SECRETARIAT - 150 route de Ferney, P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland - TEL: +41 22 791 6033 - FAX: +41 22 791 6506 www.actalliance.org Appeal Madagascar Response to cyclone “Giovanna” & tropical storm “Irina” – MDG121 Appeal Target: US$ 115,262 Balance Requested: US$ 705 Geneva, 11 June 2012 Dear Colleagues, On 14 February cyclone ‘Giovanna’ with winds of 185km/hr, a diameter of 1,000km and a displacement speed of 19km/hr hit the east coast of Madagascar between Tamatave and Vatomandry, about 350 kilometres east of the capital Antananarivo, traversing through the central Analamanga, Itasy and out from Menabe region on the western part of the country. The cyclone severely affected regions of Brickaville, Vatomandry and Moramanga. Other districts were affected to a lesser extent. The National Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) reported that Giovanna caused the death of 35 people while 284 were injured. On 26 February another cyclone ‘Irina’ hit the north eastern part of Madagascar. Severe tropical storm Irina and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) left 77 people dead and 15 others injured as reported by BNGRC. Between 20 and 22 February, ACT members SAF/FJKM and DKH, visited the affected areas of Mahanoro, Vatomandry, Brickaville and Moramanga. A UN led detailed assessment in the agriculture sector was completed in April on which the needs in this full appeal are based on. The goal of this ACT emergency response is to improve food security in the areas affected through food assistance for remote communities in Vatomandry district. For the crisis phase (March – May) the intervention focussed on food assistance providing rations of 250 grams of rice and 50 grams of beans per person/day for a period of 20 days. The second phase of the intervention will focus on training communities in improved agricultural techniques, distribution of short cycle varieties of rice seed, reopening of irrigation canals in three MDG121 – Cyclone Giovanna & TS Irina, Madagascar 2 communes through food for work and cash for work systems, and repairing of feeder roads in the three targeted communes through food for work and cash for work interventions. Project Start/Completion Date: 01 March 2012/31 August 2012 Reporting schedule: Reports due ACT Secretariat Interim narrative & financial N/A Final narrative & financial 31 October 2012 Audit 30 November 2012 Summary of Appeal Target, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested (US$): Appeal Target US$ 115,262.20 Less: Pledges & Contr Recd US$ 114,557.38 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance US$ 704.82 Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts: US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A Euro Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSWCHZH80A Please also inform Jean-Daniel Birmele, Director of Finance ACT Alliance ([email protected]) and Gorden Simango of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers. We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation. For further information please contact: ACT Senior Regional Programme Office for Southern Africa and Development, Gorden Simango (phone +41 22 791 6319 or mobile phone +41 79 857 5334 or ACT Deputy General Secretary, Rebecca Larson (phone +41 22 791 6069 or mobile phone +41 79 376 1711) Rebecca Larson Deputy General Secretary & Director of Programmes ACT Alliance MDG121 – Cyclone Giovanna & TS Irina, Madagascar 3 I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION SAF/FJKM is a department set up by the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM) to carry out development and humanitarian aid work. The department has its own legal status of a nongovernmental organisation and its own internal regulations. SAF/FJKM operates at national level and has its headquarters in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar. It has thirty-seven years of experience in humanitarian aid and rural development activities in Madagascar. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION On 14 February cyclone ‘Giovanna’ with winds of 185km/hr, a diameter of 1,000km and a displacement speed of 19km/hr hit the east coast of Madagascar between Tamatave and Vatomandry, about 350 kilometres east of the capital Antananarivo, traversing through the central Analamanga, Itasy and out from Menabe region on the western part of the country. The cyclone severely affected regions of Brickaville, Vatomandry and Moramanga. Some districts were affected to a lesser extent. The National Disaster Risk Management Office (BNGRC) reported that Giovanna caused the death of 35 people while 284 were injured. Local coping mechanisms and resilience to shocks of communities had been instrumental to the return of affected people back to their homes ten days after the passing of cyclone Giovanna. On 26 February another cyclone ‘Irina’ made a landfall in the north eastern part of Madagascar. Severe tropical storm Irina and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) left 77 people dead and 15 others injured as reported by BNGRC. Life saving emergency activities were carried out in most of the affected areas by government and non- government organisations. The need to conduct an in-depth assessment in the affected areas was quickly instituted. The following is an extract of the needs assessment report: The specific purpose of the in-depth assessment was to: - Understand the magnitude of the damages on agricultural activities and the means of production as well as their possible effects on food security and livelihood; - Identify the communes/areas that were most affected where intervention priorities should be focused; - Provide necessary information for decision making concerning rehabilitation and re- launching of agricultural activities, especially inter-season rice cultivation. - Produce a report reflecting, the magnitude of disaster in each area of intervention by sector (agriculture, food security and livelihoods). This information would be useful when considering targeting of beneficiaries and prioritizing areas of intervention. MDG121 – Cyclone Giovanna & TS Irina, Madagascar 4 Data collection The data collection period was from the 27th of February to the 6th of April 2012. Like all surveys jointly conducted by the SAMS cluster, participants in conducting the survey were entirely from the members/partners. For this survey, the following organizations participated: FAO, WFP, CARE, CRS, ADRA, LOL, Interaide, CARITAS, WHH, DAKONIA, BDEM, CARITAS, SAF FJKM with the support of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe-ACT Alliance, BNGRC, ONN and MINAGRI. Description of damages on agriculture Four categories of agriculture products were considered during this evaluation viz, the annual cash crops, secondary food crops, sustainable staple products and plants for harvest. In the seven regions affected including Vatomandry in the east, main food crops are: rice, cassava, maize and sweet potatoes. The proportion of households that plant them differ from region to region. The magnitude of disasters on the major food crops cultivated within the surveyed areas, mentioned above are summed up in the following table: Agriculture type Alaotra South East East SAVA SOFIA Va/karatra VV7V Rice for 1st 50%-74% >75% >75% 25%-49% 25%-49% <10% 50%-74% season : Rice for 2nd season 25%-49% 50%-74% >75% 0 0 0 50%-74% Rice on high land 25%-49% 25%-49% >75% 0 10%-24% 25%-49% 25%-49% Cassava >75% >75% >75% 25%-49% 25%-49% 25%-49% 50%-74% Maize 50%-74% 25%-49% >75% <10% 0 0 50%-74% Sweet potatoes 10%-24% <10% >75% 0 0 25%-49% <10% Coffee 0 10%-24% >75% 0 0 0 10%-24% Cloves 0 10%-24% <10% 0 0 0 10%-24% Pepper 0 >75% >75% 0 0 0 >75% Bread fruit 0 >75% >75% 0 0 0 >75% Jack fruit 0 NC >75% 0 0 0 <10% Banana >75% 25%-49% >75% 50%-74% 50%-74% 0 50%-74% Damage to rice for first season More than 75% of the households plant rice for the first season in the eight surveyed districts of Farafangana, Vangaindrano, Ifanadiana, Mampikony, Midongy atsimo, Moramanga, Vatomandry, and Vohipeno. Damages to rice in these districts range between 49 and 74%. Damage to rice fields on high land During the passage of the cyclone and tropical storm, the upland rice field crops were at the stage of expansion and ripening. The loss was more than half as wind caused the formed grain to drop. Damage to cassava plants Apart from the first season rice, cassava is the second staple food in the areas affected. Due to strong winds, the cassava plants were uprooted or prematurely broken. Damage to maize The proportion of households that plant maize on high land is more than 50%. The number gradually decreases near the east coast where households plant tubers. Damage to sweet potatoes The population complained of loss of seeds. MDG121 – Cyclone Giovanna & TS Irina, Madagascar 5 Damage to cash crops The cyclone and tropical storm coincided with the period before the ripening of cash crops. The majority of the fruits were prematurely blown off and many of the fruit trees were uprooted. It takes three years for the renewal of these trees. The districts of Toamasina II, Brickaville, Mahanoro, Moramanga and Vatomandry then Antsirabe II are the most affected. Damage to wild fruit trees The fruits ripen during the lean season. Fruits provide food during the hunger season for some time. The fruits are included in the food system of the population if we refer to seasonal calendar in each region. Jack fruit, bread fruit and bananas fall in this category. More than 75% of the trees in the districts affected by Giovanna were shaken off and their fruit damaged.