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The community of El Salto was one of the many affected by recent floods in the Province of Darien and Easter Panama. Source: RCSP
Panamá: Floods Emergency appeal MDRPA007
GLIDE n° FL-2010-000225-PAN 3 January 2010
This Emergency Appeal seeks 701,023 Swiss francs in cash, kind, or services to support the Red Cross Society of Panamá (RCSP) to assist 2,545 beneficiary families (some 12,725 people) for 6 months, and will be completed by the end of June, 2011. A Final Report will be made available by the end of September 2011 (three months after the end of the operation). Appeal History: 162,563 Swiss francs were
allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies’ (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation. Un-earmarked funds to replenish DREF are encouraged.
A Preliminary Emergency Appeal was launched on 14 December to support 2,045 families over 6 months. In view of the increasing needs, this Emergency Appeal includes an increased budget to expand the scope of the operation to support 2,545 families.
Since the first week of November, intermittent heavy rains have fallen across Panamá, thus far affecting 8 provinces, 2 indigenous territories and some 42,416 people with severe floods and landslides. As the situation deteriorated and resources declined, the government of Panamá declared a state of national emergency on 9 December to facilitate the relief response. Based on the situation, this Emergency Appeal responds to a request from the Red Cross Society of Panamá, and focuses on providing support to ensure an appropriate and timely response in delivering assistance in humanitarian relief, water and sanitation, disaster preparedness and risk reduction, shelter and early recovery. <Click here to view the attached Emergency Appeal Budget; here to link to a map of the affected area; or here to view contact details>
The s itua tion On 4 November 2010, due to the effect of a low-pressure system in the Caribbean Sea interacting with Tropical Storm Tomas, strong and continuous rains fell across Panamá, producing landslides and flooding in five provinces: Chiriquí, Veraguas, Colón, Darién and Coclé. By 8 November, there had been 2 deaths and the government reported 6,200 people affected. A month later, on 1 December a cold front from the Pacific interacted with a system of low pressure in the Caribbean, spreading further rains into the provinces of Los Santos and Bocas del Toro.
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A week later, on 7 and 8 December, a low-pressure system in the north of Panamá brought some 150mm of water in 48 hours (as registered in the Tocumen International Airport). This caused heavy precipitation in the Comarca Kuna Yala and Madugandí (indigenous regions), Colón, the Canal area (in particular the high basin and the Bayano Lagoon), the Gulf of Panamá and the mountainous region of Darién. After a month of rains, the artificial lakes in the province of Panamá reached their highest historical levels. The National System for Civil Protection (Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil - SINAPROC) declared a red alert for eastern area of the Panamá province where the Bayano dam is located. With the opening of the dam gates, floods and isolation affected 35 communities along the river and 950 people are currently in collective centres. Now that the water has receded, the major concern is the sanitary conditions of the area. The Ministry of Health created a barrier restricting access to the towns while the area is being cleaned.
The Colón and Darién Provinces located in western Panamá are also affected. The water supply in Portobelo, western Panamá and Panamá City is irregular as the main water treatment plant in the country is working only at 60 per cent of its capacity and several rural pipes were washed away. In addition, the floodwaters also washed away latrines and contaminated many water sources. After days of being isolated from the rest of the country, the critical situation in the province of Darién became evident by 13 December. Wide areas were flooded when the Chucunaque River overflowed over its banks. SINAPROC states that some 8,433 people are affected, most of
them from the town of Yaviza and from the Comarca Embera-Wounnan (indigenous territory). Yet, the main concern is the food supply. Since onset of the latest stage of the emergency, the blocking of the Pan-American Highway has stopped the supply chain. Most supermarkets and stores in the area now have empty stocks. This is becoming a worrisome problem, as the majority of subsistence farms were also lost due to the flooding. The RCSP has received reports from hundreds of people leaving their non-damaged homes in search of food sources. In addition, the operation of the Yaviza hospital was indirectly affected, as people used it as a collective centre for many days. The rains and floods also caused several infrastructure damages. The cargo area of the Tocumen International Airport suffered damages and was temporarily closed. In addition, one of the two bridges that cross the Panama Canal, connecting the east and west side of the country is closed for an indefinite time due to a major landslide. Similarly, the Transistmica highway, one of the two roads connecting the two major cities of the country is closed due to severe landslides, and the Pan-American Highway is also blocked, cutting off the access to the province of Darién. Thus far, 8 provinces, 2 indigenous territories and some 42,416 people have been affected, and 13 people have died since early November. Details of affected people and numbers of houses damaged in the latest rains in December can be observed below:
Thousands of farm animals were lost during the recent floods in the Eastern side of Panama province. Source: RCSP
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Province Affected families
Affected People
Destroyed homes
Comments
Colón 115 575 8 SINAPROC reports 460 affected families and 3 destroyed homes
Panamá (east)
207 1,035 80 SINAPROC reports 502 affected families, 390 destroyed homes
Panamá (west)
137 685 57 EOC – West Region
Panamá City
49 245 -
Darién and Comarca Embera-Wounnan
3,000 15,000 -
Comarca Kuna Yala
1,000 5,000 - Ministry of Health’s report
Total 4,508 22,540 145
Source: RCSP, 19 December 2010 By 13 December, SINAPROC reported 2,720 people in 19 collective centres:
Province # of collective centres
# people in c. centres
Comments
Colón 3 310 Darién/ C. Embera-Wounnan
7 1,428 Survey of collective centres are ongoing, people are still arriving.
Panamá (east) 7 950 Panamá (west) 1 17 Panamá (north) 1 15 Total 19 2,720
Coordina tion and partners hips The RCSP is coordinating at the local level with SINAPROC and other government offices through the local Emergency Operation Centres (EOC). The National Society is also cooperating with the National Police and the Fire Service Department to carry out search and rescue activities, and with the Ministry of Housing to share information about assessments. Coordination is also taking place with the Office of the First Lady, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Major’s Office of Panamá City. The IFRC through its Pan-American Disaster Response Unit (PADRU) and the Regional Representation for Central America and Mexico based in Costa Rica have been actively coordinating with and supporting the RCSP. The IFRC also facilitated a meeting with personnel from Partner National Societies based in the country and the RCSP.
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The Red Cross Society of Panama assist two elderly women from the Embera people after the Embera-Wounnan indigenous territory was severely affected by the overflowing of the Chucunaque River. Source: RCSP
The American Red Cross is supporting the RCSP with human resources and equipment to carry out further assessments as well as with relief items. The private company Minera Panamá has provided support for the provision of humanitarian relief to those affected in Coclesito in the Province of Coclé. During this latest emergency, the RCSP is sharing its Plan of Action with the National EOC in order to coordinate actions better with the government. The goal is to divide efforts by regions while still supporting each other in all zones as needs arise.
Red Cros s and Red Cres cen t ac tion During this latest emergency, some 200 volunteers, 32 administrative staff, 18 people trained as National Intervention Team (NITs) members, and 5 trained as Regional Intervention Team (RITs) members have been mobilized to respond. Thus far, they have reached 81 communities, carrying out search and rescue, assessments and first aid activities, as well as providing relief items and 50,000 litres of safe water to 3,000 people in Colón Province.
Province Communities reached
Injured People
Deaths Missing People
Rescues
Colón 23 73 9 0 135
Panamá (east)
4 48 2 0 287
Panamá (west)
23 35 0 0 64
Panamá (metropolitan area)
11 54 0 0 65
Darien and C. Embera-Wounnan
21 78 0 0 696
TOTAL 82 288 11 0 1,247
Source: RCSP
The IFRC’s DREF funding is supporting the RCSP to distribute food and non-food items to 1,045 families. However, through national donations and collaborative work with the American Red Cross, the RCSP was able to extend the relief distribution to some 1,473 beneficiary families. From 6 November to 6 December 2010, the RCSP had already distributed the following:
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Items Provinces Chiriquí Colón Darién Panamá
(west) Panamá
(east) Coclé Total n° of
items distributed
Hygiene kits 900 65 214 40 54 200 1,473 Food parcels 900 65 214 40 54 200 1,473 Kitchen kits 65 0 40 0 200 305 Mosquito nets 1,800 130 0 80 110 400 2,520 Blankets 856 0 0 600 1,456 Water purification treatment sachets
9,000 650 4,800 0 0 2,000 16,450
The needs The RCSP has been able to assess needs in the provinces of Colón and Panamá. However, the area of Darién was reached later and volunteers are still conducting damage and needs assessments. Thus far, the Red Cross Society of Panama has been able to identify the following needs: food parcels, safe water, hygiene kits, blankets, cleaning kits, mosquito nets and blankets. On a longer term, early recovery activities will be needed in some communities where the subsistence farms were destroyed. Beneficiaries will be selected in coordination with local authorities to ensure that the most vulnerable families will be reached. The following criteria will be used:
• Households under the poverty line directly affected by the event, which are unable to recover quickly.
• Households headed by single mothers. • Households headed by people with disabilities. • Households including young children or elderly people. • Households that lost all their sources of livelihood.
Apart from the distribution carried out from 6 November to 6 December (see table above), the RCSP will further distribute food and non-food items to the following number of families in each region:
• Colón: 100 families • Panamá (east): 443 families • Panamá (west): 57 families • Darién: 200 families • Comarca Embera-Wounnan: 700 families
The propos ed opera tion This operation has an overall target of providing 2,545 families with assistance. Basic relief supplies will be given to 2,545 families, of those 1,000 families will also be reached with water and sanitation support activities, 50 with shelter relief items and 500 with early recovery support to their livelihoods. It is important to take into account the numbers of relief items and families reached vary due to the evaluations that have been carried out by the RCSP and the conditions of each region that have been affected by the flooding. Below a table can be observed that reflects the evolution of the emergency operation as different areas of the country have been affected. Families Food
kit Blankets Jerrycans Hygiene
Kit Cleaning Kit
Mosquito Nets
DREF 645 645 - - 645 - 1,290 (2 per family for 645 families)
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DREF Extension
400 400 1,600 (4 per family for 400 families)
800 400 500 1,200 (3 per family for 400 families)
Preliminary Appeal
500 500 2,500(5per family for 500 families)
1,000 500 500 1,000 (2 per family for 500 families)
Emergency Appeal
1,000 1,000 4,000(4 per family for 1,000 families)
2,000 1,000 500 2,000 (2 per family for 1,000 families)
Totals 2,545
families 2,545 kits
8,100 units
3,800 units
2,545 kits 1,400 kits 5,490 units
Relief distributions (food and basic non-food items) Outcome: Families will benefit from the provision of essential food and non-food items to meet their immediate needs resulting from the floods.
Outputs Activities planned 2,545 families will receive essential relief items.
• Conduct rapid emergency needs and capacity assessments • Carry out one NIT workshop on relief distribution. • Develop beneficiary targeting strategy and registration system to
track intended assistance • Ensure coordination with public institutions • Carry out verification and survey of the most affected population • Carry out local procurement of food items and purchase of non-food
items by means of the Regional Logistics Unit (RLU). • Distribute food and non-food items. • Conduct monitoring and evaluation
As mentioned above, with the support from the IFRC’s DREF, the American Red Cross and national donations, the Red Cross Society of Panama has, to date, been able to deliver assistance to some 1,473 families from 6 November to 6 December. The DREF allocated for the initial emergency-targeted 1,045 families. The current planned output has been slightly modified from the Preliminary Emergency Appeal. This objective now targets 2,545 households (12,725 people) that will receive 1 food parcel and 1 hygiene kit, while 1,500 families will receive 1 kitchen kit and 1,400 families will receive a cleaning kit. Below the items of the kits are detailed:
• 1 food parcel containing:
Quantity Measurement Item 10 lbs rice 2 lbs spaghetti 2 cans beans 1 bottle oil 3 cans sardines 1 can sausage 1 lbs salt 1 lbs sugar 2 packets cornstarch 1 gallon water 1 roll toilet paper
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• 1 kitchen kit containing: 1,500 Quantity Measurement Item 1 7 l cooking pot 1 2.5 l frying pan 1 5 l cooking pot 5 1 l metallic bowls 5 0.75 l metallic plates 5 0.3 l metallic cups 5 - stainless steel table
spoons 5 - stainless steel forks 5 - stainless steel
knives 1 - kitchen knife 1 - wooden spoon 1 - scouring pad
• 1 hygiene kit containing:
• 1 cleaning kit containing: 1,000
Quantity Measurement Item 1 - broom 1 - mop 1 - Hand brush
for scrubbing 1 1l bottle heavy duty
detergent 1 5l bottle multipurpose
detergent 1 1kg soft soap
• 2 jerrycans for 2,000 families • 4 blankets per family for 1,000 families • 2 mosquito nets per family and an educational pamphlet on the correct use and maintenance of
mosquito nets for 1,000 families. Distributions of the cleaning kits, hygiene kits, kitchen kits and food parcels has already started, and some 400 families have been benefited since early December.
Quantity Measurement Item 1 1kg laundry soap 1 1,300g hand soap 1 600g toothpaste 5 - toothbrushes 1 1,250ml shampoo 5 - disposable
razors 12 rolls toilet paper 5 - cotton hand
towels 2 - plastic hair
combs 80 - sanitary
towels 1 - plastic bag
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The planned outputs and activities have been modified from the preliminary appeal. The current Emergency Appeal will still provide equipment to the RCSP to complement their water treatment plant, but it will no longer provide water treatment tablets. As the government moved many affected families to better facilities, the latrines were no longer a need. Also the Ministry of Health is currently carrying out thorough sanitation activities, fumigating against dengue and yellow fever vectors and clearing all the towns that were flooded, so the RCSP will concentrate more on training and promotion activities. As before, part of the prevention measures will be informative talks with the collective centre authorities on children’s hygiene and the disposal of diapers, as they can become an important and fast spreading source of diseases.
Emergency Shelter Outcome: Ensure that the most vulnerable families have a healthy, safe and dignified emergency shelter solution to preserve their physical and mental well-being and prevent the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation.
Outputs Activities planned 50 family tents are installed in a community identified as priority in Darien Province.
• Conduct rapid emergency needs and capacity assessments • Coordinate with government institutions to provide a shelter solution
to target families.
This section was included by a direct request from the Ministry of Health. Some 250 people, out of 300 affected families in Yaviza, are taking refuge inside the community hospital, and their presence in the building has disrupted the provision of medical services. Thus, the Ministry of Health has requested support from the RCSP to provide tents for the families, offering them with a shelter solution outside the hospital building. However, the government will be the one responsible to provide for food, sanitation solutions and other needs for these families assisted with the family tents.
Disaster preparedness and risk reduction Outcome: Reduce the number of deaths, injuries and socio economic impact from disasters by community based programming to identify and tackle disaster risks and build community resilience.
Outputs Activities planned
Water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion Outcome: The risk of waterborne and water related diseases has been reduced through the provision of safe water, proper sanitation as well as hygiene promotion for 1,000 families.
Outputs Activities planned Safe water is provided to 1,000 families as damaged systems are restored.
• Mobilize one water treatment plant to supply safe water in collective centres and affected areas to 1,000 families.
• Conduct a NIT training with locally recruited volunteers to continue hygiene and sanitation promotion activities.
• Conduct water quality testing and treatment of water. • Distribution and trucking of safe water. • Deployment of a NIT specializing in water and sanitation.
The health status of the population is improved through hygiene and sanitation promotion activities.
• Conduct emergency health, hygiene and sanitation promotion activities through trained volunteers.
• Produce hygiene and sanitation promotion materials based on existing materials.
• Conduct lessons learnt sessions to feed into RCSP water and sanitation emergency response and preparedness programmes.
• Monitor the correct use of hygiene kit items, the handling of distributed water and use of latrines.
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Enhanced preparedness for disaster response through increased awareness and analysis of hazard risk and increase volunteer engagement
• Establish and / or strengthening community committees to implement disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction activities.
• Launch community-based awareness campaign on disaster preparedness and risk reduction.
Early Recovery Outcome: Contribute to the early recovery of 500 families (2,500 people) who have lost their livelihoods as a result of the floods.
Outputs Activities planned 500 families will receive support to restart their livelihoods.
• Research and develop a technical assessment and intervention strategy in prioritized affected areas.
• Establish mutual collaboration agreements with national institutions (agricultural associations and/or NGOs).
• Provide technical support and replace community and household assets as needed depending on assessment findings.
• Conduct monitoring and evaluation activities. • Establish exit strategy.
This section was now included in the Emergency Appeal as assessments showing the large agricultural losses became available. The RCSP will be assisting many small subsistence farmers that lost all their products during the emergency, in particular indigenous families in eastern part of the Panama province and the Darién province. The first stage will be an assessment of activities that are carried out by the affected families. The results of the assessments will guide the following activities to assist in the early recovery of 500 families. A consultant will be hired by the RCSP to assist with the activities.
The Regional Logistics Unit has the primary task of providing additional logistics capacity by: • Assessment of logistics infrastructure, setting-up an efficient logistic system and identifying the best
supply chain to support the operation. • Facilitate the receipt of relief goods shipped by air and sea and arrange transportation to distribution
points. • Liaise and coordinate with other key actors to ensure best uses of all information. The updated mobilization table for this operation can be found on the Federation’s Disaster Management Information System: https://www-secure.ifrc.org/DMISII/pages/03_response/0307_logistics.aspx
Logistics
Outcome: The local logistics and transport capacity of the Red Cross Society of Panama to respond with relief items is strengthened with the support of standardized items prepositioned in the IFRC’s Regional Logistic Unit in Panama as well as with technical support for local procurement.
Outputs Activities planned Enhanced logistics capacity and technical support facilitate the procurement and distribution of relief items and water and sanitation activities.
• Rent two 4x4 vehicles to support the operation. • Local procurement of food items and purchase of non-food items by
the Regional Logistics Unit (RLU). • Procurement of local transport services through the RLU transport
network • Management of the logistics mobilization of the appeal and maintain
relation with donors
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Communications – Advocacy and Public information Maintaining a steady flow of timely and accurate information between the field and other major stakeholders is vital for advocacy, maintaining the profile of the emergency operation and for fund-raising. During an operation, communications between affected populations and the Red Cross and Red Crescent, as well as with the media and donors, is an essential mechanism for effective disaster response and the cornerstone to promoting greater quality, accountability and transparency. The communications activities covered by this appeal are aimed at supporting the Red Cross Society of Panama to improve their communications capacities and develop appropriate communications tools and products to support effective operations. These activities will include training, capacity building, as well as material support and are closely coordinated with the IFRC’s Communications Department. Capacity of the National Society In 2008, National Societies from countries prone to hurricanes in the Americas participated actively in the revision of a contingency plan for the region (which had been developed during the 2007 pre-hurricane meeting). The development of the regional contingency plan helped explore disaster preparedness tools, available capacities within the region, possible response strategies and operating procedures, which provided participants with hands-on practice in readiness for such a response. In previous emergencies, the RCSP had the experience of developing alliances with NGOs, such as Nutre Hogar, to assist the affected population residing in collective centres. The RCSP also has several volunteers trained as National Intervention Teams (NIT) who are assisting the families affected during this emergency. These volunteers have been deployed across the country to start distributions of relief items. In order to strengthen the existing capacity of the RCSP to respond to the current and future emergencies, additional telecommunications equipment will be provided to improve communication between affected areas, branches, and headquarters. The RLU will make available to the National Society additional transport means through the IFRC vehicle rental programme. Finally, a lessons learnt report will be developed throughout all different stages of the emergency.
Capacity of the IFRC The IFRC, through PADRU and the Regional Representation for Central America and Mexico, is providing support to the National Society for the emergency response. A Disaster Management delegate has been supporting the development of the plan of action and relief distributions. Additionally, PADRU will continue to provide technical support, including for the tendering and purchasing processes within the country. This support could include material and technical support for all of the objectives, as needed. Budget summary See attached budget (Annex 1) for details.
Matthias Schmale Bekele Geleta Under Secretary General Secretary General Programme Services
How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red
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Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) in Disaster Relief and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere)
in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.
The IFRC’s vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.
The IFRC’s work is guided by Strategy 2020 which puts forward three strategic aims: 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen
recovery from disaster and crises. 2. Enable healthy and safe living. 3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-
violence and peace.
Contac t information For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:
• In Panama: Jorge Alemán, Risk Management Coordinator of the Red Cross Society of Panama; phone:
+507 6668 2856; email: [email protected] • In Costa Rica: Fabricio Lopez, Regional Representative for Central America and Mexico; phone: +506
2528 0211; email: [email protected] • In Panama: Miia Pöllänen, PADRU Disaster Management Delegate; phone: +507 316 1001; email:
[email protected] • In Panama: Jorge Zequira, PADRU Coordinator; phone: +507 316 1001; email: [email protected] • In Panama: Douglas Baquero, Regional Logistic Coordinator; phone: +507 316 1001; email:
[email protected] • In Panama: Jan Gelfand, Head of Operations; phone: + 507 317 1304; email: [email protected] • In Panama: Zuleyka Maynard, Resource Mobilization officer; phone: + 507 317 1304; email:
[email protected] • In Geneva: Pablo Medina, Operations Coordinator for the Americas, phone: +41 22 730 4381 email
<Emergency Appeal budget and map below; click here to return to the title page>
Panama Floods 30/12/2010MDRPA007BUDGET SUMMARY
Multilateral Response Inter-Agency Shelter Coordination
Coordinated Support (ERUs) TOTAL BUDGET CHF
16,800 16,800Shelter - Transitional -Construction - Housing -Consruction - Facilities / Infrastructure -
-78,278 78,27897,728 97,728
-48,960 48,960
-4,800 4,800
43,200 43,200Other Supplies & Services & Cash Disbursments 187,320 187,320ERU (Emergency Response Units) -
477,086 0 0 477,086
--
0 0---
0 0 0 0
-14,400 14,40018,432 18,43232,832 0 0 32,832
4,950 4,950Regionally Deployed Staff 6,912 6,912National Staff 7,200 7,200National Society Staff 39,168 39,168Other Staff benefits -
3,840 3,84062,070 0 0 62,070
27,840 27,84027,840 0 0 27,840
8,832 8,8329,600 9,600
11,040 11,0405,760 5,760
480 4809,600 9,600
045,312 0 0 45,312
--
0 0 0 0
42,785 0 0 42,78542,785 0 0 42,785
13,097 13,097-
13,097 0 0 13,097
701,023 0 0 701,023
0 0 0 0
701,023 0 0 701,023
Budget Group
Shelter - Relief
Construction - MaterialsClothing & TextilesFoodSeeds & PlantsWater & SanitationMedical & First AidTeaching MaterialsUstensils & Tools
Total Supplies
Land & BuildingsVehiclesComputer & TelecomOffice/Household Furniture & EquipmentMedical EquipmentOther Machiney & EquipmentTotal Land, vehicles & equipment
StorageDsitribution & MonitoringTransport & Vehicle CostsTotal Transport & Storage
International Staff
ConsultantsTotal Personnel
Workshops & TrainingTotal Workshops & Training
TravelInformation & Public RelationOffice CostsCommunicationsProfessional FeesFinancial ChargesOther General ExpensesTotal General Expenditure
Cash Transfers to National SocieitiesCash Transfers to 3rd partiesTotal Contributions & Transfers
Program SupportTotal Programme Support
Services & Recoveries
ERUs contributionsTOTAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES
NET EMERGENCY APPEAL NEEDS
Shared ServicesTotal Services
TOTAL BUDGET
Available ResourcesMultilateral Contributions
DariénVeraguas
Panamá
CocléChiriquí
Los Santos
Colón
Panamá
Colón
Bocas Del Toro
PanamaPanama
ColombiaColombia
Panama City
The maps used do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or National Societies concerning the legal status of a territory or of its authorities.Map data sources: ESRI, DEVINFO, ISCGM, International Federation, EAMDRPA007.mxd
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