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Cape Verde: Volcano (Fogo) - Emergency Plan of Action DREF n° MDRCV002 Preliminary Final Report

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Cabo Verde
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IFRC
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A. Situation analysis

Description of the disaster

On 23 November 2014, volcano eruptions occurred on Fogo Island in Cape Verde, causing widespread devastation. According to the Civil Protection Service, lava flows destroyed over 230 buildings, including homes and public infrastructure. It was also reported that 444.7 hectares of land were affected, including 120 hectares of agricultural fields, and livestock killed. In the Bangaeira and Portela communities, 100 per cent of buildings were destroyed as the whole communities were buried under the larva. Though the volcano did not result in any loss of lives, 1,076 people were displaced and a further 1,500 identified as needing be evacuated if lava flows reached the Cutelo Alto and Fonsaco areas. All of the people who lived in the crater of the volcano were evacuated by the National Civil Protection Service (NCP) and Military; and sought refuge either in three camps (Achada Furna, Mosteiros and Montegrande) in schools, or stayed in Monte Grande, São Felipe, Sao Miguel Island and Santa Catarina.

On 5 December 2014, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) released CHF 45,392 from the Disaster Relief & Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Cape Verde Red Cross (CVRC) respond to the needs of the affected population, with emergency relief and shelter assistance over a period of three months. On 11 December 2014, Operations Update no.1 was issued, which released an additional allocation of CHF 63,347 to Emergency Plan of Action Preliminary Final Report Cape Verde: Volcano (Fogo)

The CVRC volunteers providing First Aid assistance to the affected © CVRC meet the emerging needs in the Cutelo Alto and Fonsaco. On 13 February 2015, Operations Update no.2 was issued, which released a further additional allocation of CHF 10,330 to cover costs that were underestimated at the onset of the DREF operation and the timeframe extended by one month to enable the completion of emergency relief and shelter distributions which were delayed due to the late arrival of non-food items (NFIs) in the country (refer “Logistics” section for a comprehensive explanation of these issues). On 20 March 2015, the timeframe was extended by an additional month to enable the completion of an operational review/lessons learned exercise, which was identified as a priority given the challenges experienced in the implementation of the DREF operation, specifically in regards to logistics and supply chain. Following the completion of this exercise, it was then identified that there had been unforeseen expenditures incurred for the transportation of NFIs from the IFRC Sahel office in Dakar, Senegal, to Cape Verde, which resulted in an overspend on the agreed budget for the DREF operation (by approximately CHF 5,000). In addition, NFIs that were shipped as a contingency measure (in the event that there would be evacuation of 1,500 people should lava flows reached Cutelo Alto and Fonsaco) were not required as this situation did not materialise. On 6 May 2015, the timeframe of the DREF operation was again extended by additional one month in order to enable the reconciliation of unforeseen expenditures incurred for the transportation of NFIs from the IFRC Sahel regional representation to Cape Verde; and discussions to be had on the use of NFIs that were had not been used.

This DREF has been replenished by DG ECHO and the Spanish Red Cross/Government AECID. The major donors and partners of the DREF include the Red Cross Societies and governments of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the USA, as well as DG ECHO, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) the Medtronic and Zurich Foundations and other corporate and private donors. The IFRC, on behalf of the Red Cross of Cape Verde would like to extend many thanks to all partners for their generous contributions.

Please note that this Preliminary Report is issued in advance of the Final Report, which is expected to be issued by the end of January 2015; and will include a Finance Report, and explanation on the decision made on the use of NFIs that were not used.