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WSPA Disaster Assessment Needs Analysis Report Disaster Name: NORTHERN BRAZILIAN FLOODS Glide Number: FL-2009-000089-BRA Date of Report: MAY 14 2009 Map/Photo
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WSPA Disaster Assessment Needs Analysis Report
Disaster Name: NORTHERN BRAZILIAN FLOODS
Glide Number: FL-2009-000089-BRA
Date of Report: MAY 14 2009
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Project Summary
Project Title: NORTHERN BRAZILIAN FLOODS RELIEF OPERATION
Project Code: N/A
Project Type: RELIEF OPERATION
Geographical Location: BRAZILIAN NORTHEASTERN REGION
Project Dates and Duration: N/A
Key Statement
Eleven states in the North Eastern Region of Brazil (with Maranhao being the worst
affected) have been flooded since the end of March 2009 (Source: Brazilian Red Cross).
The main and most immediate concern is the loss of pastures for livestock, equines, goats
and sheep. WSPA proposes to provide emergency fodder for the surviving animals at the
counties of Batalha and Esperantina in the State of Piaui.
Financial Summary Assessment Costs $4, 065
Intervention Costs (Total) $265, 708
Total $269,773
Emergency Context Severe floods in the North and North East of Brazil forced tens of thousands of people to
evacuate from their homes and at least 29 were killed, with more than 190 towns and cities
badly affected by the floods.
For weeks, heavy rain caused extensive problems across the North East region of Brazil, an
area more often affected by drought.
Regional Civil Defence departments report that at least 62,600 people are homeless in five
North Eastern states. In the state of Piaui almost 66,000 people were affected by floods.
Many families have either lost their homes or have been forced to seek temporary shelter.
The Governor of the state of Piaui has declared an emergency in 19 towns and cities and
has requested military assistance for those stranded by flooding.
State Civil Defence official Abner Ferreira said on Saturday that meteorologists forecast at
least two more weeks of heavy downpours.
A number of important roads in the region are impassable and the army has been using
boats to help people reach their destinations.
National and International Response The relief aid from the Secretary of Civil Defence (SEDEC) consisted of 129,150 food
packages and cleaning and sanitation kits. Each food package weighs 23kg and comprises:
rice, beans, sugar, oil, powdered milk, pasta, rice and yucca flour. Also 1,4 Metric tons of
emergency goods (mattresses, blankets, pillow cases, sheets, water filters, mosquito nets and
camping tents) were sent to the affected regions.
There are no international organisations other than WSPA working on the emergency. The
Brazilian Red Cross and WSPA undertook a joint assessment of the situation and
survivability of the families and their animals.
WSPA is proposing to provide food for animals and a basic kit with medicines to the animal
owners, so they are able to cope with basic needs of their animals.
Pre-Emergency Situation People in the affected counties rely on animals and agriculture for their subsistence in a
self-sustainable economy system, characterised primarily by small backyard producers.
For figures on pre-existing numbers of animals, please see Annex A: Animal census in Piaui.
Impact and Animal Welfare Needs
Human Impact
Brasilia – National Civil Defence Secretary (SEDEC) and the National Integration Ministry
published (Friday 8 May), the following figures:
Damage caused by heavy rains affected 320 counties in the 11 states of Ceará, Maranhão,
Piauí, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Bahía, Alagoas, Amazonas, Pará, Pernambuco and
Santa Catarina.
In Piaui, low impact was reported on health issues, although 37 counties were affected by
floods and more than 300 human shelters were established in the whole state.
Animal Impact
The WSPA disaster assessment and response team (DART) visited 3 randomly selected
human shelters in every county visited (except Batalha, where displaced people were
allocated with friends or relatives).
During this assessment, the counties of Teresina (Capital city of Piaui), Campo Maior, Baixo
California, Barras, Batalha, Esperantina, Luiz Correia and Parnaiba were visited (see table
below).
Table: Animal Impact by location
Location Animal impact AW Need
Teresina No data available Owners & Officers reported no need of
aid
Campo Maior No data available Owners & Officers reported no need of
aid
Baixo California No data available Owners & Officers reported no need of
aid
Barras No data available Owners & Officers reported no need of
aid
Region State Affected
Counties
Death toll Affected people
North Eastern Ceará (CE) 72 12 235,874
North Eastern Maranhäo (MA) 68 9 181,590
North Eastern Piauí (PI) 37 - 65,695
North Eastern Rio Grande do Norte (RN) 15 - 44,808
North Eastern Parnaíba 2
North Eastern Alagoas 4
North Eastern Pernambuco 1
North Eastern Bahia (BA) 11 7 4,972
North Pará (PA) 28 -
North Amazonas (AM) 47 8 46,242
South Santa Catarina 1
TOTAL 278 44 579,181
Batalha Cattle 500
Horses 100
Mules 150
Sheep/Goat 3,000
Swine 1,500
Poultry 3,000
Dogs 250
Food & Basic Vet treatment for rotten
hooves, skin and digestive problems,
plus anti-stress vitamins.
Esperantina Cattle 1,000
Horses 300
Sheep/Goat 4,000
Swine 3,000
Poultry 10,000
Dogs 500
Cats 500
Food & Basic Vet treatment for rotten
hooves, skin and digestive problems,
plus anti-stress vitamins.
Luiz Correia No data available See Parnaiba report below
Parnaiba No data available Although officers reported animal
losses, they could not determine type
or amount of required aid.
Production animals in Batalha and Esperantina were the most badly affected; being in the
poorest counties and therefore belonging to those farmers (mainly backyard producers) least
able to cope with the situation. Furthermore, in Batalha, more than 100km2 of grazing
lands were flooded, leading to the starvation of many animals.
Animals starving in Batalha (Photo WSPA)
Sick goat due to starvation (Photo WSPA)
Companion animals, although living in the same conditions with their owners, are
not facing the same challenges as they eat the leftovers from their owners.
Dog and owner, Batalha (Photo WSPA)
Although displaced people brought pets with them to shelters, managers told the
WSPA DART that animals are fed by owners with leftovers who therefore only
requested rabies vaccinations and worming medicines for their dogs and cats; this
to be coordinated by Civil Defence and the Secretary of Agriculture’s Department of
Zoonoses.
The documented impact on animals is reported in the table below, together with
identified animal welfare needs:
Location
Numbers of
Animals Affected
Impact (losses) AW Need
Esperantina
Cattle 1,000
Horses 300 Sheep/goats 4,000
Swine 3,000
Poultry 10,000
Dogs 500
Cats 500
Total 19,300 animals
Cattle 50
Sheep/Goat 1,200 Poultry 800
Fodder and basic vet
treatment for rotten hooves,
skin and digestive problems
due to excess of water.
Batalha
Cattle 500
Horses 100
Mules 150
Sheep/goats 3,000
Swine 1,500
Poultry 3,000
Dogs 250
Total 8,500 animals
Cattle 130
Sheep/Goat 300
Poultry 1,000
Fodder and basic vet
treatment for hooves rot,
skin and digestive problems
due to excess of water.
Proposed Intervention
Intervention Need
People in the affected regions are largely poor subsistence farmers with small
holdings of livestock on which they depend for their livelihoods and for subsistence.
Animal owners are unable to cope with the lack of pasture and medical needs of
their animals without external assistance. Currently thousands of these animals are
+starving due to limited access to pastures which are either still underwater or have
been contaminated. New pastures will take a minimum of a month to restore.
Animals have been exposed to wet conditions and thus have a requirement for
medical care especially for ailments such as foot rot.
Without this proposed work, owners stand a high risk of losing their animals. Not
only will animals be exposed to unnecessary suffering but farmers will be faced with
the prospect of either replacing their animals using credit or, if they are unable to
purchase new animals, they will face a significant impact on their income. Farmers
with animals in poor / deteriorating conditions will also be forced into selling their
animals at highly reduced rates before they starve, thus selling off a sustainable
asset at a greatly reduced cost.
Increased borrowing will potentially tip many subsistence farmers into debt which
can ultimately lead to greater levels of poverty while a complete loss of animals
would likely lead to malnutrition and reduced / no income for some families.
Without assistance there are significant risks to animal welfare and individual,
family and regional food security.
Beneficiaries
The animal owner beneficiaries should be the worst affected small producers of
Batalha and Esperantina counties, as their incomes and livelihoods rely strictly on
their backyard animals.
Implementation Options A and B are detailed below:
Objectives Enabling
Activities Cost Description Cost US$ Outcome Impact
(1a) Secure provision
of fodder for starving
animals in Batalha
Provide fodder in form of
balanced dry food.
Enough dry fodder for a
month:
Cattle US$ 20,775
Sheep/goat US$ 15,580
Swine US$ 7,790
Poultry US$ 45,700
US$89,845
120 families assisted
8,000 animals assisted
Restoration of livelihood
and protection of animal
welfare
(1b) Secure provision
of fodder for starving
animals in
Esperantina
Provide fodder in form of balanced dry food.
Enough dry fodder for a
month: Cattle
Sheep/goat
Swine
Poultry
US$156,450
300 families assisted 19,300 animals assisted
Restoration of livelihood and protection of animal
welfare
(2a) Ensure 1st
vet
assistance for
affected animals in
Batalha
Provide basic vet kits for
animal owners
Basic vet kits will contain: Anti-maggot spray
Vitamins
Worming
Hooves treatment
Bug & mange treatment Disposables (syringes,
needles, cotton, alcohol)
US$4,103
120 families assisted
8,000 animals assisted
Restoration of livelihood
and protection of animal
welfare
(2b) Ensure 1st
vet
assistance for
affected animals in
Esperantina
Provide basic vet kits for
animal owners
Basic vet kits will contain:
Anti-maggot spray
Vitamins Worming
Hooves treatment
Bug & mange treatment
Disposables (syringes,
needles, cotton, alcohol)
US$10,260
300 families assisted
19,300 animals assisted
Restoration of livelihood
and protection of animal welfare
TOTAL US$260,258
Aid Schedule
Date Month Detail Movements
25th
May Food and Vet kits
Batalha City Hall
Responsible: Adao de Araujo Sousa
Phone: ++55 86 9979 1829
25th
May Food and Vet kits
Esperantina Rural Workers Union
Responsible:
Phone:
Operational Schedule
Date Month Detail Movements
18th
Intervention proposal approval Receive confirmatory email
20th
Money transfer to WSPA Staff Money wire and pickup
21st
&
22nd
Purchase of animal food and contents of basic
vet kits Purchase of goods
23rd
Preparation of vet kits Choosing and packaging
23rd
Review beneficiaries list Check & Appeal beneficiaries
24th
until
26th
Distribution of donations Delivery against list of
beneficiaries
24th
until
26th
Monitoring & Evaluation
• Daily meetings in
Esperantina & Batalha
• Prepare send SitReps to
HQ
26th
to
29th
Consolidate information
30th
Prepare post intervention report
Final review
31st
May
Send post intervention report to HQ Send documents to HQ
Operational Considerations
Coordination
The operation will be delivered as follows:
Batalha
The City Hall will be responsible for the delivery of an eventual operation and the
monitoring by the State Civil Defence Secretary. The City Hall would assign an
Operations Manager (Mr. Adao de Araujo Sousa) to check on purchases and make sure
the delivery of donations will get to the people in more need.
The veterinary supervision will be the responsibility of the official veterinarians in
both counties (2 in each county).
Human Resources
Command and Control
WSPA standard operating procedures integrated with local civil defence procedures.
Transportation
Transportation of WSPA DM Staff for monitoring purposes would be provided by
the State Civil Defence Secretary.
Transportation of goods will be provided by:
• Batalha: City Hall, Civil Defence and community
• Esperantina: City Hall, Civil Defence and Rural Workers Union
In both counties, security will be provided by the City Hall, although there is low- to
n0-risk of crime in the area.
Subsistence
WSPA staff would need to deploy and monitor that the operation, accommodation
and subsistence is secure at local hotels.
Local authorities would be involved in the provision of the aid and thus would not
require subsistence.
The local Secretary of Health will provide its facilities in case medical attention was
to be required by any WSPA staff member.
Communications
WSPA Headquarters will be emailed every morning with Situation Reports.
Communications available in the area are:
• Cell phone (where signal available)
• Internet (at City Hall)
• Sat Phone (provided by WSPA)
Audio Visuals Audiovisual materials would be taken by professionals and hired specifically.
Four professional photos were also purchased from the Brazilian Office of WSPA, at
the request of G. Huertas. (See below)
All A/V materials should be edited and submitted to HQ on a Daily basis.
All media interviews should be coordinated with Disaster Director for the region,
Gerardo Huertas at ++ 506 2562 1200 (office hours) or ++ 506 8993 7579 (after hours).
Budget
Item Cost (USD) Animal fodder for Batalha 89, 845
Animal fodder for Esperantina 156, 450
Vet Kits for Batalha 4 ,103
Vet Kits for Esperantina 10, 260
WSPA DM operational costs (flight, hotel, etc) 1 week 3, 750
Audio Visuals 1, 300
TOTAL 265, 708
Comment:
1200 Intnl Airfare
1300 National Airfare
700 Accommodation 350 Subsistence
200 Local transport
3750 TOTAL
Risks and Assumptions. Risks:
• Non delivery of commitments by local authorities
o Purchases on tracts
o Withdraw the project at the point of deviation
• Beneficiaries do not receive donations
o Review appeal
o Repeat appeal
o Review Civil Defence monitoring procedures
o Retain donation until situation is solved
• Failure of transport provided by Civil Defence
o Use public transport to get the selected counties
o Rent or hire vehicles with locals
Assumptions:
• Bank transfers available and on time
o Delay in intervention
o Secure wiring times with CAMEXCA (Brazil?) Regional Office
• Availability of information for Sit Reps
o Double check data gathering
o Save info in 2 pen drives
o Keep both pen drives updated and in different places
• DM Staff healthy during all the intervention
o Medical check previous to intervention
o Bring necessary medications
o Do not expose to different diet during intervention
o Follow bio-safety procedures all the time
Security Delinquency and violent crimes rate is little or null in the proposed counties.
Nevertheless, it is advisable not to roam alone in the main city of Teresina.
Civil Defence and City Hall personnel will escort WSPA Staff all the time.
Vulnerable Groups Not reported in any of both counties, local social programmes do take care of such
issues.
Exit Strategy This is a limited fodder and Basic Veterinary Kits distribution operation, to be
delivered by local authorities, applied by owners and monitored by WSPA staff,
which is planned to end within one week of operation.
Daily meetings to review advancement of operations should be held among WSPA
staff and City Hall and Civil Defence (Esperantina in the afternoon, Batalha in the
morning). Generated data will be included in situation reports to be sent to
headquarters after last meeting. At these meetings checks will be carried on initial
and final inventories of food and vet kits, daily delivery, signed receipts by
beneficiaries and next day schedule. All meetings results will be recorded in an
intervention logbook.
A final operational report including a breakdown of activities will be presented at
the end of the intervention to local authorities and copies of such report will be
delivered to Secretary of Civil Defence of the State of Piaui, Brazilian Red Cross and
WSPA Brazil regional office.
A post intervention report is anticipated to be sent to HQ two weeks after
intervention ends. The Logbook will be included as an annex for further “lessons
learned” studies.
Information Sources
Contact information
Name Position Organisation Contact
Ms. Leticia Pereira Medeiros National Relief
Coordinator Brazilian Red Cross
Ph: ++ 5524 8127 9785
Mr. Dorival Danunzio Alves
da Silva Logistics Coordinator
Secretary of Civil
Defence of the State of
Piaui
Ph: ++ 5586 9446 8713
Ms. Larissa Maia
Director of inter-
institutional
communications
State of Piaui
Deputy Governor’s
Office
Ph: ++ 5586
Mr. Jose Antonio Livestock Defense
Agency
State of Piaui
Secretary of Rural
Development
Dr. Roseli Pizzigati Klein President & Vet Teacher MS APIPA [email protected]
Ph: ++ 5586 8858 1841
Ms. Fatima Machado Civil Defense assistant City Hall
Batalha
Ph: ++ 5586 9929 2502
Mr. Adao de Araujo Sousa Civil Defense Coordinator City Hall
Batalha Ph: ++ 5586 9979 1829
Ms. Jane Programmes responsible Rural Workers Union
Esperantina
Ph: ++5586 9937 6073
Ph: ++5586 3383 1213
Mr. Chagas Henrique Secretaria de Obras
Responsible
City Hall
Batalha Ph: ++5586 9976 1606
Acknowledgements
This DANA was performed with the valuable assistance of Ms. Leticia Pereira Medeiros, National
Relief Director of the Brazilian Red Cross and the Civil Defence Secretary of the State of Piaui.
Glossary N/A
Annex WSPA DANA form
Animal census in Piaui
