DROUGHT RESPONSE SITUATION REPORTHERAT9 . SEP – 26. OCT . 2018

Drought-displaced familes await registration at Armalek FMP, even though numbers have recently plateaued. © IOM 2018

4,218 (21%) newly-arrived IDPs, like the girl pictured above, are

under 5 years old. Notwithstanding registration of 3 unaccompanidc

minors, the majority of children arrive with their families,.

In response to critical levels of internal displacement, caused by what is being described as the worst drought in Afghanistan in

decades, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) monitors

inflows of drought-affected IDPs arriving in Herat City, identifying and registering only the newly arriving IDP caseload, and reports/

shares the information with humanitarian partners to facilitate onward registration of newly arriving IDPs into humanitarian assistance programmes. DTM also tracks the outflow of IDPs returning to their places of origin or into secondary displacement.

Over the reporting period, IOM maintained three strategically placed flow monitoring points (FMPs), where DTM teams monitor inflows and outflows of IDPs, identify and register drought-affected IDP families, and provide newly arriving families with IDP Cards to facilitate their registration for humanitarian assistance. Since the incept of this activity on 9 September 2018, three FMPs were closed in Shedaye, Band Pashtun and Karokh.

*Please note, IDPs were not monitored or registered on 19–21 October 2018, due to parliamentary elections.

HIGHLIGHTS3 Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs)

at checkpoints on major routes connecting to Herat City at Armalek, Kamar Kulagh, and Chaharsoy Guzara

19,990IDPs enumerated across all FMPs (inflow + outflow)

18,094arriving IDPs displaced by drought (91% of all IDPs)

1,721arriving IDPs displaced by conflict (9% of all IDPs)

16,836arriving IDPs’ intended destination is Injil district (84%), mainly in informal settlements in Shedaye

12,181arriving IDPs are from Badghis province (61%)

14,588arriving IDPs intend to live in tents or in the open air (73%)

13,541arriving IDPs do not intend to return home (68%)

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2,591

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2,691

1,326 1,344

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

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Newly Arrived IDPs | Weekly Trends

After inflows of newly-arrived IDPs peaked in the weeks of 28 September and 5 October, there was a 74% decrease from

5 to 19 October, after which flows have remained at a stable, relatively low rate of 287 families per week on average.

For more information, please contact:  DTMAfghanistan@iom.int  www.displacement.iom.int/afghanistan     

DTM DROUGHT RESPONSE ▪ SITUATION REPORTHERAT ▪ 09 SEPTEMBER—26 OCTOBER 2018 2

The vast majority of registered IDPs were drought-induced,

hailed from Badghis province and were, accordingly, registered

at the Armalek FMP. The vast majority of IDPs (74%) had no intention of returning home, preferring a permanent move to greener pastures and putting pressure on receiving districts, particularly Injil district, which is the intended destination for 88% of registered IDPs.

12,181

6,216

1,158

159

155

31

19

17

4

3

Badghis

Herat

Faryab

Farah

Ghor

Kandahar

Daykundi

Kunduz

Baghlan

Ghazni

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

Newly-Arrived IDPs | Province of Origin

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Turkmenistan

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Anardara

Gulran

Kushk

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Obe

Guzara

MuqurAbkamari

Qadis

Jawand

Balamurghab

Ghormach

Kohestan

GarziwanPashtunkot

SagharTaywarah

TolakShahrak

DoLayna

Charsadra

Chaghcharan

Purchaman

Shindand

Qala-e-Naw

Pasaband

Qaysar

Baghran

Kohsan

Kushk-e-Kohna

Ghoryan

Zindajan

Adraskan

Pashtunzarghun

Chisht-e-Sharif

Karukh

Herat

Injil

BADGHIS

FARAH

FARYAB

GHOR

HILMAND

HERAT

Karukh

ShedayeKamar Kulagh

Chaharsoy Guzara

Armalek

Band Pashtan

0 1,100 2,200550

Kilometers

Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs)&3 Active FMP

&3 Inactive FMP

CountriesProvinceDistrict

RoadsTrunkPrimarySecondary

District of Destination10 - 5051 - 250251 - 500501 - 2,5002,501 - 16,800

District of Origin2 - 5051 - 250251 - 1,0001,001 - 2,0002,001 - 5,100

IDP In-Flow

ORIGIN & DESTINATION

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Age Group Female Male Total % of TotalInfant (< 1) 108 116 224 1%Child (1 – 4) 1,967 2,027 3,994 20%Child (5 – 9) 2,090 2,238 4,328 22%Adolescent (10 – 17) 1,456 1,808 3,264 16%Adult (18 – 59) 4,136 3,280 7,416 37%Elderly (60 +) 274 443 717 4%Grand Total 10,031 9,912 19,943

1%20%

21%

14%

41%

3%

1%

20%

23%

18%

33%

5%

Newly-Arrived IDPs | Age & Sex

Infant (< 1)

Child (1 – 4)

Child (5 – 9)

Adolescent (10 – 17)

Adult (18 – 59)

Elderly (60 +)

MaleFemale

SEX & AGE COMPOSITIONChildren and adolescents under the age of 18 represent 59% (11,810) of the newly arrived IDPs, among which 4,218 (21%) are under 5 years old. The male to female ratio is practically even, with only 119 more females than males.

Although numbers of IDPs have diminished, DTM teams continue to register newly-arrived IDPs. In Armalek, female enumerators conduct

registrations from their vehicle, due to strong winds.

No13,541

68%

Yes6,40232%

Newly-Arrived IDPs | Return Intention

IDPsIDPs are Afghans who have fled from other settlements in Afghanistan with the aim to arrive and reside at a different location / host community, as a result of, or in order to avoid, the effects of armed conflict, generalized violence, human rights violations, protection concerns, or natural and human-made disasters. At the FMPs surrounding Herat City, IOM’s DTM teams register IDPs newly arriving to Herat (inflow) and IDPs leaving Herat (outflow), presumably to return home or as a result of secondary displacement.

19,990total IDPs

enumerated

18,222displaced by drought

or other natural

disasters (91%)

1,378displaced by conflict in Shindand district, Herat (80% of conflict IDPs)

47secondarily displaced

or returned home

(0.24%)

142

3,142

472

217

77

30

15,849

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000

1 – 3 Months

4 – 6 Months

7 – 12 Months

1 – 2 Years

3 – 5 Years

6 - 10 Years

Undecided

Individuals

Newly-Arrived IDPs | Intended Length of Stay

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SPECIFIC NEEDSShelter is the prevailing, immediate need of IDPs. An alarmingly

high number of IDPs (14,588 or 73%) intend to live in tents or in the open air, making them highly vulnerable to Afghanistan’s

extreme weather conditions and related health threats.

The total proportion of newly-arrived IDPs with specific needs almost doubled, from 1.6% to 2.9%, between 28 September and 12 October, and further increased to 3.2% by 26 October, with a total of 631 cases reported. Among these cases, 243 were chronically ill, 119 suffered from a critical medical condition, and 110 were single heads of households.

As regards official identification documents, the vast majority (17,931 or 90%) of registered IDPs claimed to not have a taskeera. Only 2,040 IDPs, 98% of whom were heads of households, had a taskeera. Without unique IDs, it is extremely challenging for

humanitarian actors to detect families and individuals registering

for assistance multiple times without the use of biometrics.

1.22%, 243

0.60%, 119

0.55%, 110

0.36%, 72

0.24%, 48

0.17%, 33

0.02%, 3

0.02%, 3

0.00%, 0

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Chronically Ill

Critical Medical Condition

Single Head of Household

Pregnant

Physically Disabled

Mentally Disabled

Unacompannied Minors

Single Females

Deceased

IDPs (In-Flow + Out-Flow) | Specific Needs

8174%

3,87319%

4762%

1751%

6,70234%

7,88640%

140.1%

Newly-Arrived IDPs | Intended Shelter

Own House

Rented House

Relative’s House

Non-Relative’s

Tent

Open Air

Don’t Know

17,931

2,040

17

2

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000

None

Afghan Tazkira

Other

Afghan Passport

IDPs (In-Flow + Out-Flow) | Identification Document

For more information, please contact:  DTMAfghanistan@iom.int  www.displacement.iom.int/afghanistan     

Jawad Qadir is one of thousands of drought-displaced IDPs within and near Herat

PERSONAL STORYAlthough data on drought-displacement is necessary for

programming purposes, it is important to simultaneously give a

voice to those who have been displaced as a result of drought,

so as to contextualise the data around real-life issues. So far in

Herat, DTM has enumerated 18,094 drought-affected IDPs. This number is dwarfed by the estimated 2.2 million Afghans who have been impacted by drought, throughout the country.

Jawad Qadir, from Dawlatyar district, Ghor province, is currently attempting to rebuild his life after being internally displaced within his own province, due to the drought. “My income was

based on agriculture and livestock farming,” Jawad tells us,

speaking of his life prior to being displaced. “Things were good

for many years, but they steadily have gotten worse and worse.” By mid-August 2018, his situation had reached a breaking point: drought had ravaged agricultural and pastoral lands, leading to

a standstill in crop production and income generation. Left with no other options, Jawad left home and moved his family to the Saghar district, bordering Herat.

The majority of Afghans throughout the country, like Jawad, work in agriculture or animal husbandry; therefore, the economy is highly dependent on rainfall and citizens are prone to displacement during periods of drought.

After displacement, IDPs often lose their social networks, leading to problems in adapting and coping. “When I uprooted myself, I thought that I would find work and solve my problems, but I can’t find work here,” Jawad tells us. To make matters worse, potable water is sold by the private sector in his new neighbourhood at

a price that Jawad is unable to afford. As a result, he travels up to 3km on a regular basis to the nearest fountain to fetch water.

Still unemployed, Jawad Shah is looking for work, while at the same time attempting to survive, day by day. He lives by himself in what was once an abandoned house, with very little in the way of basic amenities or protection from Afghanistan’s extreme weather conditions. He still, however, remains hopeful that he will soon find work and be able to contribute to his household income once again.

*Please note, names and district locations have been changed to protect the identity of the interviewee.