Plans Disaster Response

Internal Situation Report (SitRep)

Name of Country and Emergency

Bangladesh Flood

Disaster Response Alert Level

Orange 1

SITREP Number

#4

Date of the SITREP

28 August 2016

Date of next SITREP

28 September 2016

Authors Name and Contact details

Md. Abdur Rahim

Manager Emergency Response
abdur.rahim@plan-international.org
+8801715048173; +8801757982762

Highlights

This SitRep is for fund raising and information purposes.

HCTT reported on 15th August 2016 that 3.7 million people across 19 districts of Bangladesh are affected by monsoon-in
Plan International Bangladesh is seeking USD 600,000 for a short term response (3 months) focusing on WASH, CPiE, E
As of 28 September 2016, total secured funding is $ 126,800 for WASH and EiE. Total funding gap is $ 473,200
Plan International Bangladesh has no sponsor children in the affected areas. However, Plan has an ongoing grant funded
The water of major rivers is now flowing under the danger level. Most people have returned to their original home. Howev

Situational analysis

In the worst affected districts 100% of seasonal paddy fields, vegetable fields, saplings
and seed beds have been flooded. Damage to latrines and tube-wells has elevated risk
of water borne diseases. The floods has also resulted in protection issues around
women and young adolescents. Further, the education has been suspended in many
locations, as the schools remain flooded.

There have been concerns noted in some reports that flooding could become worse
throughout the monsoon. A media report in July this year quoted the Minister of Disaster
Management and Relief as saying that there was a forecast indicating that a large flood
was likely to impact the country in the period from July-September.

The GOB is providing

assistance to the flood
affected
people
that
includes cash grant and
food aid. GoB allocated
10,050MT
rice,
BDT
42,450,000 cash and BDT
22,500,000 for dry food.
But the support is not
sufficient for the affected
peoples.

The
Humanitarian
Coordination Task Team
(HCTT) reported that US$
13,620,052 requires for
joint humanitarian response
that
comprises
the
cluster/sector leads and coleads will ensure the
coordination and the followup of the implementation of
the activities under joint
response plan of at the
central level. In addition, a
district
area-based
coordination system under
process to ensure a more
integrated approach per
affected district. Therefore,
a UN Agency or an INGO
will be responsible for the
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coordination of activities in each affected district. These Agencies will work in close
collaboration with the respective District Commissioners and help distinguish short-term
and long-term needs and streamline communication to the HCTT. Being the Co-lead of
CP cluster, Plan International Bangladesh is maintaining close contact with the clusters
and INGOs.
Plan International Bangladesh has developed a three months response plan including
WASH, CPiE and EiE, with a funding target of USD 600,000 but a funding confirmation
received 126,800

The START response fund (500,000) in Lalmonirhat, Jamalpur, Kurigram, Tangail,

Bogra, Sirajgonj districts which distributed as unconditional cash grant (BDT4, 000 per
family) for food security of affected peoples.

BRAC, BDRCS, CARE, Caritas, DCA, Islamic Relief, Muslim Aid, SCI, AAB, ACF,
AKOTA, Oxfam and Plan International are distributing food, NFI and cash among the
affected peoples.

The situation is improved in North and north-east part but flooded newly in the middle
and south part of Bangladesh. However the water of major rivers is flowing under the
danger level. Peoples returned to their original home. But they need immediate support
for rebuilding/repairing of shelter, latrines, tube wells, restarting of livelihoods etc.

Plan Internationals response

Plan International Bangladesh is observing the situation very closely along with its
partners and maintaining liaison and coordination with the GoB, INGOs, consortiums,
and UN Clusters. And Plan staff at Divisional level are maintaining coordination with
Local Government, I/NGOs and partners.

Plan International Bangladesh established WASH facilities for the displaced peoples who
took shelter on embankment/road sides by installing 50 latrines, 16 water points and
protected children through 3 CFS displaced children in Hatibandha (Lalmonirhat) and
Jaldhaka (Nilphamari) Upazilas.

Plan International Bangladesh provided 12,000 liter safe water for 1,000 affected families
in Char areas (5,000 individuals) through mobile water treatment plant and distributed
70,000 water purification tablets among 7,000 affected families for Plans contingency
fund.

Plan International Bangladesh is being initiated a WASH and EiE project of USD100,000
which is funded by Cargill Foundation to support WASH and EiE for 1,000HH and 3,000
school students.

Funding Requirement
Funding
requirement
s

Funding received

Funding
gap
3

Donors

USD473,20
0

USD600,000

MACF Regional Emergency

Fund (USNO): USD 100,000

JOAC (UKNO) USD 26,800

USD126,800

Plan International Bangladesh has a funding requirements of USD 600,000 for

immediate support to the affected peoples in food security through unconditional cash
support, WASH, child protection and EiE in Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram district. But
started response only in two unions in Ulipur Upazila under Kurigram district with the
confirmed USD100k. The response activities will be extended to one more Union after
signing of FAD with UKNO. Still there is gap of USD470,000.

Capacity Requirement

The ERT members and strategic partners in flood affected zone remain alert for
response to the emergency. They have a good capacity to response to the orange-2
level emergency.

Grants and DRM are communicating with the NOs and for mobilizing fund for respond to.

Communications
Updates on ongoing response are posting on the local and social Media.

Key response staff contact details

ERM Function

Imamul Azam Shahi

Head of DRM & CCA
Tel: +8801783360601
Language(s): English
Email: imamul.azam@plan-international.org

Country Director and Media

spokesperson

Senait Gebregziabher, Country Director

Email:
Senait.Gebregziabher@planinternational.org
Tel: +88 02 9861599, 9860167

Communications

Resource Mobilization Manager

Sian Platt
Director Business Development
Tel: 880 1755655470
Sian.Platt@plan-international.org

Regional DRM Manager

Olle Castell
Phone: +977 9802058381
Language(s): English
Email: Olle.Castell@plan-international.org

Regional Communication Manager

Mike Bruce
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Phone: +66 818219770

Language(s): English
Email: Mike.Bruce@plan-international.org