Mozambique Humanitarian Aid UNICEF WASH Preparedness 2023
Through UNICEF country program support, Switzerland contributes to integrated climate resilience, disaster risk reduction and preparedness in the WASH sector for communities at risk of cyclonic events. The program focuses on communities facing the triple risk of lacking access to WASH while being exposed to climate-related and health-related hazards. In addition, UNICEF program will respond to specific gaps in the emergency response at national and sub-national levels and prepare the WASH sector for a joint and systematic approach to climate change.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mozambique |
Asistencia humanitaria y RRC Agua Cambio climático y medio ambiente
Ayuda y servicios materiales de emergencia
Abastecimiento de agua Reducción de riesgos de catástrofes |
01.09.2023
- 31.05.2024 |
CHF 200’000
|
- WASH Sector bottleneck analysis and capacity building
- Procurement, prepositioning and distribution of WASH critical supplies
- 1,000 squatting plates, 600 plastic tarpaulins, 42,000 water disinfection doses, 27,592 soap bars, 2,000 plastic buckets with lid and tap
- Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ABASTECIMIENTO DE AGUA Y SANEAMIENTO
DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Ayuda y servicios materiales de emergencia
Basic drinking water supply
Prevención de desastres
Temas transversales Prevención de conflictos
Tipo de ayuda Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F11219
| Contexto |
Mozambique is extremely prone to recurring hydrometeorological hazards and its population is at the same time highly vulnerable due to gaps in basic and social services, underlying poverty, and deprivations. The frequency of severe floods, droughts and tropical storms including cyclones has been increasing in Mozambique. The Global Climate Risk Index 2021 assesses impacts of extreme weather events (fatalities and economic losses) and ranks Mozambique as the 5th most affected country for the period of 2000-2019. |
| Objetivos | Mortality and morbidity are reduced through scaling up WASH emergency preparedness and response during natural disasters and/or in areas prone to water-borne diseases. |
| Grupos destinarios |
Direct: 1,600 men, women through capacity building initiatives targeting policy makers, directors, managers within the relevant state institutions and humanitarian and development partners Indirect: 20,000 men, women and children through preparedness actions including prepositioning of water treatment supplies and emergency response |
| Efectos a medio plazo | The main objective of the contribution is to strengthen preparedness and response in natural disaster and/or water-related diseases prone areas of Mozambique through WASH in Emergency bottleneck analysis and capacity building, as well as procurement and prepositioning of WASH supplies. |
| Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Resultados de las fases anteriores: The 2022-2023 contribution was mainly used to procure WASH emergency supplies to respond to multiple overlapping disasters (floods, cyclone Freddy and cholera) during the months of February and March 2023: |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) |
| Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores | INGD (National Disaster Management Authority), Cluster WASH |
| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 200’000 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 200’000 Total del proyecto desde la primera fase Presupuesto suizo CHF 0 Presupuesto inclusive contrapartes del proyecto CHF 200’000 |
| Fases del proyecto |
Fase 1 01.09.2023 - 31.05.2024 (Completed) |
