Afghanistan – Takhar Province
Humanitarian Operational Coordination Team (OCT) Meeting
Taloqan city on 14 April 2015
Draft Minutes
Participants: ACTED, AKDN, ANDMA, Concern Worldwide, DACAAR, IOM, Mission East, OCHA, WFP
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Agenda item
Key points discussed
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2
Welcome & introductions
Humanitarian situation
updates (Protection,
NFI/Shelter, Health and
Nutrition, Food Security
and Agriculture, WASH,
Education).
OCHA warmly welcomed participants and participants introduced themselves.
Mission East: Mission East works in agriculture, health (hygiene promotion) and WASH. N/A
WASH: Mission East implements 2 water supply projects in Warsaj district which will
provide drinking water to 240 families. Mission East rehabilitates the Chumchuq Jar and
Hayet-Bacha canal. Food security: Mission East established 25 orchards in Taloqan
city and 25 greenhouses in Dasht-e-Qala district and distributed vegetable seeds to
farmers. Mission East further participates in natural disasters assessments in its
working areas.
DACAAR: Compared to 2014, DACAAR’s projects have decreased. In 2015, DACAAR
plans to implement the following activities: construction of 30 deep wells in Rustaq
district, construction of 20 deep wells in Taloqan district, distribution of 500 water filters
in Chahab district, distribution of 500 water filters in Darqad district.
Decisions
Action
point (s)
ACTED: ACTED participates actively in natural disaster assessments. ACTED’s
regional coordinator informed that ACTED acts as the Shelter Cluster focal point for
Takhar province and will facilitate the Takhar Shelter WG meeting, done in close
coordination with OCHA.
IOM: IOM actively participates in natural disaster assessments. IOM has 300 blanket
models, 300 family kit models and 182 solars in its Takhar stocks.
WFP: WFP actively participates in natural assessments and provides food items for
natural disaster affected families for caseloads larger than 20 families.
Concern Worldwide: In addition to development projects, CWW implements
humanitarian projects such as shelter construction (2014). In 2015 CWW plans to
spend U$ 67,000 on projection wall construction through a cash for work project in the
districts of Chal, Namakab and Rustaq. CWW actively participates in naturals disasters
assessments and response. CWW has NFIs in stock.
AKDN: Actively participates in assessments in its working districts.
D Discussion about natural
disasters risk locations
which were assessed by
the Amu River Basin
Department and referred
to ANDMA and the
provincial humanitarian
team. The need is to
provide funds to operate
earth moving machinery
and to construct
ANDMA Takhar shared the assessment reports provided by the Amu River Basin
Department of Takhar province. ANDMA and district national disaster management
teams identified the natural disaster risk locations which need protection walls and
require funds to operate earth moving machineries.
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District
Village
Vulnerability descriptions
Assessed by
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Darqad
Islamabad
The river flow direction
has changed towards
civilian houses. The Amu
River Basin Department
Amu River
Basin
Department
in Takhar,
Requirement
Recommendation
80 hours
machinery work
(excavator)
ANDMA
and PDMC
to follow
up.
protection walls
2
Farkhar
Shingani
3
Farkhar
Nahriab
4
Farkhar
Khafdara
5
Kalafgan
Ziaratgah,
Kharaqan
village
proposed a long term
solution through a
development project. But
it needs machinery to
change the river flow
direction.
At risk of floods,
needs protection wall
At risk of floods,
Need for machinery
At risk of floods,
need for machinery
At risk of flood
district team
ANDMA,
District
team,
AKND
250 m protection
wall
150 hours
excavator work
40 hours
excavator work
Needs for
protection wall