OCHA Situation Report No. 22
Indonesia: Earthquake and Mt. Merapi
24 August 2006


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

This report is based on information received from the UN 
Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator's Office in Jakarta, Indonesia, and 
the UN team in Yogyakarta.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. As the rainy season draws closer, the need for school tents 
replacement or temporary schools has become a pressing issue. The 
Cluster is planning to build approximately 550 temporary schools. 
Currently 50 temporary schools have been constructed.

2. The provision of free medical care for earthquake victims, which is 
being managed by the insurance company Askes, is not working 
effectively. A lack of information to beneficiaries about the policy is 
cited as the main reason.

3. The District Office of Veterinary, Marine and Fisheries has confirmed 
the presence of the H5N1 virus in poultry in seven sub-districts in 
Bantul. So far no cases of human infection have been identified.

4. While emergency provision has improved shelter security to a 
significant proportion of the population over the last few months, this 
limited provision will not meet needs in the rainy season due to 
inadequate quality emergency shelter and the lack of space and privacy.

General

5. Key discussions with the Government on its housing assistance 
packages for the affected population in Yogyakarta and Central Java are 
ongoing. The Central Government has committed to providing IDR 3 
trillion (approx. USD 330 million) for housing reconstruction in the two 
provinces in 2006.  A total of 303,000 houses have been identified as 
being beyond repair - (206,000 in Yogyakarta and 97,000 in Central 
Java).

6. The proposed policies are:

- Yogyakarta Province -- two options are under consideration:

    1. The provision of permanent housing package of IDR 15 million per
    affected family for 47,000 households (approx. 30% of the total
    destroyed households); or

    2. The provision of IDR 15 million for 41,730 households and the
    provision of IDR 1million for remaining households that will allow
    them to buy roofing materials which will provide temporary shelter.
    This is a proposal from the Shelter and Reconstruction Sub-Cluster.

- Central Java Province -- provision of IDR 4.5 million to all 100,000 
affected families.


Yogyakarta

6. The Yogyakarta Provincial Government has allocated a budget for all 
five affected districts in the Province to start construction work on 
public facilities including schools and Puskesmas (local health 
clinics).

Gunung Kidul

7. 159,522 affected people in Ngalang Village, Gedangsari Sub-District 
are facing a water shortage problem. A total of 229 wells out of 
approximately 500 were destroyed by the earthquake. The Gunung Kidul 
District Government plans to provide IDR 1.1 billion to PDAM for water 
trucking. Oxfam has 1,400 jerry cans.

Yogyakarta City

8. A number of assessments, including shelter assessments, have shown 
that the affected populations in the urban areas of Yogyakarta City have 
been largely overlooked in the provision of assistance. While the city 
was not badly damaged by the earthquake, some neighborhoods suffered a 
high percentage of damage. The Emergency Shelter Cluster is currently 
focusing on these areas to ensure that needs are being met.

Bantul

9. The Provincial Government has provided 400,000 pieces of bamboo to 
Bantul District. The bamboo will be distributed to households for use in 
temporary shelters. 13,970 pieces of bamboo had previously been 
distributed to 15 sub-districts in Bantul.

10. The Poverty Management Project in Urban Areas, or P2KP, (a joint 
Government and World Bank initiative) has started construction of over 
600 houses in 43 villages across 15 sub-districts in Bantul.

Central Java

Klaten

11. The priority areas of Klaten District for rehabilitation and 
reconstruction are Shelter, Education and Livelihoods. The District 
Government is now developing a strategic framework for the livelihood 
programmes incorporating the assessment results and suggestions by the 
organizations.

12. Three coordination meetings are now organized by the District 
Government. The schedule are as follows:

a. Shelter: 14:00, Thursdays at Bappeda Office

b. Livelihoods: 14:00, Tuesdays at Bappeda Office

c. Social and Culture (Health, Education and Protection): 14:00, 
Wednesdays at Bappeda Office

Mount Merapi

13. Mount Merapi Volcano is currently inactive. A meeting to review the 
Mount Merapi Response Plan will be held on Friday 25 August. On the 
agenda, a discussion of future strategy and a stand-down of the current 
response plan that has been in place since May.

CLUSTER UPDATE

Health:

14. The government's provision of free medical care for earthquake 
victims, which is managed by the insurance company Askes, is not working 
effectively due to a lack of information provided to beneficiaries about 
the policy. The Cluster member organizations are disseminating related 
leaflets on the ground, Puskesmas (Local Health Center) and hospitals.

15. The District Office of Veterinary, Marine and Fishery has confirmed 
the presence of the H5N1 virus in poultry in seven sub-districts in 
Bantul. Blood samples have been taken from people that have been in 
contact with infected poultry and so far no cases of human infection 
have been identified. Puskesmas are conducting heath promotion 
activities to educate people on how to handle sick birds.

16. The cluster is developing health promotion materials to be used for 
public health information. The promotion materials are focused on 
rehabilitation and disability prevention, hygiene and sanitation, access 
to health services and communicable diseases i.e. vector borne diseases 
and avian influenza.

17. A total of 358 spinal cord injuries have been reported across both 
provinces, however the actual number of people to have been disabled by 
the earthquake is believed to be much higher. Current estimates put this 
number between 400 and 1,000. The Health Cluster is continuing to 
monitor the situation. Organizations such as Yakkum, Handicap 
International, and Perdosri are providing rehabilitation therapy, such 
as physiotherapy. The Health Cluster is also in the process of 
mainstreaming the issue of disability across all clusters, in particular 
shelter.

18. Approximately 50 tons of damaged and expired drugs, donations and 
routine stock in PHO and District Health Offices (DHO) warehouses need 
to be destroyed. A protocol for drug disposal has been developed and is 
now awaiting approval by local health authorities. The estimated cost 
for disposal amounts to US$250 per ton.

19. IOM has provided assistance to return home to 5,018 people who were 
patients in 14 different hospitals in Yogyakarta, Bantul and Klaten. IOM 
has also assisted 680 people with transport to hospitals for follow-up 
medical care.

20. Some international agencies such as MSF and Maltheser International 
will wind down their emergency activities (mobile clinics and field 
hospitals) by the end of August. They are currently handing over their 
caseload to local medical organizations. The spinal cord injury patients 
have already been transferred to the care of Yakkum.

Water and Sanitation (Watsan):

21. The AusAID Assessment data extrapolated that 153,698 toilets and 
155,050 wells were moderately and badly damaged. Initial targets were to 
rehabilitate 10,000 wells to meet the emergency needs and to 
rehabilitate or construct 15,000 toilets. Currently 3,154 wells have 
been cleaned and 6,427 toilets have been repaired or constructed.

22. The water trucking by UNICEF/PDAM in Klaten and Bantul is being 
gradually reduced. Communities in Klaten and Bantul have started to 
rehabilitate or construct wells by themselves. However, other districts 
still have rehabilitation difficulties and continue to use this service.

23. UNICEF plans to distribute through NGOs 2,000 Rubble Cleaning Kits 
consisting of shovels, wheel barrows and crow bars. A total of 480 sets 
have already been provided to NGOs for distribution to communities. Each 
Rubble Cleaning set will be used by ten households to clean around their 
living areas, especially their sanitation facilities.

24. IRD, in cooperation with UNICEF, is working on the issue of School 
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in 100 schools. Up to date, 50% 
of the work has been completed.

25. John Hopkins University in cooperation with UNICEF conducted a 
community workshop on Hygiene Promotion involving 85 people from ten 
villages in Yogyakarta City on 2 August 2006. Hygiene promotion 
materials will be developed based on the discussion in the workshop and 
the products developed will be used at workshops/seminars in schools and 
communities.

Food and Nutrition:

26. The Government provided 7,985 MT of rice to 798,480 people in Bantul 
and 7,138 MT of rice to 713,788 people in Klaten. Correspondingly, it 
provided cash support of IDR 71 billion and IDR 64 billion. The 
Government originally had planned to continue distribution over a 
three-month period; however the distribution was stopped after one 
month.

27. The Cluster, in collaboration with their local partners has assessed 
the situation and identified most affected areas based on the criteria 
of 70% and above damage to houses. The Cluster is delivering on a 
monthly basis to families to avoid issues with over stocking.

28. WFP has provided approximately 900MT of fortified noodles and 
biscuits in Bantul and Klaten respectively in June and July, reaching 
120,000 beneficiaries. Each household receives 25kg of noodles and 18kg 
of biscuits per month. WFP will reduce distribution for August and 
September to 600MT for per month and reach 70,000 beneficiaries.

29. A number of cluster members have already started phasing out their 
food deliveries. Several organizations will close their operations by 
the end of September.

30. The provision of Vitaita by HKI will finish at the end of August; 
this assistance is an emergency intervention only.

31. CARE will continue their voucher distribution scheme for rice, 
cooking oil, sardine, green beans and iodine salt until the end of 
September.

Education:

32. As the rainy season draws closer, the need for school tents 
replacement or temporary schools has become a pressing issue. The 
Cluster is planning to build approximately 550 temporary schools. 
Currently 50 temporary schools have been constructed. UNICEF is working 
on assessing temporary school design with AMURT, UGM and LPTP. 
Discussions will be held with partners interested in the temporary 
school programme.

33. According to the assessment by the Provincial Offices of Education, 
784 schools in the Central Java Province and 1,491 in the Yogyakarta 
Province were damaged. There is no data available for the Central Java 
Government on the assistance provided by the government for 
rehabilitation or construction.

34. The Cluster is focusing on the rehabilitation and construction of 
elementary schools. In Klaten, out of 357damaged elementary schools, 92 
received assistance from humanitarian organizations. In Bantul, out of 
364 damaged elementary schools, 168 have received assistance.

35. Save the Children plans to organize a workshop on Disaster 
Preparedness, aiming at incorporating disaster preparedness into school 
curriculum.

Protection:

36. The cluster is developing a one-page guidance note on protection 
mainstreaming for other clusters to use.

37. A total of 186 safe spaces for children, including 87 in Bantul, 80 
in Klaten, seven in Sleman, two in Magelang and ten in Sukohargo, have 
been established by international and national NGOs. Thirteen mobile 
teams are operating in Bantul and seven mobile teams in Klaten.

38. Social Department (DepSos) has registered 113 vulnerable children.

39. 110 field staff from local NGOs in Yogyakarta and in Klaten received 
a two-day training course in the Child Protection Assessment. This 
assessment is ongoing and data compilation will commence shortly. It is 
hoped that this assessment will help in clarifying on reliable reports 
on child protection issues, in particular reports of child separation.

40. Some NGOs and UNICEF, in conjunction with DepSos and Social Office 
(DinSos) are conducting a series of trainings on Basic Psychosocial 
Support for local NGOs, local authorities and community members, 
including adolescents. The cluster is working with DinSos, law 
enforcement agencies and local NGOs to identify cases and response 
mechanisms. The cluster is also working on the development of a referral 
mechanism that will provide a more systematic response to identified 
cases.

41. Gaps remain in addressing the protection needs of the elderly as 
there are no agencies within the Protection Cluster with this remit

Emergency Shelter

42. The Cluster is now conducting the survey to identify needs and gaps 
at sub-district and village levels. The result will be available by the 
end of next week. The current distribution data indicates cumulative 
distribution coverage, but not disaggregated distribution coverage.

43. Looking towards the closing of the Cluster, final-phase planning is 
currently focused on coordinated in-filling of outstanding emergency 
shelter needs, coherence of public messaging for application of 
technical best practices, monitoring outcome and impact, and advocating 
to the Central and Provincial Governments on the implication of housing 
policy on transitional shelter provision.

44. Materials fro 150 transitional shelter units have been delivered to 
the sub-districts of Terbah and construction is ongoing with community 
participation supervised by IOM engineers.

The full report from the Emergency Shelter Cluster can be obtained at: 
http://ochaonline2.un.org/Default.aspx?tabide96

Early Recovery:

The Shelter and Reconstruction Sub-Cluster

45. 59,446 roof structures (transitional shelters) planned to be built 
or funded within 18 member agencies working in the affected areas. It 
will meet approximately 19.4% of projected need within 303,000 destroyed 
or heavily damaged housing categories. The member agencies are now 
implementing their commitments.

46. While emergency provision has improved shelter security to a 
significant proportion of the population over the last few months, this 
limited provision will not meet needs in the rainy season due to 
inadequate quality emergency shelter and the lack of space and privacy. 
The Cluster advocates that both Province consider earmarking a minimum 
of IDR 1 million to distribute equally to all affected households with 
destroyed and heavily damaged housing categories to support the 
implementation of self-built roof structures. This means distributing 
IDR 1 million to all 303,000 affected households across both Provinces 
to allow time for procurement and construction to be completed before 
the monsoon season begins. This strategy has been discussed with 
Provincial planning departments and department of Public Works as well 
as the National Technical Committee.

47. Providing material and technical assistance to construct a roof 
ahead does not reduce the resources available for later reconstruction 
as all materials will be reused for the other component of the permanent 
house to be provided to a family.

Agriculture:

48. The Agriculture Cluster with financial support and technical 
guidance by FAO completed a Rapid Livelihoods Assessment and follow-up 
workshop on 8 August. FAO Rome is now reviewing the preliminary summary 
of the results of this workshop.  The results should be made available 
by the end of next week.

49. A number of recommended short-term and medium term rehabilitation 
interventions are now being considered. The most immediate needs will be 
to provide seed and fertilizers to farmers in Bantul and Klaten -- the 
most seriously affected earthquake zones. In response to this urgency 
FAO will provide before the next planting season in October, 70 MT of 
rice seed in Bantul and 29 MT in Klaten, 561 MT of NPK in Bantul and 232 
MT in Klaten, and 280 MT of Urea in Bantul and 116 MT in Klaten.

COORDINATION

50. OCHA Yogyakarta is continuing to hold bi-weekly General Coordination 
Briefings at 8:30am on Mondays. These meetings also include briefings 
from provincial/district government officials. The next meeting will 
take place Monday 4 September.

51. The Shelter and Reconstruction Sub-Cluster is working together with 
the Emergency Shelter Cluster. The two groups have joint coordination 
meetings every Monday.

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