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In addition, fishing was reported to be a coping strategy mainly for women and young adults during the floods, providing additional food and cash temporarily during the time of the flooding. Dependency on food relief was reported to be the main coping strategy, with the affected population expecting to receive food assistance to cope with the food shortages. Considering food assistance as a coping strategy is a sign of high vulnerability and dependency on external actors. Immediate Response The Government had responded to the food insecurity situation caused by the floods distributing emergency food assistance through two different government bodies, the Emergency Management Coordination Office (FEMCO) and the Directorate of Disaster Risk Management (DDRM) office. Both Government bodies have distributed food assistance targeting urban population reallocated in temporary camps, population isolated by the floods in rural areas and rural population affected by recurrent shocks. Data on number of beneficiaries that have received food assistance or locations that have been covered by the food distribution are not available, so calculations on “assistance needs” already covered are not possible. The Flood Emergency Management Coordination Office distributed relief food from 9 March to 30 April consisting of in kind donations received from a diversity of donors in Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena and Oshikoto Regions. Preliminary figures compiled by FEMCO, quantified a total of 86,263 people in need of food relief as a consequence to the floods in the four targeted regions. Table 93: Government estimation on people in need of food relief Item Oshana Omusati Ohangwena Oshikoto Total Percentage Total population 186,755 261,656 276,099 191,625 916,135 100 Number of farmers with grain basket / Mahangu stock 555 695 1,656 763 3,669 0.40 destroyed Number of farmers with crop fields totally destroyed 3,437 4,392 5,671 7,496 20,996 2.29 Number of people in critical need of food relief 20,229 30,009 22,544 13,481 86,263 9.42 Source: Flood Emergency Management Coordination Office (FEMCO) A food basket consisting of several food commodities was planned to assist the affected population calculated on the basis of average number of household members. Food commodity Ration Table 94: FEMCO Relief Food Basket Scale Household 1 member Household 2-4 members Household 5-7 members Household more than 8 members Maize meal 10 Kg 2 3 3 3 Cooking oil 750 Ml 1 2 2 2 Tinned beef 300 Grams 4 6 6 6 Tinned fish 400 Grams 4 6 6 6 Beans 420 Grams 4 6 6 6 Soup 1 Sachet 2 4 4 4 Sugar 1 Kg 2 3 3 3 Salt 500 grams 1 1 1 1 Source: Flood Emergency Management Coordination Office (FEMCO) Note – The ration of dried fish is 12 cans per household per month. 123
The total amount of food commodities distributed by FEMCO is shown in Table 95. Table 95: Total food distribution by FEMCO Food commodity number unit Total units Maize meal 10 Kg 4,875 Maize meal 5 Kg 456 Cooking oil 20 Litres 70 Cooking oil 500 Ml 863 Cooking oil 750 Ml 473 Cooking oil 1 Litre 435 Cooking oil 375 Ml 13,230 Salt 1 Package 400 Sugar 2 Kg 351 Sugar 1 Kg 1,250 T/beans 1 Tin 2,136 T/fish 1 Tin 2,046 Maize meal 2.5 Kg 1,063 Rice 2 Kg 520 Bread 1 Piece 200 Biscuits 1 Package 600 Nutritional powder 1 Tin 160 Source: Flood Emergency Management Coordination Office (FEMCO) According to the data provided by FEMCO, the distribution of the 5,013 bags of 10 kg maize meal available for food relief would have benefited approximately 2,551 households that would have received a ration of 2 bags (20 kilos) for 2 months. The figure of 2,551 households represents approximately 12 percent of the population in need of food assistance quantified by FEMCO, a total of 86,263 people. The Directorate of Disaster Risk Management at office of the Prime Minister has responded to the floods and the food needs providing assistance with an extension of the “Drought Food Relief Scheme”, also referred to as the now renamed as “Comprehensive Food Distribution Scheme”. This scheme was planned to last until March 2009 assisting a total of 523,000 people (26 %) of the Namibian population considered to be food insecure from August 2008 to April 2009 (Directorate Emergency Management Register for food insecure people, 2008). Assistance was provided in the regions of Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Kavango, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwen, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto and Otjozondjupa and had an estimated cost of N$280 million. The planned food ration is presented in the Table below. Table 96: DDRM Drought Food Relief Scheme planned food ration Food commodity unit Ration Dried fish tin of 425 grams 12 per month Maize meal bag of 12.5 kg 2 per month Maize grain bag of 25 kg 1 per month Vegetable oil bottle of 750 ml 2 per month Source: DDRM. 124 Namibia POST-DISASTER NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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POST-DISASTER NEEDS ASSESSMENT FLOO
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Foreword In March of 2009, torrenti
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Table of Contents Foreword ii Ackno
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Table 51 Indication of losses incur
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List of Abbreviations AIDS Acquired
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Executive Summary In March 2009, fl
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The recommendations for recovery an
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Strengthened Community Awareness Co
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1.1 The 2009 Floods Omusati Oshana
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In addition, the President called u
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prolonged dry spells and droughts),
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2.1 Methodology In the aftermath of
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Figure 10: Distribution of damage (
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The average value of damage in the
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3.1 Sector Impacts: Infrastructure
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Rail and Air Transport There was no
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3.2 3.2.1 Sector Impacts: Productiv
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worst, some in Oshikoto, Kavango an
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Private sector reconstruction using
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Needs The needs of the environment
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4.1 Macro-economic Impact This sect
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HIV/AIDS The floods caused consider
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5.1 Introduction The most likely sc
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Box: 2: Early Recovery: Guiding pri
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6.5 The way forward The medium and
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7.1 Situation during the Disaster T
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7.3 On-going interventions While th
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Annex 1 Water Supply and Sanitation
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access. It was observed that if the
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water. Similarly, access roads from
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Table 44: Roads proposed for improv
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Annex 3 Energy Pre-disaster Situati
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Table 50: Losses incurred due to 20
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