Pakistan Flood Assessment as of Sept 01.2010

Multi-Cluster Rapid Assessment Multi-Cluster Rapid Assessment Mechanism (McRAM) Mechanism (McRAM)

Floods in Pakistan 2010 Floods in Pakistan 2010

Assessment Working Group of the Inter-Assessment Working Group of the Inter-Cluster Coordination GroupCluster Coordination Group

Preliminary Results Preliminary Results September 1September 1

Purposes:Purposes:Assess the humanitarian needs of people Assess the humanitarian needs of people living in flood affected areasliving in flood affected areas

Identify vulnerabilities and capacities Identify vulnerabilities and capacities through a joint, credible, comprehensive through a joint, credible, comprehensive assessment in a time frame appropriate to assessment in a time frame appropriate to the emergency contextthe emergency context

Provide clusters with information that Provide clusters with information that contributes to setting programmatic and contributes to setting programmatic and funding prioritiesfunding priorities

Sample DescriptionSample DescriptionHousehold questionnairesProvince Villages/

LocationsMin Done %

doneAnalysed

1 Sept%

analysed

Gilgit 20 200 100 50% 100 100%KPK 120 1,200 815 68% 182 22 %

Punjab 120 1,200 849Sindh 120 1,200 352Total 380 3,800 1,483

Community questionnairesGilgit 40 24 60%KPK 240 95 40%

Punjab 240Sindh 240Total 760

Household and Group Community SurveysHousehold and Group Community Surveys

Male and Female Interviewers Male and Female Interviewers

Household surveys in homes, collective centres, Household surveys in homes, collective centres, and sites of spontaneous displacement and sites of spontaneous displacement

Most affected areas determined by VAM and Most affected areas determined by VAM and other field assessmentsother field assessments

At villages/sites a random quota of households At villages/sites a random quota of households sampledsampled

Systematic selection of households (every Systematic selection of households (every nnth th house)house)

Methodology:Methodology:

Purposive Sample Among Most Affected Groups in 4 Purposive Sample Among Most Affected Groups in 4 ProvincesProvinces

•Planning begun August 13Planning begun August 13•4 days of data collection4 days of data collection•Partner organizations in each Partner organizations in each provinceprovince•48% interviewers female48% interviewers female•Half of all interviews reported hereHalf of all interviews reported here

Province Partner Total Field Researchers

Monitoring & Survelience

Gilgit Baltistan

FOCUS 14 McRAM

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Creative Consultants

68 McRAM, OCHA, WFP, UNICEF

Punjab Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

60 McRAM, OCHA, UNICEF

Sindh SEWA Pak 46 McRAM, OCHA, UNICEF, WFP

Assessment Provinces

Assessment DistrictsK. P.

Water Sources InadequateWater Sources Inadequate

Protected still major source: was 71%, now 46%Protected still major source: was 71%, now 46% Unprotected now up from 9% to 29%Unprotected now up from 9% to 29% Tankers were 1%, now 9%Tankers were 1%, now 9% Biggest deterioration in SindhBiggest deterioration in Sindh

Water Storage Facilities Water Storage Facilities PoorPoor

Open storage most commonOpen storage most common Dirty containers in camps and spontaneous areasDirty containers in camps and spontaneous areas Less storage of any kind in camps and with host familiesLess storage of any kind in camps and with host families

Food Stocks Limited in Most AreasFood Stocks Limited in Most Areas

Little Difference by Residence TypeLittle Difference by Residence Type High Variation by ProvinceHigh Variation by Province Food Stocks Low Except in KPKFood Stocks Low Except in KPK

Low Access to Sanitary Low Access to Sanitary NapkinsNapkins

Widespread Need for Widespread Need for LatrinesLatrines

How Many Received Food Aid in the Last 2 How Many Received Food Aid in the Last 2 Weeks?Weeks?

More than half received food aidMore than half received food aid Fewer in Sindh, fewer with Host Fewer in Sindh, fewer with Host

familiesfamilies

Health Service Fees Vary by Health Service Fees Vary by SiteSite

DistanceDistance to Health Facility Varies by to Health Facility Varies by ProvinceProvince

For Recovery, Families Want $ and For Recovery, Families Want $ and MaterialsMaterials

7% reported receiving some support

Other FindingsOther Findings NGOs have a high presence but NGOs have a high presence but

only in some areasonly in some areas Many have received food but few Many have received food but few

other itemsother items Women’s privacy and NFIs deserve Women’s privacy and NFIs deserve

more attentionmore attention In all areas, people mainly want In all areas, people mainly want

finance and materials to rebuildfinance and materials to rebuild

Next StepsNext Steps Completion of data analysisCompletion of data analysis

Analysis by sub-groups and cross Analysis by sub-groups and cross tabulations of some key variables (your tabulations of some key variables (your input invited)input invited)

Releasing the data so others are free to Releasing the data so others are free to do their own analysisdo their own analysis

Comparisons with relevant historic data, Comparisons with relevant historic data, where availablewhere available

Planning for future survey effortsPlanning for future survey efforts