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SUBJECT: USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
Humanitarian Update (CORRECTED COPY TO NAIROBI 01875)
REF: NAIROBI 01875
Summary
ΒΆ1. Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in
a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen
years of armed conflict that has destroyed public
infrastructure and basic services, and stressed
the population?s coping strategies. The majority
of the 2.1 million drought-affected people
resides in southern Somalia, where two successive
failed rainy seasons resulted in the depletion of
water and pasture, near crop failure, increased
livestock mortality, and irregular population
migration. Malnutrition is increasing, as are
opportunistic illnesses, such as diarrhea,
respiratory infections, measles, and polio.
Resource-based tensions have flared as
pastoralists and farmers vie for scarce water.
Thankfully, the rains have arrived, providing a
slight reprieve to the affected population;
however, continued rains are required for the
population to fully recover. USAID Office of
U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA)
partners are working diligently to provide
emergency assistance in the challenging
environment. Humanitarian assistance will be
required until the end of 2006 and USAID/OFDA is
preparing to expand operations in the most
affected areas. End summary.
Malnutrition Rising
While food insecurity is chronic throughout
southern Somalia, malnutrition rates and
admissions to feeding programs have risen in
recent months.
In Gedo Region, the USAID-supported Food Security
Analysis Unit (FSAU) Nutrition Surveillance Unit
conducted a 30 by 30 cluster nutrition survey in
late March, in collaboration with non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) and U.N.
agencies operating in the region. The findings
reveal global acute malnutrition (GAM) of 23.8
percent and severe acute malnutrition of 3.7
percent, indicating a critical nutrition
situation for nearly one quarter of the children
under five. According to FSAU, the current GAM
rate is higher than the estimated long-term
average of 20 percent in the region. Therapeutic
feeding centers (TFCs) supported by the Gedo
Health Consortium also report increased
admissions in recent months.
In Bay Region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Switzerland conducted a similar nutrition survey
in Qansaxdhere District in January, revealing GAM
and SAM rates of 19.4 percent and 1.8 percent,
respectively. FSAU sentinel site data from other
districts in Bay Region indicate consistently
high malnutrition, between 10 and 20 percent,
among children under five. FSAU reports that
food distributions by USAID partners CARE and the
U.N. World Food Program (WFP) have improved food
consumption and increased dietary diversity
throughout Bay, raising hopes for improved
nutrition in coming weeks.
In Bakool Region, FSAU, Action Contre la Faim
(ACF), and the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF)
conducted nutritional surveys in Wajid District
in January, reporting GAM and SAM rates of 14.7
percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. Also in
January, International Medical Corps (IMC),
UNICEF, and FSAU carried out assessments outside
of Wajid District that indicate 15.9 percent GAM
and 1.4 percent SAM rates. The malnutrition
levels are consistent with results from the last
formal survey conducted in Bakool in 2002,
indicating chronic malnutrition.
Between January and March, however, USAID/OFDA
partners report that admissions to TFCs and
supplementary feeding centers (SFCs) have risen
in Bakool Region due to in-migration of
malnourished children from other regions and
increased morbidity among the population. FSAU
sentinel sites in Bakool report fluctuating
nutrition trends in April with pockets of
improvement thanks to in-migration of livestock
and increase of milk consumption following the
rains. Other sites, however, are experiencing a
decrease in milk availability as pastoralists and
livestock return to Ethiopia.
In Juba Valley Region, FSAU sentinel site
surveillance reveals that approximately 15
percent of riverine commumnities present signs of
malnutrition. The figure is slightly better than
in neighboring Gedo, Bay, and Bakool regions.
FSAU attributes the lower rates in Juba Valley to
higher consumption and sale of mangos that were
in season, sale of vegetables and food to in-
migrating pastoralists, access to milk from these
pastoralists, and improved availability of
cereals thanks to the recessional harvest of late
2005 and food distributions by WFP. MSF Holland
reports that TFC admissions in Juba Valley are
consistent with seasonal fluctuations.
In response to increasing reports of malnutrition
in southern Somalia, UNICEF is opening 18 new
supplementary feeding programs (SFPs) in Bay,
Bakool, and Middle Juba regions in partnership
with international and local NGOs. ACF, MSF
Belgium, and IMC are also implementing five new
TFCs in Bakool. According to the U.N. Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),
28 SFPs and 7 TFCs will be operational in
southern Somalia by May.
Drought Affecting Health
Malnourished and drought-weakened communities are
increasingly susceptible to opportunistic
illnesses. U.N. World Health Organization (WHO)
health surveillance data reveals increasing cases
of diarrhea, malaria, and respiratory infections
in recent months. In March, USAID-supported
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)
traveled to Gedo Region and reported that 45
people had died as a direct consequence of the
drought; due to malnutrition, lack of water, or
water-borne diseases. Ten people had died after
drinking water from shallow wells in two villages
in El Wak District. Gedo residents, concerned
about contaminated water, rely solely on water
trucking for their water.
Polio resurfaced in Somalia for the first time
since 2002. WHO confirmed 202 wild polio cases
since July 2005, of which 19 cases were
identified in 2006. Early cases appeared in
Mogadishu; however, the most recent cases were
confirmed in drought-affected Gedo, Lower
Shabelle, Bay, and Lower Juba regions. In
response, UNICEF, WHO, and partner NGOs launched
a nationwide polio immunization campaign in
March, targeting 1.4 million children. A second
round is planned for early May.
WHO also reported an increase in measles cases
treated at health facilities in recent months.
In March, UNICEF and partners embarked on a
large-scale measles vaccination campaign,
targeting 2.5 million children in central and
southern Somalia. UNICEF and partners carried
out similar campaigns in Somaliland and Puntland
earlier in 2006.
Water Remains Scarce
Access to safe water is a cross-cutting issue,
affecting livelihoods, agriculture, health, and
nutrition. Two successive failed rainy seasons
have severely depleted water sources for the
population dependent on subsistence agriculture
and pastoralism. Even in normal times, the U.N.
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA) estimates that only 30 percent of
the population in Somalia has access to safe
water. FEWS NET reports that current expenditure
on water, and other non-food items, counts for 80
to 90 percent of poor and middle income
households expenditure, up from 30 to 40 percent
in normal years.
From April 15 to 20, USAID/OFDA partner Adventist
Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) carried out
a needs assessment in Dinsor District, Bay
Region. Communities visited site water as their
most critical need. ADRA reports that only three
to four liter of water are available per person
per day, which is far less than the 15 liters
recommended by international humanitarian
standards. Most villages reported that drinking
water sources are between 8 to 20 kilometers away
and that many women were forced to walk this
distance on a daily basis for water. U.N.
agencies report similar conditions throughout
drought-affected districts.
U.N. agencies, the International Committee of the
Red Cross (ICRC), and international and local
NGOs are carrying out a wide variety of emergency
water interventions in southern Somalia.
Projects include water catchment and dam
desilting, well chlorination, enhancements of
hand dug and shallow wells, rehabilitation of
boreholes, repair and construction of latrines,
construction of new well and boreholes, and water
trucking.
USAID/OFDA has partnered with UNICEF to carry out
emergency water interventions in affected
communities throughout Somalia. USAID/OFDA
partners ACF, World Concern, and ADRA are
rehabilitating existing water catchments and
wells and digging new wells in Bakool and Middle
Juba regions. USAID/OFDA is currently reviewing
proposals for additional interventions in Gedo,
Bay, and Lower Juba regions.
Depleted Livestock, Agriculture, and Livelihoods
Limited access to potable water remains critical
and household food security is stressed. Scarce
water and pasture resulted in irregular
population movements during the dry season, as
people and livestock migrated in search of water.
USAID/OFDA partners reported increased presence
of pastoralists and livestock in agricultural,
riverine areas, resulting in increased tension
and resource-based conflict among the two
communities.
USAID/OFDA partners note that cattle deaths were
above normal levels for the dry season. While
exact figures are difficult to ascertain,
estimates are as high as 80 percent mortality
among cattle and 50 percent among goats and sheep
in parts of Gedo and Lower Juba regions.
Simultaneously, livestock prices dropped and
cereal prices escalated. According to FEWS NET,
in Gedo Region a cow in good condition sells for
less than half the normal price for this time of
year; down to 70 U.S. dollars (USD) from USD 150.
To mitigate the effects of high livestock
mortality and low prices, destocking programs
were initiated. Since January, the International
Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) has destocked
approximately 30,000 animals in the most affected
regions. The U.N. Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) is targeting an additional
5,000 animals for destocking in Gedo, Juba
Valley, and Bakool regions.
USAID/OFDA partner World Concern, operational in
Juba riverine areas, reports that agro-
pastoralists and agriculturalists are preparing
farms for planting; however, a critical shortage
of seed is hampering efforts. Due to the limited
availability and high prices of cereals during
the dry period, farmers consumed much of their
seed stock.
To help prepare farmers for the current planting
season, World Vision and FAO plan to provide
seeds to vulnerable farmers in Qansaxdhere
District in Bay Region and Jilib, Buale, and
Sakow districts in Middle Juba Region. ACF and
ICRC are also distributing seeds provided by FAO
in Bakool Region. In total, ICRC and FAO will
target an estimated 45,000 households for seeds
and planting materials, in addition to the
smaller-scale endeavors of local and
international NGOs.
Rains Begin
The long rains arrived in full force in April in
parts southern and northwest Somalia, bringing
slight relief to the drought-affected population.
According to FEWS NET, good rains fell in the
southern regions of Gedo, Lower and Middle Juba,
and parts of Lower Shabelle, Bay, and Bakool
regions.
FEWS NET reports that rainfall was 60 to 100
percent above normal between March 1 and April 20
throughout much of southern Somalia. Heavy rains
fell during the first ten days (dekad) of April,
with cumulative rainfall levels reaching up to
100 mm in some parts of Gedo, Middle and Lower
Juba, and Bay regions. However, rains are poorly
distributed with some districts reporting only
scant showers. According to FEWS NET, during the
last week of April, rainfall levels varied in
southern Somalia from below 10 mm in some areas
to over 150 mm in others.
Localized flash floods occurred along the Juba
and Shabelle rivers as a result of the heavy
rainfall, dry soil, poor drainage, and bursting
riverbanks. FEWS NET and the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) are monitoring for riverine floods,
especially as the Juba and Shabelle rivers
receive continued runoff from the Ethiopia
highlands.
USAID/OFDA patners report that scattered rains
are replenishing water sources and pastoralists
are returning to traditional grazing lands away
from the congested riverine areas, reducing
competition for resources there. Vegetation and
browse conditions are slowly improving in heavy
rainfall areas; however, continued rain is needed
for full regeneration of pasture. While some
pastoralists are beginning to return to grazing
areas, many are still gathered at major water
points in Bakool and Bay regions where USAID/OFDA
partners IMC, World Vision, and ADRA report
pockets of below normal rainfall.
According to World Vision, in the agricultural
districts of Tieglow, Huddor, El Barde, many
farmers dry planted in anticipation of coming
rains, but risk losing the seeds if sufficient
rain does not materialize. USAID/OFDA partners
indicate that rains tapered off significantly in
late April, allowing farmers to plant and crops
to germinate. Consistent rains in May will be
essential to secure a good harvest.
Conclusions and Recommendations
Although the long rainy season is generally off
to a good start, it is still too early to
determine the overall performance of the season.
Distressed populations and weakened livestock
will continue to be vulnerable during the rainy
season, which presents additional health and
livelihood risks. According to FEWS NET, at
least two consecutive, good rainy seasons are
needed for any significant livestock
reproduction.
The humanitarian situation and response in
southern Somalia requires close monitoring,
particularly due to the constantly changing
security environment. USAID will continue to
monitor humanitarian conditions and plan
interventions accordingly.
If the long rains are below normal, increased
numbers of vulnerable populations will face a
humanitarian catastrophe with famine conditions
likely emerging within the next few months.
However, even if rains are good, continued
emergency assistance will be required until the
end of 2006 due to the severely depleted
livelihood assets in the drought-affected
regions.
Food assistance will be vital throughout the year
to prevent a further increases in malnutrition.
USAID Food for Peace should continue efforts to
import food through all available ports,
regardless of insecurity.
Aside from food assistance, USAID/OFDA, through
partner UNICEF, is addressing emergent water,
health, and nutrition needs throughout drought
prone regions. USAID/OFDA will continue to
support ACF, ADRA, World Concern, and IMC to
implement water and sanitation, health and
nutrition, and livelihood support programs in
Bakool and Middle Juba regions. USAID/OFDA
should negotiate with current and potential
partners to scale up programs in the most
affected districts of Gedo, Juba Valley, and Bay
regions.
In addition to support for water, health, and
nutrition, livelihood support programs are
critical at this time. Cash for work, cash
grants, and livestock support programs will help
pastoralist and agricultural communities cope
with the multiple shocks incurred by the drought.
USAID should promote these interventions among
current and potential partners in southern
Somalia.
BELLAMY