Position Paper on Drought Response - OCHANet

There is water but all people cannot afford There is no waterUnderstand the livelihoods of the affected communitiesUnderstand the local/ traditional coping mechanisms and coping capacitiesIdentify past effective interventions and livelihood resilience building/ mitigation bestpracticesDevelop seasonal timeline to plan interventionsFormulate a coordinated approach to the impending disasterCreate a forum for the exchange of inter-agency and cross border response trackingTarget beneficiariesGreatest impact expected marginal cropping areasThe very poor constitute around 30% of the local population and this should be the targetCriteria for appropriate intervention measuresBased on specific trigger factorsRely on measurable parameters (water, crops, livestock, markets and HH status)Linked to local/ traditional drought coping mechanismsEfficient, effective and replicableWASH CLUSTERWater trucking has been extensively utilized to meet the water needs of displaced anddrought-affected populations in Somalia. This situation is not new particularly during times ofsevere water shortage. In such times the trucking of water has been a traditional copingmechanism for many Somalia communities, however, recurring droughts, hyper-inflation,5