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Amhara Region DPFSPCO Early Warning & Response Directorate Monthly DRM-TWG Early Warning Situation up-date June2016 Bahir -Dar. Data source. Zonal Weekly Reports Different Regional Early Warning reports. Objectives.
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Amhara Region DPFSPCO Early Warning & Response Directorate Monthly DRM-TWG Early Warning Situation up-date June2016 Bahir-Dar
Data source • Zonal Weekly Reports • Different Regional Early Warning reports
Objectives • Sharing information to have common understanding on seasonal emergency situations in order to take possible actions. • To enhance and strengthen coordination and collaboration among stakeholders.
Rain fall situation con’t May, Dekad 3 • In the month of April, rainfall distribution in most areas of wetern Amhara was normal and above normal, whereas eastern Amhara remaining dry as indicated in LEAP outputs.
2. 2009/10 Agricultural activities ፡- Belg:- • Planned area - 267,181 ha • Ploughed area – 211,406 ha (79.16%) • Planted area – 175,895 ha (83.16%) • Harvested area – 26,031 ha
Agri. activities con’t … Meher:- • Planned area - 4,465,836ha • Ploughed area - 4,003,570 ha (89.6%) • Planted area – 1,545,742 ha (38.6%)
3. Crop Situation • Crop stand • Belg crops:- at flowering, maturity stage and harvesting stage, • Meher crops:- at germination & vegetative growth stage, • Crop disease & pest • Crop disease:- No • Crop pests:- • Fall army worm infestation in all rural weredas of Awi, W/Gojam and S/Gonder zones, and similarly 9 weredas of each of E/Gojam & N/Gonder zones, • Stock borer infestation in 2 weredas of N/Wolo zone (Gubalafto and Raya-kobo)
4. Livestock Situation • Provision of water and pasture:- • There was slight shortage of water & feed in some pocket low land areas of N/Wolo (kobo, lasta), Oromo (Bati, A/Fursi), Wag, S/Wolo and N/Shewa. • Livestock body condition:- • Was normal and good with the exception of some pocket areas mentioned above.
5. Animal Health Situation • Rabies affected 130 cattle in Telemt wereda of N/Gonder zone, and few number of shoats in sekota wereda of Waghimra zone. • But in other areas of the region, no disease outbreaks were observed except the regular ones.
6. Human situation 6.1. Human drinking water access • Even though it is gradually decreasing, there was shortage of drinking water access in low land areas of N/Shewa (Berehat, Minjar & Merehabete). 6.2. Human health situation • scabies:- • In G/Zuria wereda of N/Gonder zone 27 people were infected with scabies, but the patients have been taken possible treatments to control the case. • AWD:- • In Tach-armachiho wereda of N/Gonder zone 115 people were infected with AWD, but the patients have been taken possible treatments to control the case.
7. Market situation Supply :- • crop • In all areas of the region there was no significant change as compare to the previous month, except slight decrease in 4 weredas of N/Wolo zone (Lasta, Habru, Bugna & Raya-kobo) • Livestock • In all areas of the region there was no significant change as compare to the previous month, except slight increase in 3 weredas of N/Wolo zone (Lasta, Raya-kobo & Habru).
Market situation con’t Price:- • Staple foods • In all areas of the region there was slight increase of prices of some major staple food crops as compare to the previous month.
Market situation con’t … • Livestock • In all areas of the region there was no significant change as compare to the previous month.
8. Hazardous Situation Hazards happened:- • Fire damage:- • houses of 3 and 6 HHs damaged in Gidan and Wadla weredas of N/Wolo zone respectively. • Hailstorm damage:- • 146 ha maize and 94 ha potato damaged in Dera wereda of S/Gonder zone with the extent of 30-70% and 70-95% respectively.
9. Emergency Intervention 2017 1st Round (Federal Resource)
Major Achievement • 2017 multi-agency belg assessment conducted, thereby 246,097emergency food aid beneficiaries identified and endorsed by regional DPPC. • 30 mil. ETB allocated & distributed by the regional government for flood prone areas to achieve prevention and mitigation activities. • Two flood damage prevention workshops conducted in east & west amhara focusing on flood prone areas. • Rib & Megech irrigation projects implementing flood damage prevention activities in advance. • Flood contingency plans have been prepared at different levels. • In general Collecting, Analysing and Disseminating seasonal emergency information to stakeholders.
Problems • Gaps in timely and full package provision of emergency relief food. • Lack of active and regular participation of government agricultural sector in the monthly forum. • communication gap on situational update report .
The Way Forward • Timely and full package provision of emergency relief food. • Close follow up of flood damage prevention and mitigation activities and the damages that will happen. • Strengthen early warning information flow.