IASC EW/EA Report:IASC EW/EA Report:Mar-Jun 2009Mar-Jun 2009

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EWEA Report: In a Nutshell

• Produced quarterly since 2004 by IASC-SWG

• Snapshot of emergency contexts around the world

• Consensus of field intelligence from many agencies

Each EW/EA Report Contains:

• Summary of highlights/trends

• Country analyses with colour-coded risk level • Matrix of minimum preparedness actions recommended

Definition of risk level :

Level of priority:

Risk Level

Risk ranking based on:threat to life/ livelihoodlikely scaleimminencelikely pop movementsregional implications

Red Priority 1

Orange Priority 2

Yellow Priority 3

White

Situations on Watch

Change in preparedness level :

Preparedness/Response level as compared to previous period

Increased levels of preparedness/response likely to be required

Sustained levels of preparedness/response likely to be required

Decreased levels of preparedness/response anticipated

IASC–SWG Regular Participants:

UN agencies: WFP, UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR, WHO, UNDP, IOM, OHCHR…

Red Cross/Crescent: IFRC, ICRC

NGOs: CARE, WVI, Oxfam, Islamic R.

Others: IOM, OHCHR, etc.

Distribution of the EW/EA Report

IASC Working Group

Agencies internally - HQ- Regional Offices- Country offices

Emergencies Directors Meeting

UN Country Teams

Uses of the EW/EA Report:

• Prioritization and advocacy

• Resource allocation

• Harmonization of message

• Information management

Summary of Latest Report (March-June 2009)

15 high-risk countries (in red), including:

-AFGH - SUD - CAR-PAK -SOM - CHAD-SRI L - ETH - DRC-IRAQ - ERIT- KENYA (new)-OPT - ZIMB - HAITI (new)

Risk has lowered in some situations: Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Timor Leste, Burundi, etc.

Summary of Latest Report (March-June 2009)

Three Global Concerns:

•Decrease in remittances

•Climate change concerns

•Need for funding for preparedness

Summary of Latest Report (March-June 2009)

Seasonal threats:

Hurricane Season – Carib & C. Am. (starts June)

Rainy season – in Cent. Africa hampers logistics in conflicts: Chad, Sudan, CAR, DRC (starts April)

Cyclone Season – Southern Africa (thru April)

Major Changes from Previous Report

Africa – cholera in Southern Africa

Middle East – insecurity & protection in OPT

Asia – escalating violence in Pakistan, massive displacement in Sri Lanka

The Americas – floods, dengue in Bolivia

Central Asia – floods, food insecurity, energy shortage

Three Contexts of Concern to EDM

Pakistan – increasing entropy

Philippines – Mindanao conflict

Kenya and the Greater Horn of Africa

THANK YOU.

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