Shelter Cluster Meeting Bangladesh 4 September 2014

Assessment scope 9 North-western districts reported affected by flooding DMIC sit-rep I/NGO information

JNA Key findings Almost 2 million people are affected in the nine districts assessed– this is 33% of the population in the affected area. In terms of priority districts: – By percentage population affected: Bogra, Sirajgonj, and Gaibandha – By numbers displaced: Kurigram: over 100,000 people are presently displaced Overall, food is the first priority reported by Union officials Other reported needs: livelihoods, sanitation, water, shelter

Overview: numbers affected DistrictPopulation Individuals Affected Percent Individuals Affected Displaced Bogra %20300 Gaibandha %9408 Jamalpur %11250 Kurigram % Lalmonirhat %6586 Nilphamari %183 Rangpur %14607 Sherpur %102 Sirajganj %34919 Total5,663,8851,867,63633%204,266

Immediate relief needs Immediate relief needs reported in Bogra, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Kurigram and Sherpur Unions report their own capacity to mange these needs is districts reported immediate relief needs inadequate In Bogra, 89% of unions out of the total affected areas for the district are in serious need of immediate relief assistance.

Recovery Needs Almost 90% of unions in Bogra indicating a serious need for recovery assistance over the coming months

Key Findings Shelter Shelter is a concern in 160 unions (out of 215 that reported being affected out of the total 268 assessed) 42 Unions reported under shelter priority (Priority 1, 2,& 3) & Around 19,000 HH reported as IDP. Between 5% and 23% of the total population of the affected districts are in need of shelter assistance (this equates to between 68,137 and 312, 875 people) In the affected unions, most people are living in Collective centres/public buildings Kurigram (52 % of total displaced people) and Sirajgonj (17 % of total displaced people) have the most people displaced and displacedment is of greatest concern Ulipur, Char Rajibupr and Chilmari upazillas (in Kurigram district) have the most displaced people

Reference : DMIC, Situation Report, 30 th August, District Affected Upazilla (No.) Affected People % of Total Affected People House Fully Damaged House Partially Damaged Dhaka14,1000%1,013 Faridpur34,1900% Jamalpur3153,73114%3,43411,581 Netrakona320,5002%06,000 Tangail8110,56510%3,67925,804 Bogra375,1757%51017,390 Sirajgonj4195,46818%2,71449,000 Gaibandha3121,23011%10,25015,562 Kurigram6152,00014%2,49430,447 Lalmonirhat529,3563%7356,604 Nilphamari116,8852%2603,117 Rangpur310,8001%1532,372 Sunamgonj444,5004%4,1209,615 Rajbari526,4752%05,295 Munshigonj32,8670%50823 Shylhet3128,63012%029,845 Manikgonj300%4,6480 Total611,096,472 34,332214,258 Damage Information

Reported living arrangement since the disaster Bogra Gaibandha Jamalpur Kurigram Lalmonirhat Nilphamari Rangpur Sherpur Sirajganj Total Spontaneous settlement44%35%71%46%56%22%29%67%56%41% Other78%50%35%44%48%0%71%0%56%38% Original home33%27%35%43%33%56%43%83%53%36% Original village (house damaged) 44%12% 31%4%44%43%67%61%24% Collective center0%27%18%20%4%0%43%0%22%12% Formal Camp0%12%6%2%0% 6%4% Number of union

Living Scenario Scenario 1 Took shelter on embankments, high ground, roads Scenario 2 in schools, in flood shelters Scenario 3 Neighboring houses. Scenario 4 In some locations people are reportedly living on rooftops, on wooden cots raised by bamboo poles, or on rafts made of bamboo.

Cold wave The likely onset of the regular cold wave in December poses significant risks for the flood affected districts, in particular –Nilphamari, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Bogra and Sirajganj (7 of the 9 flood affected districts included in this assessment)– these districts are known to be usually among the most impacted by the cold wave, and were affected by the cold waves in Dec The present flooding is likely to have increased the numbers living in inadequate housing and these people are likely to be severely affected if their homes cannot be repaired/rebuilt before the cold months.

Shelter and NFI: Emergency Needs High to Moderate FrequencyLow Frequency Cooking / kitchen setFamily Kit Tarpaulin / Plastic sheetTorch Light CandleBamboo Fire Box / LighterBed ClothFuel Soap Cash Bucket Tent CI sheet Mosquito Net Rope Stove

Recommendation for Response: Short term Emergency shelter response from government and I/NGO should focus on people displaced and those with fully damaged shelters (ensuring that transitional shelter responses include landless families, the most vulnerable members of the community) Response to consider ongoing monsoon, and need to address vulnerabilities in timely manner before onset of cold wave in Dec 2014 Rebuilding or repairing of houses or cash grant should include shelter for the livestock and additional cost for the labor. Inclusion of vulnerable groups including female headed households, disabled, older persons and the landless need to be consider during delivery of shelter or cash for shelter. Emergency standard shelter Package recommendation

As both damage to shelter and damage to household sanitation/latrines have been reported, it can be assumed that that when the house is damaged/destroyed, the latrine is also affected. For this reason it is advised that the shelter response should be coordinated with WASH and early recovery; in particular shelter interventions should be well coordinated with sanitation rehabilitation. Advocacy around colonization of newly formed lands by those who have lost lands in other areas, as well as advocacy for provision of land by government. In case of rebuilding of houses in new locations, sites should be assessed so that, as far as possible, building takes place on areas that are free of risk from further erosion. Shelter recommendations should be suitable for the specific areas and consider the flooding risk in design. Rebuilding of shelter needs to follow build back better methods to achieve a resilient house structure. Recommendation for Response: Mid term Recovery need

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