Credit: Spiros Konstantakos, www.periplofotografi.com AFGHANISTAN Common Humanitarian Action Plan 2013 AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 Please note that appeals are revised regularly. The latest version of this document is available on http://unocha.org/cap/. Full project details, continually updated, can be viewed, downloaded and printed from http://fts.unocha.org. AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 FOREWORD As 2013 approaches, Afghanistan continues in its fourth decade of conflict, continues to be prone to a range of recurrent sudden and slow-onset natural hazards and, notwithstanding the improvements recorded over the past decade, remains rooted in the bottom decile of the global human development index. Afghanistan is entering a very challenging period that will likely be characterized by growing economic vulnerability resulting from a reduction in international assistance and the pull-out of most international forces that is expected to translate into significant economic contraction and job losses, directly impacting livelihoods and increasing humanitarian needs in the run-up to and beyond 2014. As foreign troops withdraw, and in the absence of a reconciliation agreement, most experts predict that conflict between Government and anti-government elements will intensify. Against this backdrop of insecurity and lack of economic opportunity, displacement remains a key concern moving forward. In response to this dynamic and evolving situation in Afghanistan, I am committed to mobilizing a more effective response that systematically addresses humanitarian need in a principled way. This entails improving capacity to respond to emergencies and displacement through better assessments and more effective partnerships; strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities taking into account the particular needs of women, girls, boys and men and bolstering field presence and the logistical means to sustain humanitarian action. Towards these ends, the Humanitarian Country Team has pioneered a CHAP approach for Afghanistan in 2013 based on wholly humanitarian strategic priorities arising from the ranking of provinces based on assessed humanitarian need. In parallel, the HCT is working to ensure its coordination structures are fit for purpose through the streamlining of clusters at the national level and the development of Humanitarian Provincial Teams to support better operational coordination. Humanitarian financing is currently directed towards Afghanistan through a variety of multilateral and bilateral channels, but at the time of writing the current CAP is only 45% funded. 2012 has seen an overall reduction of humanitarian financing in the order of 50%. For 2013, the Humanitarian Country Team makes a very strong plea to donors to proactively align their support around the strategic priorities and response plans outlined in the 2013 CHAP and ensure that it is fully funded. This may be achieved through the ring-fencing of funding equivalent to 10% of the Tokyo commitments. The evidence-based humanitarian programming in the CHAP prepares the ground for the application of good humanitarian donor principles. As the humanitarian donor presence in Afghanistan also continues to evolve, we will continue to review the merits of the tools at our disposal including pooled funding mechanisms. The Emergency Response Fund in Afghanistan is modest and is being restarted to ensure a better match between emergency needs and response. Afghanistan received a $10 million CERF allocation in 2012. These pooled mechanisms alone cannot ensure alignment between agreed humanitarian priorities and response. A more effective instrument is a Common Humanitarian Fund which has supported more strategic and effective response in countries such as Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. By pooling funds to Afghanistan, donors could give practical expression to their support for the transformative agenda which seeks to strengthen country level leadership and coordination, including by managing funds and directing them to Afghans in greatest need. Having arrived in Afghanistan at a critical juncture in November 2012, I count on your support to carry out the Common Humanitarian Action Plan in 2013. Mark Bowden Humanitarian Coordinator AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................................................................................................................... 4 1. SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Humanitarian Dashboard ..................................................................................................................... 3 Table I: 2013 Requirements per cluster ........................................................................................... 4 2. 2012 IN REVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 5 3. NEEDS ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................ 10 The security, economic and political context ..................................................................................... 10 Addressing acute humanitarian needs .............................................................................................. 13 Drivers of humanitarian need ............................................................................................................. 18 4. THE 2013 COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN ................................................................ 30 Planning scenario .............................................................................................................................. 30 Humanitarian access overview .......................................................................................................... 31 Humanitarian presence related to humanitarian needs ................................................................. 31 Significant access constraints in Afghanistan ................................................................................ 32 The humanitarian strategy and strategic objectives .......................................................................... 34 Strategic objectives and indicators for 2013 .................................................................................. 37 Cross-Cutting Issues: Environment, Gender and Resilience ............................................................ 39 Cluster response plans ...................................................................................................................... 43 Education ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Items ....................................................................................... 47 Food Security and Agriculture ........................................................................................................ 50 Health ............................................................................................................................................. 59 Multi-sector assistance to refugees ................................................................................................ 65 Nutrition .......................................................................................................................................... 69 Protection ....................................................................................................................................... 74 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ...................................................................................................... 80 Coordination (OCHA) and aviation services (UNHAS) .................................................................. 85 ANNEX I: NEEDS ASSESSMENT REFERENCE LIST ........................................................................ 88 ANNEX II: DONOR RESPONSE TO THE 2012 APPEAL .................................................................... 98 Table II: Requirements and funding per cluster .......................................................................... 98 Table III: Requirements and funding per priority level .................................................................. 99 Table IV: Requirements and funding per organisation ................................................................. 99 Table V: Total funding per donor to projects listed in the Appeal .............................................. 101 Table VI: Non-Appeal funding per IASC standard sector ........................................................... 102 Table VII: Total 2012 humanitarian funding per donor ................................................................ 103 ANNEX III: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS............................................................................... 104 ANNEX IV: MAPS ................................................................................................................................ 114 ANNEX V: ENVIRONMENT MARKER CODES .................................................................................. 115 iii AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 iv AFGHANISTAN COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN 2013 1. 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