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ECUADOR EMERGENCY OPERATION 10742.0 FOOD ASSISTANCE TO FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE COASTAL AREA

OF ECUADOR

Duration : 6 months

Planned start date : 1 July 2008

Projected end date : 31 December 2008

Number of beneficiaries : 30,100 beneficiaries

WFP food tonnage : 1,619 mt

WFP food cost : US$ 2,015,762

Total cost to WFP : US$ 3,171,512

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Heavy rainfalls in the coastal regions of Ecuador at the beginning of the year led to region-wide floods causing the Government to declare a State of Emergency on 31 January. Further heavy rains of 15/16 February caused an emergency situation with flooding and landslides. According to the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (INHAMI), climatic changes provoked more heavy rains than in previous years. Rivers already obstructed by sediment could not take the additional quantity of water and flooded. This also triggered mudslides in the same area and rains lasted until late May.

According to information obtained from the Government, between March and April 2008 350,000 people were severely affected and required humanitarian assistance. Of this caseload, the Ministry of Litoral (Coastal Ministry) provided food assistance to 250,000 people until the end of May.

Simultaneously, the National Committee for Regional Emergency Response (COER) reported total loss of 82,000 ha and further damages of 137,000 ha. Crops lost include banana, cacao, sugar, rice and corn crops. Due to the heavy destruction of national infrastructure (e.g. 237 major in-country roads, 25 bridges, 1,681 schools and houses), the Government’s initial estimates indicate losses at over US$ 200 million..

Based on current government information at the time of preparing this document, over 80 percent of shelters for flood victims have closed. Some schools were used as shelters and students needed to go back to classes.

The Government affirmed that the recovery process, especially in the agricultural sector, will continue until the end of 2008. In this political framework and in response to the Government’s request, WFP will assist with recovery activities to enable this population to regain self-sufficiency as quickly as possible. Flood victims have lost their crops, their productive means and assets, and in many cases, their job or income opportunities.

In an effort to provide immediate relief to this population, WFP supported government efforts through an IR-EMOP (10738.0) from March 1st to May 31st, 2008. WFP provided ready-to-eat meals in the form of high energy biscuits, which were incorporated into food rations distributed by the Government. WFP also provided technical cooperation in emergency assessment, warehousing and local purchases.

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In mid-March, with rains still ongoing and the IR-EMOP fully operational, WFP carried out an Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) in order to evaluate the new situation. The assessment took place in 32 of the most affected cantons (administrative units) located in five provinces. Based on these findings, WFP is now seeking international assistance to help the flood victims overcome this natural disaster, ensure food security until the next harvest and strengthen the disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response capacity of the local emergency committees.

This operation contributes to WFP’s Strategic Objective 3: “Restore and rebuild lives and livelihoods in post-conflict, post-disaster or transition situations”, in accordance with MDG1: “Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger” and Strategic Objective 2: “Prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures”.

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1. SITUATION ANALYSIS AND SCENARIO(S) (a) The overall context 1. On January 31st, 2008, after two weeks of torrential rains, the President of Ecuador declared

the country in a state of emergency. In total, 13 provinces along the coast, as well as in highland areas had suffered serious damage. Over 50 fatalities were reported. The provinces affected are: Azuay, Bolivar, Cañar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Esmeraldas, Loja, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Guayas, El Oro, Los Ríos and Manabí.

2. Based on the extent of the emergency, the Government requested the support of UN agencies, coordinated through the United Nations Emergency Team (UNETE). An UNETE team traveled within hours to the affected areas to do an initial stock taking of the situation. It also deployed a group of experts to provide support to the Ministry of the Coastal Region, including a WFP logistics expert. The logistics officer visited the different warehouses available for the emergency in the coastal region and trained local staff in charge of managing these warehouses.

3. The UNETE team assessment also triggered the deployment of a United Nations Disaster Assistant Coordination (UNDAC) team, under the auspices of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in February 2008. The findings and recommendations of the mission are available and were presented to the international donor community at the end of March 2008.

4. With the support of UN agencies, the Government established inter-sectoral working groups for food, health, infrastructure, shelter, and others, based on the cluster approach. WFP leads and provides technical assistance within the inter-sectoral working group on food. The Armed Forces are leading the logistics of the aid distribution, in close coordination with the various inter-sectoral working groups.

5. In March 2008 the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI) advised that more heavy rains were expected due to unpredicted effects of current climatic changes. In the meantime, rivers already obstructed by sediments, overflowed their banks. Flooding intensity caused the collapse of major bridges, endangered dams in Montalvo, Los Rios Province and Posahonda in Manabi Province, and threatened nearby populations. It also adversely affected water and electricity services in Ecuador. The humanitarian aid provided included the distribution of water, food, blankets, clothing, medicine and other items, complementary to the efforts made by the Government.

6. As an immediate response to the most urgent food requirements, WFP prepared and implemented EMOP (IR-EMOP 10738.0) for US$ 480,000. The project was approved under the delegated authority of the Country Director. The initial intervention consisted of high energy biscuits (HEB). The biscuits were distributed by the Army, to complement the family food rations provided by the Government to around 250,000 flood victims who required immediate food. Some families were also forced to abandon their homes and move to shelters. The distribution of HEBs proved very useful at the beginning of the emergency as households had limited opportunities for food preparation; cooking facilities were not immediately available in shelters.

7. The rains subsided by early June, allowing the early recovery actions planned by the Government, UN agencies and other NGOs to be activated.

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(b) The food security and nutrition situation 8. People living in the affected areas are mostly small scale subsistence farmers. Since most of

their crops were lost, their incomes have consequently diminished, making it difficult for them to feed their families. In addition, roads are severely damaged and it has become difficult to transport the little agricultural production that survived the floods to the markets. Simultaneously, local markets do not have enough food products available for sale and the small amounts available are extremely expensive (on average prices almost doubled). This makes it difficult for the affected population to have access to enough food to meet their nutritional needs.

9. In the affected area, the levels of chronic undernutrition are already very high, as can be seen in the following chart:

Table 1: Prevalence of chronic under nutrition among children under 5 in the costal provinces

Provinces Chronic undernutrition Bolívar 52.7 El Oro 17.5 Guayas 18.9 Los Ríos 23.7 Manabí 28.2 Sources: SIISE, National Life Standards Survey 2006 Under nutrition Mapping, SIISE-WFP-Tufts University.

10. An official assessment of flood damage by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture

and Fishing (Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca, MAGAP) in May confirmed a total agricultural loss of 82,170 ha, and damage of 137,315 ha. Among the most affected crops were rice, corn, banana, cocoa, pepper beans and sugar cane.

(c) Scenarios 11. This project is based on the existing emergency situation and EFSA findings in April 2008.

Based on this information and current weather forecasts, WFP intends to start with recovery operations (FFW) in July 2008. In areas where FFW activities are not yet feasible, WFP will start with the implementation of FFT activities.

2. POLICIES, CAPACITIES AND ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT(S) AND OTHERS

(a) Policies, capacities and actions of the government 12. The scope of this natural disaster surpassed the response capacity of the national authorities,

which was already weakened due to an ongoing restructuring process within the Civil Protection Mechanism (which is in charge of national emergency management). As a first response to the emergency, the Government released around US$ 58 million to assist the affected population.

13. The National Task Force set up for this emergency is composed of the Ecuadorian Army, the Ministry of Litoral (ML), the Ministry of Internal and External Security, the Ministry of Defence, the Ecuadorian Agency for International Cooperation, as well as some other institutions. The National Task Force works in close contact with the civil defense, as well as the Provincial and Cantonal Emergency Operations Centers (COEs). This ensures the

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continued exchange of information between local and national authorities and a close monitoring how the natural disaster develops.

14. The Government, through its National Secretariat for Development Planning (SENPLADES), outlined its priorities for the recovery operation as follows: a) the repair of basic social infrastructure; and b) the reactivation of Ecuador’s agricultural productivity. For the rehabilitation of basic social and physical infrastructure, the national authorities made available around US$16.3 million to rebuild schools, roads, bridges, etc. In order to revive the agricultural sector, the Banco de Fomento (BNF) together with the Corporación Financiera Nacional (CFN), are implementing a credit scheme of more than US$ 100 million, to assist affected farmers. This plan will mainly benefit major agricultural producers (large-scale farmers) through credits at a preferential rate, and an extended grace period for its payback.

15. To assist small-scale and subsistence farmers, BNF and CFN, have developed a project called “Proyecto para atender la emergencia del sector del agro”, at a cost of around US$ 48 million. This project aims to recover the small-scale agricultural sector and will provide seeds, fertilizers and agricultural tools and also assist with the construction of agricultural infrastructure, such as the cleaning of irrigation channels and technical skills training.

16. The Government, through the Ministry of Health maintains the nutritional programme called PANN 2000 for pre-and post natal attendance, and the provision of free special nutritional inputs for pregnant and lactating women and infants. Additionally, the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion, MIES, carries out the food-based and nutrition programme: Aliméntate Ecuador. Also, the Ministry of Education maintains the School Feeding Programme, PAE. These programmes are executed regularly and will continue with their distributions and services to these vulnerable groups living in the affected areas. Additionally, UNICEF has delivered 181,440 iron tablets for pregnant women, 12,600 iron drops for children and 1,282,382 vitamin A capsules for pregnant and lactating women and children.

(b) Policies, capacities and actions of other major actors 17. Several NGOs, humanitarian agencies, as well as private local companies reacted to the call

for international assistance launched by the Government on February 21st 2008. According to the emergency coordinating Ministry of Internal and External Security, the most urgent needs were food, medicines and medical equipment, water purification plants, first aid kids, boats and gas stoves.

18. The Working Group on Food is led by the Government with the technical support of WFP. It coordinates all food donations and food-related initiatives, in order to avoid duplications and the waste of resources. The working groups are formed by the following institutions: WFP, Ecuadorian Red Cross, Ecuadorian Army, ECHO, MAGAP, MIES, Aliméntate Ecuador, CARITAS, CARE, INNFA and Acción contra el Hambre.

19. The Ecuadorian Army, as the implementing entity of the Government has distributed food rations provided by the Government and other donors of the public and private sector. In addition, the Ecuadorian Red Cross has distributed food among the affected population. Small initiatives have been executed by other organizations such as Acción contra el Hambre, CARE, and CARITAS.

20. This project does not include a Mother and Child Health component as the Government and other development actors are implementing activities focused on pregnant and lactating women, and children under 5.

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21. The Government prioritizes vulnerable groups (pregnant and lactating women and children under 5) and distributes fortified products in the form of “Mi Papilla”, “Mi Bebida” and “Nutri-INNFA”.

22. As an initial response to the emergency, WFP, through IR- EMOP 10738.0, in coordination with the COER, distributed 200 mt of HEB, as a nutritional complement to the food rations delivered by the Government to the affected population in five of the most affected provinces.

(c) Coordination 23. Based on the Government’s call for international assistance, UNETE provided a

multidisciplinary team of experts to the Ministry of Litoral, in charge of the emergency and recovery, to:

� support the inter-sectoral coordination of the emergency response

� support the initial implementation of a national response information system

� support the planning and recovery of basic social infrastructure

� support the recovery of agricultural productivity

� manage the environmental risks within the coastal region and neighboring areas.

3. OBJECTIVES OF WFP ASSISTANCE Overall Objective:

24. The overall purpose of this EMOP is to provide food assistance to flood victims in Ecuador to prevent a worsening of their food-security status while assisting them in their recovery efforts to restore the livelihoods of affected families.

Specific Objectives: a) Restore livelihoods and rehabilitate infrastructure and community facilities (early

recovery);

b) Strengthen the disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response capacity of the COEs.1

4. BENEFICIARIES AND TARGETING 25. This EMOP will concentrate on the flood-affected communities of Guayas, Los Ríos, El

Oro, Manabi and Bolivar Provinces, as identified through WFP’s EFSA. These are the communities which have experienced the biggest losses in agricultural production, community infrastructure, and are at high risk of recurring natural disasters, such as floods.

26. WFP has identified the most affected communities through its EFSA mechanism. The selection of food insecure households will be carried out together with the “Action Committees” formed by community leaders. The aim will be to identify those families who need immediate and/or intermediate food assistance and can participate in FFW and FFT activities. This EMOP is designed to assist 5,550 flood-affected families living in communities where social and productive infrastructure has been severely damaged or

1These objectives are in line with WFP’s Strategic Objectives SO 3: Restore and rebuild lives and livelihoods in post-

conflict, post-disaster or transition situations; and SO 2: Prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures.

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destroyed by the floods with FFW activities. It will also benefit 2,100 persons with FFT activities.

27. The most affected population groups within these communities are poor farmers, who have lost more than 50 percent of this year’s crop due to the recent flooding. Hence they are unable to meet their basic food requirements through their own agricultural production or through local purchase. Furthermore, food prices have increased drastically and are expected to remain high until the next harvest.

28. Additionally, this operation includes a pilot plan through which 100 families will benefit from Cash for Work (CFW) activities.

29. Direct beneficiaries of the EMOP (FFW/FFT/CFW) will include:

• Poor, small-scale and subsistence farmers who lost 50 percent or more of their agricultural production;

• Food insecure households who lost their livelihoods;

• Families who have lost their houses;

• Families who have lost their jobs.

30. Activities Planned:

a) Implement FFW activities to assist 5,550 families to rehabilitate basic social and physical infrastructure and complement the replanting and recuperation efforts of basic subsistence food production such as plantain, yucca, pepper and tomato.2

b) CFW activities will be carried out as a pilot for a total of 100 families for the rehabilitation of basic local infrastructure and housing. These activities will follow all procedures and guidelines established by WFP’s regulations.

c) FFT will be offered in cooperation with the Government and other partners. Around 2,100 participants (700 per month) will benefit from this training. Examples of such trainings will be:

� Culinary workshop to train people on how to use the products available in the area and through food support provided by humanitarian organizations. This workshop will include basic information about good consumption habits.

� Food Security workshops.

� Stress management trainings based on UNICEF experience.

d) Capacity development activities will be carried out for approximately 750 employees working for the different local emergency committees; they will be trained on contingency planning, EFSA, Damage Evaluation and Needs Assessment (EDAN)/Logistics, Information Systems and coordination.

2 This component will be implemented together with local authorities, and NGOs, as well as FAO and MAGAP.

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Table 2: BENEFICIARIES OF RELIEF AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPANTS OF CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

MONTH Beneficiaries of relief and recovery activities

Participants of capacity development activities

FFW FFT CFW Participants Topics

July 5,500 families

700 beneficiaries 250 participants

August 5,500 families

700 beneficiaries 250 participants

September 5,500 families

700 beneficiaries

100 families 250 participants

Contingency Planning

EFSA

EDAN/logistic

Information systems

Coordination

October 5,500 families 100

families

November 5,500 families 100

families

Source: EFSA – WFP Ecuador 2008

Table 3: BENEFICIARY CASELOAD BY INTERVENTION*

Intervention Beneficiaries Duration

Food for Work 27,500 150 days

Food for Training 2,100 30 days

Cash for Work (pilot) 500 90 days

Capacity Development 750 90 days

*Total beneficiary number is 30,100, excluding the capacity development caseload.

4. NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND RATIONS

31. FFW beneficiaries are also able to obtain other products in their living areas and do not rely only on the received ration.

32. The FFW ration is calculated based on 80 percent of the average daily wage in line with FFW norms in Ecuador, and has been composed in line with the food ration that has been distributed by the Government during this emergency.

33. The FFT ration is an incentive for the participation in training activities. It will cover 50 percent of the daily food requirements of the participants, as FFT activities will only last 3-4 hours daily, at a maximum.

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Table 4: BENEFICIARY CASELOAD BY INTERVENTION

FFW Ration FFT Ration

COMMODITY g/person/day Kcal/person/ day g/person/day Kcal/person/ day

CEREALS

Rice 213 768 100 360

Oat 40 148 40 148

FISH

Canned fish 23 69 13 39

FAT

Veg. Oil 25 223 12 112

PULSES

Lentils 53 180 53 180

MISCELLANEOUS

Sugar 27 107

TOTAL 381 1,495 218 839

All the above family food rations have been calculated on the basis of five family members. The products included in both food rations are the ones commonly used by the targeted beneficiary group and correspond to their dietary habits.

TABLE 5: TOTAL FOOD REQUIREMENT:

mt COMMODITY

FFW FFT TOTAL TOTAL (US$)

Rice 888 17 905 864,084 Oat 166 7 173 216,864 Canned fish 94 2 96 309,074Veg. Oil 102 2 104 182,091Lentils 222 8 230 370,944 Sugar 111 111 72,705 TOTAL 1,584 35 1,619 2,015,762

6. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 34. Where necessary, with the assistance of the local authorities of the communities assisted, WFP

will identify local warehouses which will be the final delivery points for the distribution. These delivery points will also be used to inform all beneficiaries of their entitlement, days and time of distribution and other information necessary to guarantee the full transparency of WFP´s operation.

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35. Food for Work will assist approximately 5,550 families for 5 months. In the implementation of this component, WFP will deliver food rations for beneficiaries working on basic social and community and agricultural infrastructure rehabilitation. This will include the repair of destroyed infrastructure such as bridges, roads and schools, as well as much needed repair or construction of houses. Moreover, WFP will participate in other recovery projects which were already identified or are in progress and implemented by the Government and other NGOs.

36. In the implementation of agricultural rehabilitation activities, WFP will work closely with FAO, MAGAP and other NGOs. It is expected, that these institutions will implement this component and provide agricultural implements such as tools and seeds, fertilizers, etc. The aim to ensure that small-scale farmers and their families in the flood affected communities have access to green plantain, yucca, tomato, and green pepper which are an essential part of the local staple food basket. FAO will also offer technical cooperation to improve the agricultural skills of poor farmers and assist them to diversify their food production.

37. Food for Training will be implemented to target young people and women within the same communities where FFW is being implemented. This will build longer-term capacity to improve the nutrition and health-related knowledge of this vulnerable population and raise their awareness on environmental protection issues. FFT will be implemented through WFP partners currently working in training activities within the flood affected areas, reaching around 700 persons per month, for three months.

38. Cash for Work will be another programme component in this operation to be launched on a pilot basis. This pilot will be carried out following all the guidelines and procedures established by WFP for this kind of intervention. This mechanism will be implemented for 100 beneficiaries only, for three months. Instead of WFP´s food basket, WFP will provide a cash equivalent to establish whether WFP food rations or cash will have a better impact on securing normal food consumption within the family and prevent a deterioration of nutrition levels. This new initiative in Ecuador is expected to establish a baseline and comparison with the impact of FFW versus CFW.

39. WFP will pilot this component for 100 beneficiaries only to be able to closely monitor the use of cash for the purchase of food. WFP will aim to have both men and women in this mechanism to better determine which target group and under which conditions cash for work may have the best impact to secure household food security.

40. WFP is also including a capacity building element into this EMOP. A Training of Trainers (TOT) will be carried out to increase the response proficiency of the COEs. The training curriculum, as well as a training schedule, will be prepared and implemented within the six months’ time-frame of this EMOP.

41. The implementation of this training component will be led by the Ministry of Litoral, with the technical cooperation of WFP, and the participation of other inter-sectoral emergency working groups. It is foreseen that five to six WFP staff will train 90 staff from the COEs in 10 cantons. These 90 participants of the TOT workshop will then be expected to provide further training at the community level to members of the COEs’ authorities, such as fire/police department staff, health officials, etc. In this way, 750 people should have improved capacities and skills to assist disaster-affected communities in the future.

42. FFW and CFW activities will be implemented as soon as possible, from the beginning of this EMOP to ensure early recovery of the flood affected communities. However, if the weather conditions adversely affect such activities, they will need to be rescheduled until such a time when weather conditions have improved.

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43. Food commodities for FFW and FFT rations will be procured locally. Quality control will be carried out by WFP prior to accepting the commodities. The food will be stored and repacked as necessary in the central warehouse of WFP located in the city of Guayaquil. From there it will be transported to the final distribution points, according to the distribution schedule.

44. WFP’s main government counterparts for this EMOP will be the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Litoral. A Memorandum of Understanding will lay out roles and responsibilities of all parties towards the implementation of the EMOP.

45. Based on experience and the successful cooperation in the implementation of former projects, the responsibility for the final food distribution to the beneficiaries will rest with the Ecuadorian Red Cross, NGOs such as COOPI, CARITAS, OXFAM and FAO. Separate agreements will be signed with each implementing organization, outlining their respective roles in food distribution and monitoring.

46. WFP will implement this EMOP in line with WFP’s policies, including its “Enhanced Commitments to Women (ECW)”. Hence all interventions will be designed to address women and men’s different needs during times of emergencies. It will also keep in mind the different coping strategies available to both sexes. As such, this EMOP will aim to empower single-headed households through preferential inclusion of their family members in WFP-offered programme activities. WFP will also ensure that all food recipients can receive their food rations in a safe environment. All beneficiaries will be informed of their full food entitlement, beneficiary selection criteria, place and time of the distribution, and other relevant information. WFP will make sure that women actively participate in project planning, implementation and monitoring. It is aimed that at least 50 percent of the members of distribution committees will be composed of women, and at least half of the positions of responsibility within the committees will be undertaken by women.

7. PERFORMANCE MONITORING 47. Monitoring will be performed according to WFP standard procedures, together with

implementing partners, government and local institutions.

48. Monitoring activities for the FFW and FFT component will be regularly carried out, while CFW activities will be monitored closely to capture impact and lessons learnt of this pilot activity.

49. All monitoring activities will be in line with the attached log frame to track the impact of WFP’s operations on the affected and assisted population. The following M&E strategy has been designed for this operation:

MONITORING AND EVALUATION STRATEGY

MECHANISM FREQUENCY RESPONSIBLE USE OF INFORMATION

Follow up Continuous WFP

Mid-term FFW/FFT/CFW Monitoring

End of the second distribution

WFP, implementing partners (external consultancy)

Mid-term capacity-building

Third month WFP implementing partners (external

Identification of actions and adjustments necessary to achieve the expected results.

Accountability to donors

Systematization of lessons learnt and best practices.

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Evaluation consultancy)

Final Evaluation End of operation WFP, implementing partners (external consultancy)

Programme Evaluation and EFSA

End of operation WFP, implementing partners

Intervention models related to FFW, FFT and CFW that might be replicated in a near future, in other operations.

Corporate WFP reports

50. The objectives of M&E activities are: � To have information available for decision-making and to make necessary adjustments

during the operation.

� To track and report the accomplishment of the objectives established for this operation to be accountable to WFP donors.

� To measure that actual results obtained are in line with the planned objectives of the project.

� To learn lessons and record best practices for future operations.

The M&E tools to be used in this operation are the following: M&E STRATEGY

PRIMARY SOURCE

RESPONSIBLE FREQUENCY

Food assistance registers

Implementing partner for distribution

During each distribution for FFW

Training assistance registers

WFP During each workshop

COMPAS Operations Unit- WFP Every distribution

Statistical information

CPR Operations Unit- WFP Every month

Beneficiaries’ perception report

Surveys, interviews and focal groups among beneficiaries, stakeholders and partners

M&E WFP Staff After the second distribution of FFW and at the end of the operation

Implementing partners reports

Local resources matrix

Interviews and focal groups among implementing partners

Implementing partners for distributions

M&E WFP Staff

After the second distribution of FFW and at the end of the operation

8. HANDOVER STRATEGY 51. It is difficult to foresee when the project can be phased down as this will heavily depend on

climate developments in the coming weeks and months and the concrete effect of such weather conditions on the assisted communities. Ongoing monitoring and implementation

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reports will shed light on such developments, as well as the needs of the affected population. They will also establish if there should be a need for a further protracted recovery operation.

52. Should a protracted relief and recovery operation become necessary, WFP will coordinate with the Government, FAO, local authorities, and other humanitarian organizations to develop a common response strategy. Already during the implementation of this EMOP WFP will strengthen the capacities of local and regional authorities on emergency preparedness and response, which should increase future national response capacities to crisis situations.

9. SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS 53. Due to the conditions created by this emergency, all provinces where this project will be

implemented were declared by the UN Field Security as Phase 1 (precautionary). All travel into the affected area requires advance clearance from the Designated Official. However, no major security issues are expected, except those as a result of extreme weather conditions.

54. UNDSS has recommended increasing overall security awareness and compliance with security standards. Hence WFP will reinforce MOSS and MIST security standards in all operations. Missions to the area will follow established security procedures including personnel security clearances and mission tracking. The necessary communications equipment is available.

10. RECOMMENDATION The Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Operations and Management Department, is requested to approve the proposed Emergency Operation Ecuador 10742.0 under the delegated authority of the Executive Director.

APPROVAL

Ramiro Lopes da Silva Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Date: ………………………………

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ANNEX II

MAP OF AFFECTED PROVINCES WHERE THE EMOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED

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ANNEX IIISummary of Log Frame ECUADOR EMOP No. 10742.0

Results-Chain (Logic Model) Performance Indicators Risks, AssumptionsSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES : Strategic Objective 3: Restore and Rebuild Lives and Livelihoods in Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster orTransition Situations

Overall Objective of this EMOP: Provide food assistance to flood victims in Ecuador to prevent a serious worsening of their nutritionalstatus, while assisting in the recovery efforts to restore the livelihoods of affected families.

Results-Chain (Logic Model) Performance Indicators Risks, Assumptions

Outcome 1Restored livelihoods and rehabilitatedinfrastructure and facilities for recoveringcommunities.

Improved long term food security throughrehabilitation of essential assets, such as land,irrigation systems and other agriculturalinfrastructure: re-construction of destroyedcommunity facilities.

� Percentage of the total beneficiary familieswho have restored their livelihoods andrecovered their assets. (Target: at least 90percent)

� Asset creation score

� The political context allows theprovision of food assistance underhumanitarian principles.

� No more large scale natural disastersduring the project implementation

� The Government continues toprovide food assistance to victims.

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Output 1.1

Timely provision of food in sufficient quantityand good quality to ensure food security of FFWparticipants.

� Number of facilities and socialinfrastructure improved and rehabilitated.(Target: 100 facilities)

� Number of small scale farmers whoparticipated in agricultural projects andbenefited from agricultural inputs for therecuperation of their land. (Target: 2,500farmers)

� Number of beneficiaries by gender, andage group who have received foodassistance from WFP (5,550 families inFFW, 100 families in CFW and 700 inFFT).

� MT of food distributed per commodity(1,528 MT in total).

� Members in the Local EmergencyCommittee and holding leading positions(At least 40 percent women).

� No further destruction of roads thatcould prevent the transportation offood or required material intotargeted communities.

� Commitment of the population toparticipate in planned activities

� Food commodities proposed in thebasic food basket are available ontime.

� No major pipeline breaks occurs.

Results-Chain (Logic Model) Performance Indicators Risks, Assumptions

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Output 1.2Timely provision of food for beneficiaries ofpartner projects (FAO and other organizations)focusing on agricultural recuperation.

� Number beneficiaries by gender, and agegroup who have received food assistancefrom WFP. (Target: 500 beneficiaries)

� MT of food distributed per commodity.(Total: 55.40 MT)

� Number of recuperated agriculturalprojects executed in agreement withWFP. (Target: at least 5)

� Number of planted hectares (disseg. bycrop) through recuperated agriculturalprojects. (Target: At least 100 ha)

� FAO and/or other partners receivefunding from its donors for the jointactivities planned in this project.

� Commitment of the population forparticipating in planned activities

� Commodities proposed in the basicfood basket are available.

� No major pipeline breaks occurs.

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Output 2.3

Cash for Work participants received cash ontime to be enabled to buy food commodities viaopen market.

� Number of beneficiaries by gender, statusand age group who have received cashfrom WFP on time. (Target: 100beneficiaries)

� Percentage of money used to purchasefood by each beneficiary. (Target: 100percent)

� Number of public facilities reconstructedor infrastructure improved. (Target: 20facilities)

� Members in the Local EmergencyCommittee and holding leading positions(At least 40 percent women).

� Commitment of the population forparticipating in planned activities

� CFW participants use their wages forbuying food for their families.

SO2: Prevent Acute Hunger and Invest in Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation MeasuresResults-Chain (Logic Model) Performance Indicators Risks, Assumptions

Outcome 2

Improved capacity of the Local EmergencyCommittees to respond to and mitigate theeffects of natural disasters.

� Percentage of trained Local EmergencyCommittees prepared with contingencyplans for an effective and timely responseto emergencies. (Target: 100 percent)

� Percentage of trained Local EmergencyLocal Committees with increasedcapacity a) to identify humanitarianneeds, b) to target vulnerable populationfor food aid, c) to delivery effectively andtimely d) to work on an informationsystem to pursue an effective and timelydecision-making. (Target: 100 percent)

� Staff of Local EmergencyCommittees do not participate intraining

� Staff trained does not roll out thetraining at community level.

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Output 2.1

Trained Local Emergency Committees staff arecapable to respond quickly and effectively toupcoming disasters..

� Training plan on emergency preparednessand disaster-mitigation implemented.

� Staff of Local Emergency Committeestrained on emergency preparedness anddisaster-mitigation. (Target: 750 persons)

� Number of workshops (Target: 15)

� Number of participants. (Target: 750)

� The local context allows theimplementation of the training.

� Local governments, actors andpartners participate with commitmentin planned training.

� Sufficient resources received fromdonors to finance the capacitybuilding component of this EMOP.