Humanitarian Aid Commission
General Directorate Disaster Risk and Humanitarian Aid
Flood Task Force Meeting
Date: 20 August 2015
Venue: HAC Conference Room
Attendance:
Min. of Water Resources and Electricity, MSF-CH, RSA, CRS, WHO,
World Vision, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNHCR, OCHA, SRCS, Sudan
Meteorological Authority, Higher Council for Decentralization for
Governance, IFRC
Agenda
Standard Operating
Procedures
Key Points/Actions
HAC recognized the standard operating procedures (SOP), which aims to serve as basic
requirements for humanitarian partners’ emergency preparedness and response to flood
affected needy peoples. Each flood prone State is required to stockpile emergency supplies as
preparedness measures, for at least 2000 families.
The SOP encompasses key issues such as the importance of access by international
humanitarian actors to assess needs, respond and monitor implementation; joint rapid needs
assessment; development of sectors preparedness plan; adherence to 2014 Flood Lesson
Learned (FLL) workshop recommendations….etc. (see SoP attached)
Partners
Reports/Presentations
Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA)
Sudan Meteorological Authority (SMA) indicated that, the impact of El Niño phenomenon is
likely to intensify until early 2016, with prediction of normal to below normal rainfall condition in
most parts of Sudan, and above-normal rains in southern part of Darfur and Kordofan regions.
SMA added that, in the current year 2015 there is less probability in witnessing any serious
floods in comparison to previous years.
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR)
Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), reported that, MWR is mandated with the provision of
technical support to help reduce floods hazards; monitoring of water quantity and quality and
water levelling along the Nile and its tributaries and that through a number of monitoring units
positioned along the line. MWR added that both technical and higher committees will normally
get activated when the water level at ED Deim unit (Ethiopian border) reach 10.80 meters
Water level along the River Nile and its tributaries still below the alarming level, in comparison
to same time last year.
UNICEF WASH sector reported that, in collaboration with WASH partners, flood contingency
plan was developed for 200,000 persons in flood prone areas. Some WASH emergency
supplies were also prepositioned, bearing in mind that there are supplies still not cleared by
customs in Port-Sudan
WHO, said that in April 2015, health partners supported Federal Ministry of Health to develop a
contingency plan; followed by stockpiling of essential supplies at flood prone areas and
preparedness measures in relation to outbreak of diseases.
UNICEF nutrition is now working in close collaboration with MOH-Nutrition section to finalize
nutrition contingency planning for floods hazard.
UNICEF education sector, mentioned that its contingency plan is already developed in
collaboration with relevant partners.
The issue of the kept relief supplies at Port Sudan is now discussed at high level and followed
up by the established committee on that regards.
According to flood steering committee, there are 17,140 flood affected people in 6 states.
Comprising 600 people in Kassala, Blue Nile 2,565, Sinnar 8,135, South Kordofan 590, South
Darfur 4000,North Darfur 1,250. Many of them were rather affected by storm than floods.
Action Points
HAC to ensure participation of relevant line ministries in the upcoming floods task force
meeting