RAPID FLOOD IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT March 2007 VAC ZAMBIA Vulnerability Assessment Committee BY THE ZAMBIA VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE (ZVAC) LUSAKA Table of Contents Acknowledgements...........................................................................................................................4 Acronyms .........................................................................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................................................................6 1.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................8 1.1. Background .......................................................................................................................8 1.2 Overall Objective ..............................................................................................................8 1.2.1. Specific ...........................................................................................................................8 1.3. Background on the Progression of the 2006/07 Rain Season..............................................8 1.4. Limitations to the Assessment ...........................................................................................9 2.0 METHODOLOGY................................................................................................................9 3.0 FINDINGS.......................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Health ................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Impact on Water and Sanitation............................................................................................. 10 3.4 Impact on Education.............................................................................................................. 10 3.5 Impact on Infrastructure and Transport.................................................................................. 10 3.6 Impact on Agriculture ........................................................................................................... 10 4.0 EFFECTS OF THE FLOODS ON DIFFERENT SECTORS ..................................................... 11 4.1. Health, Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................... 11 4.1.1 Prevalence of some common diseases............................................................................. 11 4.1.2 Water and Sanitation ...................................................................................................... 12 4.2 Education sector .............................................................................................................. 12 4.3 Human Settlement and Shelter......................................................................................... 13 4.4 Infrastructure and transport.................................................................................................... 13 4.4.1 Roads, Bridges, Education and Health ..................................................................... 14 4.5 Agriculture and Commercial Activities............................................................................ 15 4.6 Food Access................................................................................................................... 16 5.0 CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................. 18 5.1 Health, Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................... 18 5.2. Education ........................................................................................................................ 18 5.3 Infrastructure................................................................................................................... 18 5.4 Agriculture and Commercial Activities............................................................................ 18 5.5 Food Access.................................................................................................................... 18 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................................... 19 6.1 Health, Water and Sanitation ........................................................................................... 19 6.2. Education ........................................................................................................................ 19 6.3 Infrastructure................................................................................................................... 19 6.4 Agriculture and Commercial Activities............................................................................ 20 6.5 Food Access.................................................................................................................... 20 7.0 ANNEXES.......................................................................................................................... 22 Annex 1: Table of Areas Visited / Teams Composition/ Editorial Team.................................... 22 Annex 2: Sample of Assessment Tools...................................................................................... 23 Annex 3: Rainfall Maps .......................................................................................................... 24 Annex 4: Overview of District Status ...................................................................................... 25 Annex 5: Affected Sectors Ranking......................................................................................... 27 2 Annex 6: Health, Water and Sanitation Analysis Table............................................................ 28 Annex 7: Education Sector Analysis Table.............................................................................. 29 Annex 8: Flood Impact on Agricultural and Commercial Activities......................................... 30 Annex 9: Human Settlement and shelter Sector Data Analysis Sheet....................................... 31 Annex 10: List of Damaged Roads and Bridges of Strategic Importance ................................... 32 Annex 11: Food Access Analysis Table.................................................................................... 34 Annex 12: Food Needs Table .................................................................................................. 35 Annex 13: Table showing Population in the affected wards of the assessed districts................. 37 Annex 14 Table of Assistance provided to Flood Victims so far.............................................. 41 Annex 15: District Map Showing Impact of Floods in Zambia ................................................. 42 Annex 16: District maps showing sector specific impact .......................................................... 43 Annex 19: Flood Impact on Livestock and Needs Analysis ...................................................... 51 Annex 20: Needs Analysis of the Education Sector .................................................................. 52 Annex 21: Needs Analysis for Water and Sanitation ................................................................ 53 Annex 22: Maps showing affected wards in the assessed Districts............................................ 61 3 Acknowledgements The Zambia Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZVAC) wishes to thank the following for participating in the Rapid Assessment: • Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU),Office of the Vice President • National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) • World Food Programme (WFP) • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) • Zambia Relief and Development Foundation (ZRDF) • Lutheran World Federation (LWF) • Catholic Relief Services (CRS) • Natural Resources Development College (NRDC) • Lusaka District Health Management Team (LUDHMT) • Ministry of Home Affairs, Commission for Refugees • Central Statistical Office (CSO) • Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) • Ministry of Local Government and Housing (MLGH) • Programme Against Malnutrition (PAM) • Department of Water Affairs • National Aids Council (NAC) • USAID • CARE • FEWSNET • United Nations Children and Emergency Fund (UNICEF) • NAPS The Committee also wishes to thank all institutions that financially and logistically supported the exercise, DDMCs and the communities where the assessments were conducted. 4 Acronyms CBPP Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia CRS Catholic Relief Services CSO Central Statistic Office DDMC District Disaster Management Committee DMMU Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit DWA Department of Water Affairs FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FSP Food Security Pack IMCI Integrated Management of Common Childhood Illnesses ITN Insecticide Treated Net LDHMT Lusaka District Health Management Team LWF Lutheran World Federation MACO Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives MET Meteorological Department MOE Ministry of Education NAC National AIDS Council NAPS National Association for the Prevention of Starvation NFNC National Food and Nutrition Commission NRDC Natural Resources Development College MT Metric Tons PAM Program Against Malnutrition SanPlat Sanitation Platform UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund USAID United