Indonesia: Tsunami - OCHA-34: 15-Mar-05
OCHA Situation Report No. 34
Indonesia: Earthquake and Tsunami
15 March 2005
Overview
Margareta Wahlstrom, the United Nations Special Coordinator for
Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami-affected Communities and Assistant
Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, visited Indonesia 10-12
March and attended various meetings in Jakarta and Banda Aceh, including
meetings with the Vice President, Jusuf Kalla, in Jakarta, and the
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare, Dr. Alwi Shihab, in Banda
Aceh. The Government of Indonesia stressed the need to focus on
reconstruction programmes and the importance of conducting long-term
projects.
The Government is in the process of identifying in which sectors
external humanitarian assistance is needed and in which areas the
country could begin to take on more responsibility after 26 March, the
date identified for the withdrawal of foreign military assistance. The
Government has indicated that international aid organizations that are
providing concrete contributions to the recovery and reconstruction
plans are welcome to remain in Aceh after that date.
BAKORNAS reports indicate that in the past week (6-14 March), some 560
dead bodies have been recovered and buried in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
Province (Aceh). The evacuation process still continues although the
number of dead bodies recovered has significantly decreased as compared
to the week before (28 February to 6 March).
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
| Date | Aceh |N Sumatra | Aceh |N Sumatra | Aceh | N Sumatra |
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
| 31-Jan-05 |108,110 | 130 |127,749 | 24 |426,849 | n/a |
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
| 28-Feb-05 |124,829 | 130 |111,578 | 24 |400,376 | 19,620 |
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
| 06-Mar-05 |125,736 | 130 | 94,470 | 24 |400,062 | 19,620 |
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
| 14-Mar-05 |126,296 | 130 | 93,837 | 24 |400,062 | 19,620 |
|-----------+--------+----------+--------+----------+--------+-----------|
Meanwhile, the number of displaced people in Aceh remains at 400,062,
from which some 41,855 people have been relocated to the Temporary
Living Centres (TLCs) provided by the Government. Other types of
temporary shelter for over 358,000 people include tents at spontaneous
settlements, accommodation with host families or a tent on the site of a
former home (see Shelter).
Sectoral Developments
Assessments:
IOM has accepted a National Planning Board (BAPENAS) request to
coordinate a province-wide Damage Assessment of Housing and Settlements,
a mammoth ground survey of tsunami-affected structures in 12
tsunami-affected districts of Aceh province. IOM expects to complete the
survey within approximately one month and then a further two weeks to
collate and analyze the data before issuing the final report. The new
survey will supplement the preliminary damage assessment prepared by the
Indonesian Government, World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank, with
important contributions from numerous local and international
humanitarian aid organizations, completed within three weeks of the
disaster. That report concluded that the tsunami caused an estimated
$4.5 billion worth of damage in Aceh.
Simultaneous to the damage survey, IOM and its Indonesian partners at
the Kecamatan Development Project (KDP) and Depkeh & HAM have launched a
wide-ranging Needs and Aspirations Assessment in 11 disaster-affected
areas of the province. The project's goal is to determine what exactly
IDPs living in camps and with host families desire in terms of permanent
future settlements and employment. A combined qualitative and
quantitative survey will be conducted both at the community and
individual levels involving focus-group discussions and individual
interviews respectively. Two-person teams made up of a facilitator
provided by KDP and a note-taker will fan out to 67 sub-districts
(Kecamatan).
Health:
Malaria remains the primary focus for the Communicable Disease
Surveillance activities in the south of Aceh as it is the major health
problem for both IDP's and the community not directly affected by the
Tsunami. UNICEF has gleaned surveillance data from NGO and district
health staff, identifying other problems such as significant levels of
communicable skin diseases in the IDP camps and the normal load of
watery diarrhoea presenting to the clinics. The community response to
the mosquito net distribution has been greater than expected such that
the stock of nets is dwindling and there is a need to target areas of
high prevalence and risk.
Shelter:
Numbers of Displaced People in Aceh Province in Temporary Shelter and
TLCs
Source: BAKORNAS PBP, 14 March 2005
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|No. | | Number of Displaced | | |
| |District/City | People in: | | |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
| | | Temporary Shelter, | TLCs | TOTAL |
| | | including sharing with | | |
| | | Host Families | | |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|1 |Banda Aceh | 39,136 |1,195 | 40,331 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|2 |Aceh Besar | 86,010 |12,060| 98,070 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|3 |Sabang | 5,633 | - | 5,633 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|4 |Pidie | 25,267 |6,800 | 32,067 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|5 |Bireuen | 7,203 |6,840 | 14,043 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|6 |Aceh Utara | 22,213 |5,900 | 28,113 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|7 |Lhokseumawe | 15,092 |1,320 | 16,412 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|8 |Aceh Timur | 13,454 | 600 | 14,054 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|9 |Langsa | 2,806 | - | 2,806 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|10 |Aceh Tamiang | 775 | - | 775 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|11 |Aceh Jaya | 29,464 |2,100 | 31,564 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|12 |Aceh Barat | 45,770 |3,540 | 49,310 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|13 |Nagan Raya | 9,781 |1,500 | 11,281 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|14 |Aceh Barat | 13,847 | - | 13,847 |
| |Daya | | | |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
|15 |Aceh Selatan | 16,049 | - | 16,049 |
|----+--------------+------------------------+------+--------|
Food and Nutrition:
The WFP planning figure for March stands at 590,570 up from 445,000 in
February, partially as a result of increased numbers of host families
receiving assistance. WFP, UNICEF and WHO met to jointly plan nutrition
activities to provide longer term support to the Provincial and District
Health Departments, including supplementary feeding programmes for
pregnant and lactating women, school feeding, strengthening food
security, the nutrition and livelihoods surveillance system, and
institutional feeding, such as food support to hospitals.
Education
UNICEF continues to distribute emergency school supplies. To date, as
many as 4,181 School-in-a-Box kits, 1,793 recreation kits, 154 school
tents, 32 teacher tents, 353 tarpaulins, and 109 blackboards have been
distributed across Aceh Barat, Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya, Aceh Utara, Banda
Aceh, Bireun, Lhokseumawe, Nagan Raya, and Pidie districts.
The Training of Trainers for Emergency Teachers, held from 28 February
to 11 March, concluded with a total of 59 participants trained by the
Department of Education with support from UNICEF and Save the Children.
UNICEF provided trainers and materials for both the Psychosocial and
Peace Education Modules. The trainers will begin preparations for the
Orientation of Teachers at the district level scheduled to begin on 21
March in 5 district training centres.
Water and Sanitation:
A proposal for the partial restoration of the water treatment and
primary pipe distribution network for water supply in Banda Aceh is
being prepared with the Government's City Water Enterprise (PDAM) by a
joint UNICEF-WHO team. The proposal includes a recovery business plan
for the restoration of the PDAM water utility company and assures
continued operation of the GE Water Treatment Plant through recurrent
cost financing and training of staff to keep the plant operational. It
is estimated that the water from the plant provides 85% of the city's
water-tanker supply.
Some displaced people have been reluctant to move into the TLCs due to
the poor water and sanitation conditions, for example not enough
latrines and limited desludging capacity, particularly in Banda Aceh and
Aceh Besar. A special task force from the Water and Sanitation Working
Group in Banda Aceh has been created, with the Indonesian Red Cross
(PMI) and the IFRC taking a leading role. Water production will be
increased and drinking water delivered by six water tankers to the TLCs,
complemented by the installation of water tanks to provide sufficient
on-site storage. For the longer term the focus is on the drilling of
deeper wells or connecting the sites to the local water distribution
system. Sanitation needs will be addressed, through the construction and
upgrading of latrines, the establishment of solid waste collection
programmes, desludging of tanks, as well as immediate training and
deployment of PMI volunteers. In response to lessons learned in Banda
Aceh and Aceh Besar, in Meulaboh the water and sanitation coordination
group, including UNICEF, WHO and OXFAM decided to assess the situation
in the TLCs prior to the transfer of IDPs into the centres and to
develop a contingency plan in case water and sanitation is not adequate.
Child Protection:
1069 separated children and unaccompanied children have been registered
by organizations involved in registration and tracing under
UNICEF/Department of Social Affairs coordination:
Muhammadiyah 229
DepSos 116 UNICEF's partners
Pusaka 294
Meneg PP 27
IRC 23
Child Fund 18
LCO 208
Save 135
ICRC 19
The inter-agency tracing network is preparing a communication strategy
to publicize the Mass Tracing List, using tools such as radio, local and
national newspaper advertising and television.
Livelihoods:
As of 14 March, the joint ILO and Ministry of Manpower and
Transmigration Employment Services have registered 8,024 skilled people
and 1,178 unskilled people for Cash-for-Work activities. Approximately
139 people have secured either temporary or fixed term employment.
During the week of International Women's Day some 1,000 more women were
registered, which represents 20% of the total people registered.
Starting on 14 March in support of the Protection of the Most Vulnerable
Groups of Children, the ILO IPEC (International Programme for the
Elimination of Child Labour) team, together with the Provincial Manpower
Office in Banda Aceh is organizing the first series of short courses in
sewing, computer skills and furniture making. The goal of these courses
is to provide practical skills for adolescents between the ages of 15
and 17 years so that they would be able to find employment in
non-exploitative and non-hazardous work.
Other training courses are focusing on concrete works and masonry skills
training, as well as supervisory skills related to debris clearing
activities. Supervisors are expected to conduct a Training of Trainers
exercise to women and men who will participate in the reconstruction
process and the cash-for-work programme.
City Cleaning
The resumption of waste collection from households and markets has now
started, but has not yet reached the entire city. The Tsunami destroyed
almost all the rubbish-collection infrastructure, including skips and
dumper trucks, and the problem of disposing of household waste is
becoming critical. As of last week, UNDP is providing five dumper trucks
and 25 labourers under the Cash-for-Work programme, but there is still a
shortage of labour and equipment. The Head of Dinas Kebersihan (City
Cleaning Office) has welcomed the support, which has eased the
situation. At the moment, waste is loaded manually into dumper trucks
because containers are not available. UNICEF and WHO have ordered
containers to replace the forty-four destroyed by the tsunami.
Other
UNDP is providing support to Johan Pahlawan Sub-District in Meulaboh to
help rescue land documents that were badly damaged during the Tsunami.
On Thursday, 10 March, UNDP and staff from the National Archives Office
visited the sub-district office and decided after an initial assessment
to begin the salvage operation immediately. The salvage process involves
soaking the documents in ethanol to allow the papers to be separated and
cleaned, followed by a second dipping in ethanol before being wrapped
and boxed for transportation to Jakarta. In Jakarta the documents will
be frozen and put through a freeze-drying machine for final restoration.
Once the documents have been restored, they will be electronically
copied and a database will be established. It is estimated that the
entire process will take between four to five months to complete. There
is also a Cash-for-Work component to this programme. Two Sub-Districts
officials have visited Banda Aceh to receive training from a Japanese
expert working on a similar project in Banda Aceh.
Coordination
The Public Consultation on the reconstruction plan for Aceh, better
known as the Master Plan or blueprint, has now concluded after nine days
of public discussion on issues that the plan will address, which vary
from security through to spatial planning. Further to this, on 11-13
March there was a three-day workshop to develop the outline and
guidelines for the Master Plan on rehabilitation and reconstruction for
the period 2005-2009, which included the participation of national
Government representatives, regional Government representatives from
Aceh, North Sumatra and Nias, local NGO representatives and
representatives of international bodies, including ADB, World Bank and
UNDP. Participants divided into ten sectoral working groups that focused
on objectives, policies, strategies, project frameworks, timelines and
desired outcomes. The Master Plan will be released on 26 March 2005.
Logistics
Sea:
International and national humanitarian aid agencies such as WFP, Care,
MSF and the IDEP Foundation have been taking advantage of the cost
effectiveness of sea routing non-perishable food items for almost 2
months now. Excess capacity on most vessels is available to other
humanitarian actors but it should be noted that the lead time for
booking sea assets is approximately 5 days. The times for sea access to
the west coast areas of Sumatra are generally similar to land access,
and certainly far more economical than air. Air based movement costs
US$1,308.80 per MT, whereas the sea option costs $106.66 per MT.
Examples of average sea journey times are:
From Banda Aceh - Kulo Aceh 1 hour one way
From Banda Aceh - Lhong 1 hour one way
From Banda Aceh -Calang 9 hours one way
From Banda Aceh - Teunom 13 hours one way
From Banda Aceh - Meulaboh 18 hours one way
Landing points and shore Hubs have been identified as Banda Aceh, Lamno,
Lho Kruet, Calang, Teunom and Meulaboh and road access from these ports
to IDP concentrations has improved faster than initially expected. UNJLC
have detailed surveys of all of these landing areas and the rest of the
West coast, which are available to the international community and
maritime operators. UNJLC is developing a proposal for increasing sea
routing to support reconstruction efforts, with regular scheduled
services to the major hubs on the West coast every 4 to 5 days using
three vessels that can carry passengers and cargo. In addition, there
remains a wealth of local sea faring people available, and, sufficient
numbers of vessels to cater for sea freight charter arrangements.
Road:
The road from Lamno to Banda Aceh was closed for two days due to damage
caused by wave action on 11 March. The road has been repaired and
re-opened on 13 March.
Air:
The second Twin Otter plane is scheduled to arrive on 16 March and will
be operating through Medan. It will support the humanitarian community
in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces throughout the relief and
reconstruction phase.
For the latest comprehensive report regarding logistics please see
UNJLC's latest situation report at www.unjlc.org
Useful websites:
Government:
www.bakornaspbp.go.id (National Coordination Board for Natural Disaster
Management)
www.acehrecovery.bakornaspbp.go.id.
www.depsos.go.id (Department of Social Affairs)
www.depkes.go.id (Department of Health)
www.lin.go.id (National Information Board-Ministry of Information and
Communication)
www.info-ri.com (Information-Republic Indonesia)
Other:
www. coe-dmha.org/tsunami.htm (daily chronology of key events)
www.apan-info.net - tsunami page (Pacific Command)
For detailed information please contact:
Michael Elmquist
Chief, OCHA Indonesia
Tel. +62 21 314 1308
Fax. +62 21 319 00 003
Mobile +62 811 996 594
Iain Disley
Reports Officer
Tel. +62 21 314 1308
Fax. +62 21 319 00 003
Mobile +62 812 10 50 835
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