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traditional leaders so that alternative land in the highlands is found for the displaced households. • There is need to provide temporal shelter (tents) to 409 completely displaced households currently staying in schools, churches and/or other community buildings. Furthermore an additional 171 tents are required in Mazabuka, Namwala and Kazungula due to overcrowding. • Sensitizations on the need for the communities to build permanent houses with durable materials should continue to be undertaken by the Government and its co-operating partners through the local and/or traditional leadership. 4.1.3 Roads/Bridges/Culverts/Canals Most of the visited districts are still accessible by road, though with difficulty in some areas such as Namwala, Lukulu, Itezhi-tezhi, Mambwe, Lundazi, Chinsali, Milenge, Chadiza, Chavuma and Zambezi where potholes and gullies have formed on the roads. It is worth noting that Namwala, Lukulu, Chadiza and Mambwe districts are only accessible with a 4 x 4 vehicle. Most feeder roads from the district centres to the affected wards are flooded and are only partially accessible. Bridges and culverts on the feeder roads within the affected wards have either collapsed or are submerged rendering them unusable. This has left the communities in these places cut off from the rest of the districts and reduced the supplies of goods and services to these areas. The areas that have been cut off include; the west banks of Chavuma, Zambezi and Lukulu which are currently not accessible. This is due to the fact that the pontoon operations on these routes have been suspended as a result of high water levels and fast current. Other areas that have become inaccessible are Itebe ward in Mazabuka, Moobola in Namwala, Chingombe ward in Mkushi (in the valley), Magoba area in Kafue, Kavalamanja in Luangwa and Munyembe in Zambezi. In some of the districts such as Mumbwa, Namwala and Lukulu the canals were reported be blocked by silt and weeds. 14
Recommendation • The Road Development Agency should conduct a technical assessment of the damaged roads, bridges and culverts of economic importance, and develop an action plan for the repair works to these structures. • There is need to undertake immediate repair of bridges, culverts and roads that have been adversely affected by floods to enhance accessibility in the affected areas. • There is need to clear canals in some of the districts such as Mumbwa (1), Namwala (1) and Lukulu (2). 4.2 Water and Sanitation About 80% of the visited districts reported poor quality of drinking water. This was attributed to poor water sources such as unprotected shallow wells and/or rivers/streams which were highly susceptible to faecal contamination as a result of flooding. It was also evident that most of the people in the visited districts used unprotected shallow wells and rivers/streams as their main sources of drinking water. Boreholes were ranked third in terms of major sources of drinking water especially in the rural areas. It was only Mkushi, Mambwe, Gwembe, and Luangwa where the main sources of drinking water for majority of the people were boreholes. The unprotected shallow wells and rivers/streams were generally located within the vicinity of most households (less than 500 Km) while the boreholes were located within a radius of 1 km from the homesteads at strategic and central points such as schools and health centres. Only 50% of the populations in the affected districts have access to safe drinking water. The majority of the population (70%) have no sanitary facilities; while 29% use traditional pit latrines and 1% have access to flush toilets. The risk of water contamination with faecal matter is high as a result of overflowing and/or collapsed pit latrines. It is also worth noting that at the time of the assessment, no major outbreak of water borne diseases was reported. Risk of water contamination with chemical matter was low in most of the districts, however there 15
Page 1 and 2: VAC ZAMBIA Vulnerability Assessment
Page 3 and 4: Acknowledgement The Zambia Vulnerab
Page 5 and 6: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 2007/0
Page 7 and 8: It is important to state that while
Page 9 and 10: • To determine the impact of floo
Page 11 and 12: Similar to the situation that preva
Page 13: 4.0 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 4.1 In
Page 17 and 18: still functional in the districts a
Page 19 and 20: from the schools that are not acces
Page 21 and 22: • In order to determine the full
Page 23 and 24: Type D3.1 Habitations D3.2 Communit
Page 25 and 26: F1.7 Staff offices F.3 EMEGENCY SCH
Page 27 and 28: G.11 COPING STRATEGIES/LOCAL INTERV
Page 29 and 30: 5.3.2 Food Needs for Non Displaced
Page 31 and 32: 5.4 Shelter/Habitation Needs Table
Page 33 and 34: Luapula Province Milenge Lusaka Pro
Page 35 and 36: 5.6 Water and Sanitation Needs Tabl
Page 37 and 38: 5.7. Education Needs Table DISTRICT
Page 39 and 40: Copperbelt Province Kitwe Ndola 500
Page 41 and 42: Brufen 10 x 1,000 Septrin 50 x 1,00
Page 43 and 44: Milenge Chavuma Zambezi Kabompo Muf
Page 45 and 46: Petauke Chongwe Kafue Lusaka Chadiz
Page 47 and 48: Siavonga Sinazongwe Lukulu Sesheke
Page 49 and 50: Monze Namwala Siavonga Sinazongwe L
Page 51 and 52: 6.5. Table Showing Flood Affected P
Page 53 and 54: Chongwe Shikabeta 1,806 632 Bunda B
Page 55 and 56: Siavonga Simaamba 3,457 968 Nanyang
Page 57 and 58: 6.6.2. Teams for Second 13 district
Page 59 and 60: Map Showing Worst Affected Wards In
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