DERF is experiencing an overwhelming demand for support and has this year already received 9 humanitarian alerts leading to resources allocated for DERF being under heavy pressure. In order to ensure availability of funding for the full financial year DERF will until 1. July 2019 due to scarcity of resources have to carry out restrictive assessments of incoming alerts.
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Severe drought in the above regions with water shortages and food insecurity. Significant drier and hotter than normal conditions prevailed in march 2019 with increased probability of dry conditions & above average temperature until April according to Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET). Deyr rains were not sufficient to sustain the pasture through harsh weather conditions of Januar
DERF has recieved alert regarding Food Insecurity Crisis Kenya from International Aid Services (IAS).
The Humanitarian crisis: Between March 5th – 15th, a weather system formed and developed into Cyclone Idai causing flash floods and a humanitarian crisis across Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe affecting more than 1,6 million people. Number of affected people recorded is increasing by the hour as more information becomes available and areas accessible. By 21 March an overall estimate has increased
c.1 Where is the crisis? A total of 14 provinces in the regions of Boucle du Mouhoun, Hauts-Bassins, the East Center, the North, the North-Center and the Eastern region have been affected by the crisis (see OCHA map in Link 2 and 3 below). Humanitarian access to certain areas like the North and North-Center is difficult and required working through local and community-based organizations. c.2 What
Malawi: At least 922,900 persons have been impacted, including an estimated 460,000 children. More than 15,000 families have been displaced, with at least 187 camps established to house them. Mozambique: Communication lines have been down since Friday, March 15, rendering communication hard. Initial Government figures estimate 600,000 persons are affected, including 260,000 children. Zimbabwe: No
Decision: Not to activate the DERF to respond to the conflict and insecurity crisis in Burkina Faso, as per Alert Decision note.
The DERF has received an alert note regarding the Conflict & Insecurity Crisis in Burkina Faso. Please attached alert note and related documents for details of the alert.
Decision: Not to activate the DERF to respond to the experienced food security crisis in Terekeka State, South Sudan. Please refer to the Alert Decision note for the details of the reasons and the assessment of the submitted alert note.
The food security and nutrition situation in Terekeka state has been deteriorating in recent months of June-December 2018 due to outbreak of conflict and dry spell resulted to poor production. Terekeka has only one agriculture season in a year, disruption of markets, rapid rise in price, crop disease and natural climate change whole over the state, this is made situation worse with the ongoing mac
Alert Notes for the call Zimbabwe, Protection and Food Security Crisis (19-001-RO)
Food security and water crisis: Consecutive below average rainfall have during the last four years built up to the current humanitarian crisis facing the drought-affected communities across Somaliland. The coping capacity of these communities has reached a minimum having depleted household resources over the last years of drought as well as being affected by insecurity, floods and hosting of inter