Niger: Floods - Jul 2015
Since late July 2015, floods caused by heavy rains have affected more than 20,000 people in the regions of Agadez, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéry, Tahoua and Zinder. Zinder was the most impacted by the disaster, with 35% of its population affected by the floods. (OCHA, 14 Aug 2015)
As of early September, the floods in seven central and southern regions have affected 52,000 people and killed 22. They left 7,450 displaced people and 5,019 buildings destroyed. (OCHA, 2 Sep 2015)
By late September, the floods have affected 87,037 people and destroyed 6,607 homes. Dosso is the worst-affected region, while the city capital Niamey is at particular risk of further flooding. (ACAPS, 22 Sep 2015)
As of 17 Sep, more than half of the affected households had received some kind of assistance. The contingency plan indicate that some 135,000 people could be affected by floods in 2015. (OCHA, 30 Sep 2015)
La résilience urbaine est un produit de la capacité des ménages à absorber le stress, à s’adapter et à transformer la marge d’action en gestion du risque. Cette note politique décrit dans ses grandes lignes une nouvelle méthodologie mise au point pour explorer divers aspects de la résilience dans des contextes urbains très pauvres où les biens économiques sont connus limités. La méthode a été développée en réponse à des demandes de Save the Children pour explorer les possibilités d’adaptation d’un outil de suivi de la sécurité alimentaire en zones rurales.
This brief outlines a new methodology developed to investigate aspects of resilience in very poor urban contexts where economic assets are universally constrained. It was developed in response to requests from Save the Children to explore options for adapting a rural food security monitoring tool, the Household Economy Approach (HEA), to urban contexts.
The new methodology was applied in Niamey, Niger to a study examining the resilience of households in areas of the city subjected to flooding every rainy season. This brief presents the method, findings, and lessons learnt.
In November and December 10 attacks in Diffa region caused the massive displacement of over 100,000 people, including preventive displacement, towards Route Nationale 1. A total of 49 civilians and 2 soldiers were killed, including a young girl and 4 adolescents.
Somalia: Flooding has affected 132,000 people and displaced an estimated 60,000 as low-lying areas of Mogadishu have now been inundated, as well as areas of Middle Shabelle and Lower Juba. Main supply roads are impassable and some airstrips unusable The middle and lower reaches of the Shabelle River remain at high risk of flooding.
Yemen: 14.4 million people are now food insecure: two million more than in June and four million more than before the escalation of conflict in March. 7.6 million people are severely food insecure. Heavy fighting continues, in particular in Al Dhalee and Taizz governorates. Peace talks between Houthi and government representatives, which were expected to begin mid-November, are yet to take place.
On September 24th, attacks on villages located 40 km south-west of Diffa have caused a worsening of the security situation. 15 people have been killed - including a village chief, 4 have been injured and over 6000 fled their homes, with young people counting for over 50% of the newly displaced.
Snapshot 14–20 October 2015
Yemen: 2.3 million people are now displaced in Yemen – an increase of almost 900,000 since August. The increase is mainly explained by better data collection, but continued insecurity has also caused new displacement. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) levels are at 8.9% in Hodeidah and 3.8% in Hajjah, far exceeding the emergency threshold. Global acute malnutrition (GAM) is above the emergency threshold in Aden, Hodeidah, and Hajjah governorates.
Des productions moyennes à bonnes sont attendues en Afrique de l’Ouest/Sahel.
Poursuite de la baisse de l’indice FAO des produits alimentaires a été notée.
Dans les zones affectées par l’insécurité civile et/ou par une soudure plus longue, l’accès à l’alimentation demeure préoccupant.
Avec l’amélioration des perspectives de production, les prix des céréales sont restés stables de juillet à août.
Chad: Violence continues to fuel large-scale displacement in Lac region. Suicide attacks on 10 October killed 41 people and wounded 48 at a busy Bagasola market and a refugee camp on the town’s periphery. Over 71,000 people who have been displaced since July face urgent shelter, food, WASH and health needs.
2,5 millions de personnes déplacées par la crise dans le Bassin du Lac Tchad. Plus de 2,1 millions de PDIs recensées rien qu’au Nigéria et dans plusieurs Etats.
Elections en octobre enGuinée, en Côte d’Ivoire et en RCA. Les élections au Burkina Faso seront probablement reportées.
Diminution des infections liées au virus Ebola en Sierra Leone et en Guinée, pas de nouvelle éruption au Libéria.
Afghanistan: The humanitarian situation in Kunduz is deteriorating as fighting for control of the city continues. Aid organisations have withdrawn, after a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital was bombed in an airstrike, killing 22 and injuring 37.
Burundi: At least eight civilians were killed in Bujumbura over the weekend as political violence persists, and people continue to flee. Some 128,000 people are reliant on food assistance: in some of the areas affected by insecurity, food prices are up to 95% higher than average.
• Plus de 1 400 000 bénéficiaires de l’assistance alimentaire en août
• Des productions bonnes à moyennes de 43 pour cent et de 80 pour cent selon les hypothèses d’arrêt des pluies le 15 ou le 30 septembre
• Tendance à la baisse de l’ampleur des inondations entre 2013 et 2015.
• Le budget du SRP réduit de 5 pour cent suite à sa révision à mi-parcours
Average to good productions is expected in West Africa / Sahel.
Further decline of the FAO food index was noted during this reporting period.
In areas affected by civil insecurity and / or a longer lean period, access to food remains a concern.
With improved production prospects, cereal prices remained stable from July to August.
The agro-pastoral production prospects are globally satisfactory despite the late start of the rainy season.
El Salvador: More than 100,000 farmers are estimated to be affected by crop losses due to a prolonged dry-spell. Up to 60% of the total maize crop has been lost in the affected areas. An estimated 156,000 people are facing Crisis (IPC Phase 3) food security outcomes, mainly in eastern and western regions.
2.5 million people displaced by crisis in Lake Chad Basin. Over 2.1 million IDPs reported in Nigeria alone across several states.
Elections in October in Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and CAR. Burkina elections likely to be postponed.
Ebola infections in Sierra Leone and Guinea decline, no new outbreak in Liberia.
More than 300,000 people affected by floods in Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone
Heavy rainfall expected to provide some long-term dryness relief in Central America
Africa Weather Hazards
Significantly aboveaverage seasonal rainfall has led to saturated ground conditions in several regions of West Africa. Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue across the region during the next week, which is expected to sustain the risk of flooding.