USAID Damage Assessment Abyan, Aden & Lahj Governorates - PDF document

19/12/2012 USAID Damage Assessment Abyan, Aden & Lahj Governorates September – December 2012 1 Presentation Agenda 1. Assessment Overview 2. Achievements 3. Key Findings 4. Master Tracker 5. Assessment Database 6. Questions?? 2 1

19/12/2012 Assessment Overview - Purpose  To assess and map the extent of damage to public buildings (schools, health facilities, main access roads, markets, electricity) in Abyan governorate and IDP Schools in Aden and Lahj governorates.  Create a central web-based data repository to be used by USAID, other donors and the ROYG in the planning, implementation and monitoring of reconstruction efforts.  Establish baseline data for USAID and other donor-funded rehabilitation initiatives. 3 Assessment Overview - Process  September 2012: Met with the Abyan Governor to discuss the Assessment goals, request permission to travel within the governorate and to request introductions to key Abyan Ministries (Health, Education, Public Works and Highways, Electricity)  September 2012: Asked the Governor, MOPIC and key Ministries for a list of prioritized facilities needing to be assessed in Abyan  October 2012: Met with OCHA, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR and key INGOs working in Abyan to coordinate Assessment, share data and identify priorities  October & November 2012: Conducted the Assessment of 164 total structures in Abyan: schools, markets, health facilities, roads, electricity networks  December 2012: Shared the Assessment results and database access with USAID, ROYG, other donors and INGOs 4 2

19/12/2012 # Infrastructure Objects Assessed: 114 78 39 37 7 5 1 Public Schools/Abyan Public Health/Abyan Public Markets/Abyan Primary Roads/Abyan Electrical Power IDP Schools/Aden IDP Schools/Lahj Lines/Abyan 5 Assessment Key Findings- Abyan Schools  114 schools assessed in Abyan / 98 entries in the Assessment database  12 / 114 schools assessed in Abyan remain occupied by IDPs  4 / 114 schools were assessed as having “ major damage ” (75% damage or more) including the GEO Office in Zingibar and the DEO Office in Khanfir  23 / 114 schools were assessed as having “ moderate damage” (25-75%)  5 schools in Zingibar already rehabilitated by USAID/CLP (Oct-Nov 2012)  6 additional schools in Zingibar and Khanfir to commence USAID/CLP rehabilitation in Dec 2012  A number of rural schools in Abyan remain unfinished, poorly constructed and are poorly equipped. This is a good opportunity for donor assistance, despite not being directly impacted by the conflict. 6 3

19/12/2012 Location of Schools Assessed in Abyan 7 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools 8 4

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools External damage to schools in Zingibar, Abyan 9 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools External damage to schools in Zingibar, Abyan 10 5

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Substantial structural damage to schools in Zingibar 11 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Internal damage to schools and school equipment in Zingibar, Abyan 12 6

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Example of unfinished school in rural Abyan district, requiring rehabilitation 13 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Example of school “under construction” in rural Abyan district, with classes taking place in at-risk conditions for children 14 7

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Example of unfinished basic school structure in remote Abyan district, requiring rehabilitation and equipping 15 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Schools Example of an unfinished school in a rural Abyan district, requiring rehabilitation and equipping 16 8

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Health Facilities  37 health facilities in Abyan assessed / 34 entries in Assessment database  2 / 37 health facilities in Zinjibar remain occupied by IDPs  0 / 37 health facilities in Abyan assessed as having “ major damage ” (more than 75%)  2 / 37 health facilities assessed as having “ moderate damage ” (25 -75% damage or more)  2 out of the health facilities in Zinjibar and Khanfir with moderate damage are proposed by USAID / CLP for rehabilitation  2 of the health facilities assessed were comprehensively rehabilitated recently by WHO and ICRC  5 of the health facilities assessed were rehabilitated or equipped by USAID / OTI within the past 2 years  Small Health Units in Abyan are poorly equipped and would benefit greatly from assistance 17 Locations of Health Facilities Assessed in Abyan 18 9

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Health Facilities Zingibar Hospital that sustained extensive damage during the conflict 19 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Health Facilities Zingibar Hospital showing damage to internal rooms and damage to the hospital’s water tank, requiring rehabilitation 20 10

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Health Facilities Rehabilitation of health facilities in Zingibar is slowly starting to take place. This is the Zingibar Maternal and Child Health Center, recently rehabilitated by WHO. 21 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Health Facilities Example of rural Health Unit in Khanfir, Abyan that is non functional and needs to be equipped and rehabilitated 22 11

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads  Abyan’s ROYG Director of Public Works and Highways provided the Assessment team with 7 major roads priorities in Abyan needing to be assessed.  Over 400km of major highways was assessed in 7 sections per ROYG request.  Most conflict-related damage to roads in Abyan has already been repaired by the ROYG (i.e. filling holes in the roads)  Most remaining road damage resulted from seasonal rains that have washed out barriers and shoulders.  Medians and walkways in Zingibar also require extensive repair. 23 Locations of Roads Assessed in Abyan 24 12

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Examples of conflict-related damage to roads in Abyan that have already been repaired by the Yemen government 25 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Dangerous road damage due to erosion on major highway in Abyan and an example of ongoing road maintenance 26 13

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Examples of commonly occurring damage to walkways and median strips in urban areas in Abyan 27 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Examples of common damage to walkways and median strips in Abyan urban areas and looting of paving bricks 28 14

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Mountainous roads in Abyan have different maintenance requirements, mostly weather-related erosion 29 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads Mountainous roads in Abyan showing barrier damage and mountain erosion on main highway 30 15

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Roads The major bridges in Abyan did not sustain damage during the conflict and do not require rehabilitation. 31 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Markets  Abyan’s Director of Public Works and Highways provided the USAID Assessment team with a request for the assessment of 5 key public markets in Zingibar and Ja’ar .  2 Fish, Vegetable and Meat markets in Zinjibar were determined to be operational despite having significant damage (specifically the fish market) and poor maintenance of the facilities.  3 other public markets in Khanfir require minor or moderate repair to the facilities to improve commercial standard, but are also operational in their current state.  The Zinjibar and Ja’ar qat markets are privately owned facilities and were, therefore, not assessed. 32 16

19/12/2012 Locations of Markets Assessed in Abyan 33 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Markets The Fish Market in Zingibar sustained heavy damage during the conflict in Abyan and requires complete rehabilitation. The market is currently operating in temporary stalls outside the main facility. 34 17

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Markets The Ja’ar Central Market did not sustain damage in the Abyan conflict but is in a bad state of disrepair and requires substantial maintenance and rehabilitation. This market is also currently operating in temporary stalls outside the main facility. 35 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Markets Examples of temporary stalls operating outside the main Abyan public market facilities. 36 18

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Electricity  At the request of the Abyan Director of Electricity, the USAID Assessment team focused on assessing one major electrical line from the border of Aden governorate to Al Koud in Zingibar.  The 43km power line from Khur Makser District in Aden to Zingibar District (Al Koud) in Abyan encountered severe damage during the conflict.  More than 100 kilometers of copper power cables were cut and looted along the highway. 14 transformers and more than 100 electricity poles were also stolen or damaged.  The Assessment team collected and mapped the grid coordinates of each of the damage locations for this 43km power line. The total estimated cost to repair is approximately US$10 million. 37 Location of Assessed Electrical Line - Abyan 38 19

19/12/2012 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Electricity Electrical cables and poles were extensively damaged and/or looted during the Abyan conflict 39 Assessment Key Findings - Abyan Electricity Further examples of looted electrical parts and a stolen electricity transformer on the Aden to Zingibar N2 Highway 40 20