OCHA Situation Report No. 28
Indonesia: Earthquake
24 November 2006


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

Update on cold lava and hot cloud flows at Mt. Merapi

Strong rainfalls triggered cold lava and hot cloud flows at Mt. Merapi 
on 20 November, which reached 3km from the top towards Gendol and Adem 
rivers in Kaliadem sub-village, Cangkringan sub-district in Sleman.

137 households in Kaliadem were evacuated to higher locations, but later 
returned and currently there are no evacuees.

No urgent needs and/or assistance has been requested.  However, there is 
a need to support the rehabilitation / construction of water pipes and 
water reservoirs, and restoration of livestock on a longer term 
perspective.

The direction and scale of lava flows are often unpredictable, thus the 
need to monitor the situation carefully and continue warning people to 
stay away from the mountain and the rivers toward the upcoming rainy 
season.

Early Recovery:

Shelter and Reconstruction Cluster

The cluster has constructed over 30,000 roof structures and additionally 
plans to deliver over 57,000.

IOM and CHF are finalizing the funding process from the multi-donor 
"Java Reconstruction Fund" to meet the gap in shelter needs.  AusAID 
plans to include funds for safety net tarpaulins and longer-term shelter 
assistance into their programme.

Construction work in both Yogyakarta and Central Java Provinces has 
progressed as a result of the startup distribution of the government 
assistance money.  The cluster is aiming to ensure the quality of newly 
constructed houses by advocating the importance of earthquake resistance 
structures.  UNDP, Gadja Madah University (UGM) and OCHA have jointly 
developed fliers on the government assistance policy, the construction 
and the earthquake resistance guidelines to avoid confusion and widely 
disseminate the information.

Yogyakarta Province

As of 20 November, approximately 80% of community groups that had 
submitted required documents (Memorandum of Understanding between Head 
of Villages and community groups, and verification of bank account) have 
received initial allocation of funds from the Yogyakarta Provincial 
Government.

The Province has continued validating data of damaged houses.  The 
updated data indicates that there are 140,000 destroyed or heavily 
damaged houses (206,000 before the validation).

Central Java

The Central Java Provincial Government is conducting the data validation 
of affected households. As of 14 November, it is reported that 113,000 
houses (original figure was 99,700) were destroyed or were heavily 
damaged.

The Central Java Provincial Government had launched the disbursement of 
housing funds on 7 November, and as of 14 November, 409 affected 
households had received the construction fund.

Livelihoods Cluster

The livelihood cluster is focusing on 1) development of key economic 
sub-sectors, 2) strengthened livelihoods for the most vulnerable, and 3) 
support for the construction sector.

The cluster has provided support through grants, loans, technical 
assistance and market access to over 6,700 households and nearly 50 
factories.  Currently, an additional 13,323 households and 1,161 
facctories are receiving support.

The USD 10 million currently allocated for livelihoods assistance from 
the government and the cluster only covers 2% of the total needs 
estimated by BAPPENAS.  The cluster continues to seek additional support 
from donors, particularly from the Java Reconstruction Fund (JRF).

The cluster will continue with its coordinating role over the coming 
months.

Health:

A total 135,399 patients have visited public health centers and 
hospitals after the earthquake and up to end of August.  Respiratory 
infections, trauma and diarrhea have been the most common diseases. 
Most cases were reported in Bantul (42%), Klaten (22%), Yogyakarta City 
(19%) and Sleman (17%).

Working closely with the Shelter and Water & Sanitation clusters, the 
health cluster is currently mapping incidences of Acute Respiratory 
Infections (ARI) and water-borne diseases to support vulnerability 
targeting for the rainy season.  Similarly, health partners are 
identifying families with disabled persons to be prioritized for shelter 
assistance

Reconstruction of essential health facilities damaged by the earthquake 
is an ongoing concern of the cluster, considering the limited partner 
involvement and funding to address structural damage to more than 180 
public health clinics.

WHO has provided supplies and personnel protective equipment for health 
care waste management for 117 puskesmas in Yogyakarta and 34 puskesmas 
in Klaten district.

Water and Sanitation (Watsan):

UNICEF has already handed over coordination to District governments but 
continues to provide secretariat and other support.

To date, 12,904 wells (129% of the original cluster target) and 7,768 
household latrines (52%) have been repaired or constructed.  In support 
of the government's efforts to address the large-scale gap between the 
ERP target and the actual needs as identified in an AusAID assessment, 
some organizations plan to extend their programmes of well-cleaning and 
latrine rehabilitation/construction beyond November.

1,410 NGO workers and volunteers (31% of the target) have been trained 
on hygiene promotion.  The campaign covered 145 schools (24% of the 
target) and the message reached out to more than 268,000 people. 
Additionally, over 150,000 hygiene kits were distributed (100% of the 
target).

Protection:

The cluster phased down and its coordination role has been taken over by 
relevant government authorities, with UNICEF technical support.

To date, 237 children safe spaces and 28 mobile teams for psychosocial 
outreach and registration of vulnerable children were set up.  911 
vulnerable children have been registered by the Department of Social 
Affairs (DepSos) and the Provincial Department of Social Welfare 
(DinSos).

A child protection assessment was completed in October, and forms now 
the basis for planning longer-term activities.  A key focus will be 
capacity building efforts to strengthen monitoring and response to child 
protection at the community level, within the social welfare system and 
with relevant authorities.

UNICEF Child Protection is working closely with relevant authorities and 
Working Groups to identify vulnerable households for prioritization in 
ongoing shelter and livelihoods relief efforts.  Priority groups include 
female and child headed households, households caring for additional 
children, families with children with disability, and extremely poor 
households.

Education:

The cluster was closed, and ongoing needs will continue to be 
coordinated by the local governments with support from UNICEF.

To date, 829 temporary leaning spaces (130% of the target) including 
tents and temporary schools were provided by the cluster.  This number 
includes 89 temporary schools constructed by UNICEF and its implementing 
partners (AAI, AMURT, ASB, CARDI, Relief International and Save the 
Children-UK). UNICEF and its implementing partners are completing 163 
temporary schools by the end of November and plan to build an additional 
50 temporary schools.

Agriculture:

FAO, with the Provincial Office of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
is developing a joint strategy for the rehabilitation of farming aspects 
of peoples' livelihoods in the earthquake affected areas.  This strategy 
is based on damage and rapid livelihoods assessments data from the 
earthquake affected areas, along with government data.

FAO and the Agriculture Sector Group (ASG) members, in close 
coordination with the District Agriculture Offices of Bantul and Klaten, 
are introducing revolving systems to facilitate paddy production for the 
next season. Overall, farmer groups in Batul agreed to repay 50% of the 
total input value, which will be directed for use by their members for 
the next planting season.  In Klaten, however, there is yet no agreement 
to adopt the revolving system among farmers.

COORDINATION

OCHA facilitated a workshop on 14 November regarding Monsoon Season 
Contingency Planning for Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces.  The 
workshop aimed to build coherent collaboration in addressing potential 
risks to the earthquake affected population during the coming rainy 
season. Government officials, NGOs and UN agencies attended the 
workshop.  Due to huge damage and impacts by the earthquake, there are 
increased risks for vulnerable people during the rainy reason.  A 
contingency plan toward the rainy season will be developed by 
participant organizations based on the discussions held at the workshop.

On 20 November, an official hand-over ceremony in Yogyakarta was 
organised in presence of donors, IFRC, UN agencies and the Government to 
conclude the transition to the recovery phase and instate the new 
coordination arrangement under the UNDP Shelter and Construction Cluster 
Coordinator.

The UN Coordination Center currently located in Gamping, Yogyakarta 
province, will be closed by the end of November.  As of December, the 
Office of the UN RC/HC in Jakarta and UNDP will support recovery 
coordination structures.  The UNDP Shelter and Construction Cluster 
Coordinator will continue to operate from the BAPPENAS office in 
Yogyakarta.

UNICEF will maintain a small unit in Yogyakarta BAPPEDA Office to follow 
up programmes with governmental and non-governmental partners until mid 
2007. UNICEF office in Semerang will continue to provide support to 
Klaten.  WHO will have a small team in the Yogyakarta Public Health 
Office after November to follow up ongoing programmes implemented by 
partners, including Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, and UGM. 
UNDP will move to a new office after November to continue Early Recovery 
Assistance (ERA) activities and to support shelter construction and 
livelihoods coordination.  FAO established presence within the 
Yogyakarta Agriculture Office since October and will continue with its 
programmes until the end of December.

This will be the last regular situation report issued on Central Java 
and Yogyakarta Earthquake operation.

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