December report

10/30/2017

IMO Consultancy Monthly Report Somali Region WASH Cluster Information Management Consultant Monthly Report for the of December, 2017

Mowlid Akil Aden Email: -sanitationambasador@gmail.com Phone: +251915752811 Regional IMO

Introduction Somali region is currently recovering from the both AWD outbreak and the drought situation when compared with previous months. The incidence of the AWD has declined in most of the AWD outbreak affected woredas.

Currently, Sitti, Fafan, Shabeele and Qorahay zones are those zones reporting AWD cases, which is declining as well. The water trucking has declined also since the month of November to last December. Most of the water trucking for the conflict and drought IDPs in are supported by RWB and OXFAM respectively. The majority of the conflict IDPs supported by RWB water trucking which is not enough for the number IDPs in Erer, Fafan, Siti and Afdheer zones are. The water trucking for the drought IDPs will stopped on December31th, assessment of the situation will be conducted.

According to the recent draft DTM8 report and report from the SSP teams for Lagahida and Salahad woredas, there are 320 drought, conflict, flood and flood and conflict combined IDP sites with estimated 129,777 HHs in Somali region.

Based on the information obtained from 2017 Dayr assessment report, the performance of the recent Deyr rains was assessed as generally below normal in timeliness, duration, intensity and geographical coverage. Whilst some kebeles in the northern and south-western parts of Somali Region received rains, especially the eastern and southeastern parts experience already now at the end of the rainy season renewed water shortages. The short duration of the rainfall period is not expected to have impacted greatly on groundwater and surface water recharge. The assessment showed that birkads and hand dug wells in some parts of Somali Region are already stressed.

The assessment found that 72/99 (73 per cent) of Woredas and a totals of 440 kebeles have been classified as “severely affected� with a total of 1,074,754 persons (21.1 per cent of the total Somali Region population) affected. This implies that water trucking will be needed for at least the coming 4 months from Dec 2017 to March 2018. Based on the population in need and the trucking distances this would require a fleet of 130 water tankers across the region.

As of the last week of November, there are 132403individuals in 63 location in 17 woredas which are getting water trucking. This is indicating 10. 5% reduction when we compare with the situation of the water trucking of the month of November which was 147,966 indivituals in 23 woreda2

To address these issues, The WASH Cluster in Somali region has been implementing different emergency response, which includes distribution of WASH NFIs, water trucking to severely affected woredas, distribution, water quality monitoring on water sources to the households in order to minimize the impact of the drought/Conflict IDPs and AWD affected woredas.

There are five zonal chlorine monitors for better coordination, zonal and Woreda response capacity building, water point functionality updating and quicker information sharing and management for drought and AWD response.

The regional WaSH cluster supports field operations with tools, guidance and capacity building to coordinate and manage the WASH response effectively. The mission of the WASH Cluster is to provide water, sanitation and hygiene promotion assistance to affected populations through improved coordination.

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A. Supporting Regional Cluster Coordination In Somali, there is bi weekly regional cluster meetings. In the month of October, there were two regional WaSH cluster meetings that were conducted in this month of November-15th, and 29th of this months. The key issues that these meetings were discussed were resource mobilization, IDPs WASH need and current Response, AWD response situation updating, drought response (water trucking and WASH in nutrition centers, WASH intervention mapping among the IPs and building of the WASH cluster capacity to respond to WASH needs in the region.

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focusing the impact of the recent water shortage and AWD outbreaks in different woredas of the region. I also play an important guiding role in coordinating the WaSH intervention by indication who is where and what is

being done to avoid duplication of efforts. I prepare 4W matrix from sub regional to guide the cluster for action and decision for future intervention in the region on issues related to WASH interventions and the water trucking monitoring in the region. I also present key highlights of the WaSH sector efforts in the region particularly issues related to water trucking on biweekly basses for cluster members. On top of this, I also play a facilitation role on the delivery of the WASH NFIs to the drought, conflict affected IDPs, and AWD affected woredas in the region.

I have facilitated and played an important role in preparing WASH distribution plans for the IDPs. I have collaborated with WASH cluster coordinator for the facilitation of the transportation of the WASH supplies to the affected community by the drought and conflicts.

B. Monitoring and Reporting I am working with the regional WASH cluster members mainly RWB, RHB, REdB and the other WaSH IPs as WaSH cluster IMO. Currently, there are 17 woredas which are receiving water trucking implemented by the regional water bureau/RWB, OWDA, OXFAM,LWF and SCI. There are currently 63 water trucking receiving location of which 19 of the are IDPs, 35 of are community, 8 schools and five healtrh facility water trucking in the region

Over view of Regional Emergency Situation (Drought and AWD Outbreak), Response and Gaps Currently 17 woredas are getting water trucking when compared to the previous month, which was 23 woredas.

RWB and UNICEF are maintaining the water source functionality throughout the region. For this month, RWB rehabilitated 19 BHs for 18 woredas. The rehabilitation of the 15 BHs have been completed while rehabilitation of 4 BHs is ongoing. UNICEF has distributed 7,142,406 water treatment products and 9,620 jericans and buckets for 37 woreda in the region. rehabilitated one BH. The details of rehabilitation is available in the 4W matrix.

Majority of the water trucking beneficiaries are IPDs (drought induced IPDs) in Doollo, Faafan Qoraxay, Jarar, Erer Afdheer and Siti zones.

Currently both the government, UNICEF and RWB with collaboration with other WASH partners such as OWDA NRC and SCI had been providing WASH supplies to the both conflict and drought IDPs in different zones of Somali region. UNICEF has provided WASH supplies to the bureaus and partners who (in consultation with UNICEF FO) discuss on prioritization areas. The construction of 60 the communal latrines for the drought IDPs in the Doollo and Korahay for 7 IDPs have completed. This construction was implemented by OWDA, which has PCA with UNICEF. RHB is conducting the latrine construction for 23 communal latrines for the IDPs in Jarar Afdheer zones.

Regional Sanitation micro planning was one of the huge activities that we have been conducting in the region for the month of December. So far, 80 woredas 11 in the region have completed the data collection. The regional sanitation micro planning was conducted on 29-30th of December at Nogob hotel, Jigjiga.

Some of the activities that have been conducted in this month are:  Compilation of the 4W matrix is one of the key assignment of my task as an IMO.  In this month, 4W matrix for both of the UNICEF supported and Government funded activities as well as the of the water trucking have been compiled in the standard matrix.  Ongoing woreda and site level water trucking matrix was compiled and updated.

C. Major Achievements.  Timely Preparation of the 4W matrix.  Preparation of the water trucking infographics and presentations, regional 4W and actively participation of the WaSH cluster meetings conducted in the month of November.  Supporting of the WASH cluster coordinator on WASH response- conflict and AWD and other WASH cluster activities  Conducting preparation and implementation of the conflict IDPs rapid WASH supplies distribution plan

 Collection and compilation of the regional sanitation micro planning data from woredas in the region.  Facilitation of the conducting the regional sanitation and hygiene micro planning validation workshop

D. Challenges  Acute water scarcity for the recent conflict IDPs particularly, Baabili, Lasalhad, Lagahida, Moyaale, Macayso, Qubi and Tuliguled woredas Shortage of WASH supplies particularly for the conflict IDPs.  Water trucking for some sites has stopped although the rain situation is below normal due to the lack of funds. This is critical particularly for IDPs such as Quluji IDPS..  Delay in report sharing-4W and water trucking by some of the WASH partners

E. Conclusions  WASH supplies and water trucking for the should be delivered to recent conflict IDPs particularly Quluji, Moyaale,Salahad, Lagahida and Qubi IDPs  Recourse mapping for the delivery of WASH interventions by the WASH cluster to the drought and conflict affected areas of the regions is  Fund for water trucking should be advocated for all the conflict IDPs.