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Preliminary Appeal
Pakistan
Flood Rehabilitation to Flood-Affected in Sindh PAK122 (Follow-on appeal to PAK111)
Appeal Target: US$ 648,494
Geneva, 5 July 2012
Pakistan is still facing an emergency situation following the devastating floods of 2010 and 2011. Sindh was the most affected province where monsoon rains overwhelmed 22 out of 23 districts. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the rains affected over 10 million people, more than half of whom were women, in Sindh alone. Particularly worrying due to Pakistan’s dire financial situation is the fact that standing crops on 10 million acres of land (out of the total 14.2 million acres of fertile land in Sindh Province) were totally devastated.[1] Furthermore, the loss to local animal life was substantial, with approximately 0.1 million head of cattle reportedly perished in the floods.
The total population reached by the ACT Pakistan forum by 29 February 2012 amounted to approximately 10,824 households who received food, non-food items, winter kits, access to mobile medical camps and village cleaning kits. It was also able to distribute shelter kits to 2,195 households. With the limited funding received, not only for the ACT appeal but for local and international NGOs in Pakistan, to assist the most vulnerable affected following the floods in 2011, the majority of the affected population have still not recovered from the emergency.
With the uncharacteristically hot summer and the threat of the upcoming monsoon season, it is imperative that immediate early recovery assistance be provided to save lives. With the approaching monsoon season, the humanitarian community is developing contingency plans based on current gaps in the recovery process, vulnerabilities of communities, and the need to help communities become better prepared for disasters.
Based on needs assessments, the current needs are centred on food security, WASH, health and protection. As such, the ACT Pakistan forum members (Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan - CWS-P/A, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe – DKH, ICCO and Kerk in Actie, Christian Aid - CA and Norwegian Church Aid – NCA) are planning to respond along these lines. Church World Service (CWS-P/A), whose emergency phase (in PAK111) was completed on 29 Feb 2012, is currently the only ACT Pakistan forum member in this follow-on appeal, focusing on livelihood/food security activities for affected families in Badin district. NCA is currently carrying out WASH and livelihood activities (cash for work) under PAK111.
