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KAZAKHSTAN: FLOODS DREF operation n° MDRKZ003 - Final Report

Pays
Kazakhstan
Sources
IFRC
Date de publication

GLIDE n=B0 FL-2010-000051-KAZ

16 September 2010

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation's disaster response system and increases the ability of national societies to respond to disasters.

Summary: CHF 134,552 (USD 134,167 or EUR 103,270) was allocated from the International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 19 March 2010 to support the Kazakhstan Red Crescent in delivering assistance to 3,000 beneficiaries affected by the floods and to replenish emergency stocks.

Heavy rains compounded by intensive snow melting caused flooding in several districts of Almaty region (south of Kazakhstan) at the end of February and the beginning of March 2010, directly affecting over 15,500 people and forcing approximately 10,900 people to leave their houses and be accommodated in temporary shelters.

Within the framework of the DREF operation the Kazakhstan Red Crescent provided food and hygiene items to about 3,000 most vulnerable people among the affected population and carried out hygiene promotion to reduce the risk of water-related diseases during the emergency phase targeting one of the most affected districts. The National Society also replenished the branch and central emergency stocks.

As a result of collecting an additional amount at the local level and using its own emergency stock, the Kazakhstan Red Crescent was able to extend the assistance to the 8,640 most vulnerable people (2,064 families) in 5 districts of the Almaty region.

This operation was implemented over three months and completed by 19 June 2010.

The assistance rendered helped to improve living and sanitary conditions in shelters and the disasteraffected households and contributed to the reduction of social and economic tension in the affected region.

The Red Crescent Society faced some difficulties with procurement of food on site when targeting the affected population because people continued to move between temporary shelters in the disaster area and in the regional centre.

The beneficiary satisfaction survey demonstrated that a more careful approach should be taken to planning and selection of beneficiaries. The varying needs and capabilities of different beneficiary groups (like extended families and people with special needs) should be taken into account.

The Netherlands Red Cross through its Silent Emergency Fund contributed CHF 57,282 to the DREF in replenishing the allocation made for this operation. The major donors to the DREF are the Irish, Italian, Netherlands and Norwegian governments and ECHO. Details of all donors can be found on:

http://www.ifrc.org/what/disasters/responding/drs/tools/dref/donors.asp