebeles and the flood-induced IDP/ sites. ➢ Key informant interviews with affected communities and IDPs. ➢ Secondary data was collected from zonal authorities and related stakeholders. 2.2 Assessment team The team was composed of UN, NGO, zonal and woreda authorities’ representatives as follows: S/N Name Organization E-mail Mobile Remark 1 Menberu Tequame UN- OCHA [email protected] 0911860774 Team Leader 2 Lemma Demissie Zonal DRMO [email protected] 0913642099 Member 3 Assefa Gudeta Zonal DRMO [email protected] 0911070590 Member 4 Samuel Terfa FC/Child Fund [email protected] 0911899397 Member 5 Ashenafi Shibiru IRC [email protected] 0900139882 Member 2.3 Limitations ➢ Lack of comprehensive data at woreda level to clearly quantify the gaps. 1 Joint Government-Humanitarian Partners Response Plan, NDRMC, September 2020. Page 4 of 11 ➢ In some cases, conflicting information on affected and displaced peoples at woreda and zonal level. ➢ Time constraints to undertake site visits in additional woredas and kebeles. Table 1: Overall IDPs displaced due to flood, per woredas (source Zonal DRM office) # of # of people affected and displaced S/N Woreda kebeles Households Individuals affected Male Female Total Male Female Total 1 Liban Chiquala 2 200 41 241 743 712 1,455 2 Bora 3 300 75 375 1,500 450 1,950 3 Fentale 5 669 250 919 3,012 2,502 5,514 4 Metehara town 1 1,892 1,155 3,047 6,170 6,200 12,370 Bosset, Bole 6 1 1,516 684 2,200 2,188 2,812 5,000 town 7 Adama 3 195 84 279 899 628 1,527 8 Dugda 5 563 141 704 2,610 2,107 4,717 Total 20 5,335 2,430 7,765 17,122 15,411 32,533 Table 2: Visited woredas and IDP sites S/No Woreda IDP sites visited Date Remark 1 Fentale Unable to see sites due to security reasons. 2 Metehara town Haro Adi 15/10/2020 administration 3 Dugda Walda Mekdela 16/10/2020 4 Dugda Meki town 16/10/2020 3 FINDINGS 3.1 Food The Government of Ethiopia (GoE), including also the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and regional Oromia DRMC, as well as humanitarian actors and private entities provided limited assistance to the displaced people in need. Although limited and irregular, food support is ongoing in some areas of the visited woredas. The food assistance has been sporadically delayed and has not (always) included intended beneficiaries. For instance, IDPs in Dugda woreda, settled at a spontaneous site in Meki town, complained that food distribution was conducted only once in the past four months, not addressing all beneficiaries as well as that the type of food distributed was not uniform (some got wheat flour and others got maize). IDPs also complain that the amount of food support provided was not enough for a month, though it was distributed per standard food basket set by the government. All visited woredas reported that they were running out of stock. The zonal DRMO has projected the amount of food support needed for the next two months by the type of food items for all affected and displaced by the flood (see below table). However, there is significant shortage or unavailability of supplementary food for children under five (CU5) and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). Page 5 of 11 Food has so far been provided by various actors: RIRA, ERCS, NDRMC, ODRMC, East Shewa zone administration, University of Gondar, Adama town council and HPR, Religious institutions such as orthodox church, Meserete kiristos church, Full Gospel church, Kale Hiwot church, private organization or investors such as Luna trading, and Ethio flora. Table 3: Food projection for next two month for flood affected and displaced peoples Price # of Maize Price est.