Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le 2016 Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le i CONTENTS List of fi gures .............................................................................................................. iv List of tables ............................................................................................................... iv Acronyms.....................................................................................................................v Acknowledgment ........................................................................................................ vi Executive summary ................................................................................................... vii Defi nition of terms....................................................................................................... ix Introduction ..................................................................................................................1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................1 Methodology ................................................................................................................1 Overview of the District................................................................................................5 Location .......................................................................................................................5 Terrain..........................................................................................................................5 Administration Units.....................................................................................................5 Historical Background..................................................................................................5 Population and demographics .....................................................................................6 Livelihood ....................................................................................................................8 Hazards .......................................................................................................................9 Risks ..........................................................................................................................14 Environmental Degradation .......................................................................................14 Flood..........................................................................................................................16 Heavy Storms ............................................................................................................17 Crop Pest and Diseases ............................................................................................18 Internal/Land Confl ict.................................................................................................19 Bushfi re .....................................................................................................................20 Prolonged Dry Spell...................................................................................................21 Animal Vectors and Diseases ....................................................................................22 Human Epidemics .....................................................................................................23 Invasive Weed Species .............................................................................................24 Vermin and Wild Animals ...........................................................................................25 Rock falls ...................................................................................................................26 Vulnerability ...............................................................................................................29 Conclusion .................................................................................................................31 Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le iii List of Figures Figure 1 Environmental Degradation Risk Map .........................................................14 Figure 2 Flood Risk Map ...........................................................................................16 Figure 3 Heavy Storms Risk Map ..............................................................................17 Figure 4 Crop pest and diseases Risk Map...............................................................18 Figure 5 Internal/Land Confl ict Risk Map ..................................................................19 Figure 6 Bush Fire Risk Map .....................................................................................20 Figure 7 Pro-longed dry spell Risk Map ....................................................................21 Figure 8 Animal Vector and Disease Risk Map .........................................................22 Figure 9 Human Epidemic Risk Map .........................................................................23 Figure 10 Invasive Weed Species Risk Map .............................................................24 Figure 11 Vermin and Wild Animals Risk Map ...........................................................25 Figure 12 Rock falls Risk Map ...................................................................................26 Figure 13 Risk Vulnerability Map ...............................................................................29 List of Tables Table 1: Vulnerability classifi cation scheme ................................................................4 Table 2: Administrative units in Pader District..............................................................5 Table 3: Projected 2012 Population of Pader District by Sub-county ..........................6 Table 4: Pader District main Livelihoods, by Sub-county and Town Council ...............8 Table 5: Hazards in Pader District ...............................................................................9 Table 6: Summary of Hazards by Sub County...........................................................12 Table 7: Hazard Risk Assessment by Sub-county .....................................................13 Table 8: Risk and vulnerability assessment ...............................................................27 Table 9: Hazard status and rank ................................................................................28 iv Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le Acronyms ALREP Agricultural Livelihood and Recovery Programme BBW Banana Bacterial Wilt BW Bacterial Wilt CBPP Bovine Contagious Pleuropneumonia CBSD Cassava Brown Streak Disease DDMC District Disaster Management Committee DRM Disaster Risk Management FMD Foot and Mouth Disease GIS Geographical Information System GoU Government of Uganda GPS Global Positioning System HC Health Centre HCII Health Centre Two HCIII Health Centre Three HCIV Health Centre Four IDPCs Internally Displaced Peoples Camps LRA Lord’s Resistance Army NAADs National Agricultural Advisory Services NCD New Castle Disease NUSAF Northern Uganda Social Action Fund S/C Sub County T/C Town Council UNDP United Nations Development Programme UPDF Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force UTM Universal Transverse Mercator Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le v Acknowledgment On behalf of Offi ce of the Prime Minister, I wish to express my sincere appreciation to all of the key stakeholders who provided their valuable inputs and support to this Multi-Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability mapping exercise that led to the production of comprehensive district Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability (HRV) profi les. I extend my sincere thanks to the Department of Relief Disaster Preparedness and Management, under the leadership of the Commissioner, Mr. Martin Owor, for the oversight and management of the entire exercise. The HRV assessment team was led by Ms. Ahimbisibwe Catherine, Senior Disaster Preparedness Offi cer supported by Kirungi Raymond - Disaster Preparedness Offi cer and the team of consultants (GIS/DRR specialists); Dr. Bernard Barasa, and Mr. Nsiimire Peter, who provided technical support. Our gratitude goes to UNDP for providing funds to support the Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Mapping. The team comprised of Mr. Steven Goldfi nch – Disaster Risk Management Advisor, Mr. Gilbert Anguyo - Disaster Risk Reduction Analyst, and Mr. Ongom Alfred-Early Warning system Programmer. My appreciation also goes to Pader District Team. The entire body of stakeholders who in one way or another yielded valuable ideas and time to support the completion of this exercise. Hon. Hilary O. Onek Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugee vi Pader District Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Profi le Executive Summary Pader District Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Profi le integrates scientifi c information provided by GoU agencies and hazard and vulnerability knowledge provided by communities on the District base map to contribute to a Ugandan atlas of disaster risk. It will support planning and decision-making processes to manage disaster risk in the District. The methodology provided for four phases of work: Phase I: Requirements analysis, work planning, team building, logistical arrangements Phase II: Stakeholder mapping, consultation, spatial data acquisition, secondary data assessment Phase III: Data cleaning, analysis and verifi cation Phase IV: Dissemination workshop