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Reported date

Full title of the project:

FAO El Niño Response Plan – El Niño early warning and preparedness 2015/16

Target areas:

Somalia

Recipient:

Donor:

Contribution:

USD 2 958 153

10/09/2015-31/03/2016

Project code:

OSRO/SOM/509/UK

Objective:

To strengthen the ability of affected households to prepare for, respond to and recover from possible flood events.

Key partners:

Federal and regional line ministries, NGOs, livestock professional associations.

Beneficiaries reached:

Communities vulnerable to or affected by El Niño-induced floods or drought.

Activities implemented:

Developed an SMS alert system for early warning, disseminating over 9 000 SMS flood alerts and 4 000 SMS cyclone alerts during the project period.
Produced and disseminated 32 regular bulletins (rainfall forecasts, flood alerts, etc.).
Trained 19 staff from line ministries and the National Disaster Management Agency in disaster risk reduction (DRR).
Engaged riverine communities in a rapid assessment of community-based early warning for livestock vector control and management and raised awareness among 46 000 people about Rift Valley fever and appropriate response.
Mapping of river breakages enabled the repair of 24 breakages, protecting crops from floods.
Protected grains and seeds from floods through an awareness campaign that reached 11 000 households and providing 145 000 polypropylene storage bags and 29 100 sheets of waterproof tarpaulin to 9 700 households to build elevated storage platforms.
Provided emergency livelihood packages through a voucher system to 1 450 El Niño-affected household in Baidoa District – each package contained 15 kg of sorghum seeds, 10 kg of cowpea seeds and 150 kg of DAP fertilizer.
Supported 1 000 households through cash-for-work to rehabilitate critical infrastructure, providing a total of USD 241 152.
Purchased veterinary drugs for livestock in drought-affected areas of Puntland and Somaliland.

Impact:

DRR trainees formed a disaster working group, which informed government, humanitarian and development agencies of flooding, enabling them to plan and respond.
RVF awareness campaign enabled vulnerable communities to protect livestock assets.
Repairs to river breakages contributed to the 43 percent reduction in flooding of agricultural land, potentially saving crops with a value up to USD 6.7 million.
Storage kits expected to protect almost 7 275 tonnes of grains/seeds, with a market value of USD 2 million, helping to improve the food security of some 53 800 people.
Recipients of emergency livelihood packages were expected to produce 1 595 tonnes of cereal, sufficient to feed 11 800 people for 12 months.
Cash-for-work participants rehabilitated 3 water catchments, 4 contour bonds and 115 salt pans, providing an additional 378 903 m3 of water storage, facilitating water harvesting and providing an alternative source of income through the sale of salt.
Pre-positioned veterinary drugs will be used to treat 1.5 million animals.