Multi-Sectoral Rapid Flood Impact Assessment - WFP Remote ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the 2007/08 rain season, most districts of the southern province did not only
experience early onset of rains but experienced high intensity as well. From the
month of November 2007 to January 2008, the pattern of the rainfall increased in
coverage to provinces such as Northwestern, Western, Eastern, Central and
Northern.
The excessive rainfall resulted in floods in a number of districts in the country. The
floods have affected a total number of 274,800 people (45,799.96 households)
causing extensive damage to a number of sectors namely; human settlement and
shelter, infrastructure, water and sanitation, health and nutrition, education and
agriculture and food security. Need therefore arose to carry out rapid assessment in
various districts in order to ascertain the scale of the problem and recommend the
necessary interventions. Subsequently ZVAC constituted twelve (12) multi-sectoral
teams to carry out rapid assessment in thirty two (32) districts (8 th February -18 th
February 2008) in all the nine (9) provinces.
The approaches used were mainly participatory focusing on key informant interviews,
community discussions and intelligent observations.
The main findings of the assessment (sector by sector) are reflected in the table
below:
SECTOR MAJOR FINDINGS KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
Short Term
Medium/Long term
Human
settlement and
shelter
Infrastructure
5,851 habitations collapsed
1,693 households displaced
58 Schools damaged
Sanitation facilities at the
damaged schools have
collapsed and/or flooded
Provision of 580
tents to completely
displaced
households.
RDA to conduct
technical
assessment on
damaged roads,
bridges and culverts.
Permanent integration of the
displaced people within the
communities in the highlands.
Repair of damaged roads,
bridges and culverts.
Water
Sanitation
and
80% of districts assessed
had poor quality of drinking
water.
50% of population in
Provision of chlorine
to the affected
communities.
Disinfection of wells,
MLGH and DWA to scale up
sinking of boreholes.
MLGH and MOH to conduct
public awareness and
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