Ketansa information meeting 29 sept 2009

Ketsana information meetingMARD, 6th October 2009

Ketsana : general overviewHitting Philippines first:

time to react163 casualties –

170,000 people evacuated

Some US$785 million in damages

14 provinces affected: widespread damage

Multisectoral impactGoV quick action and

leadership Information available

and being timely shared

Government of Viet Nam responseLong experience and capacity in dealing with

disastersCentral Committee for Flood and Storm Control

(CCFSC) leadership and clear guidance to provincesDepartment of Dyke Management, Flood and Storm

Control (DDMFSC) securing dykes and key infrastructure

Disaster Management Centre (DMC) gathering information and updating the website regularly

People’s Aid Coordination Committee (PACCOM) strong support to NGOs operating in affected areas

Main affected sectors: short termWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to

prevent disease outbreaksHealth: ensure health centres are functioning

and providing sufficient servicesFood security: ensure that the gap until next

harvest is adequately addressedShelter: houses washed away and/or unroofed

WASH and Health clusters have been activated

Main affected sectors: long termLivelihoods, with main focus in agriculture and

fisheries, but including small and medium enterprises (handicraft, shops, etc.)

Education, with hardware (schools and classrooms) and “software” (notebooks, uniforms, etc).

Early Recovery, application of development principles to humanitarian/post disaster settings.

Three cluster will be possibly activated

ChallengesAnother typhoon (Parma) is threatening Viet NamFurther rain can worsen the situationAccess to isolated areas should be prioritizedDamages, losses and needs: what is the gap (if any)?Impact in historical sites (Hue, Hoi An and others)Build Back Better, learning from the pastDifferent victims – different needs: ethnic minorities

priorities and gender sensitive approachCoordination of international support to boost

national efforts

Joint Rapid AssessmentsDisaster Management Working Group (DMWG)

with GoV, NGOs and UN6 teams to 6 provincesStrong support from PACCOMObjective: validate information available, identify

needs and mainstream gender and other cross cutting issues

Full reports will be available soon