Bolivia - Drought Aug 1983 UNDRO Situation Reports 1-13

UNDRO 83/1768
BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 1
10 AUGUST 1983

SITUATION

1. ON 10 AUGUST 1983, THE U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUNCHED AN APPEAL TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO THE DROUGHT-AFFECTED POPULATION OF BOLIVIA.

2. SECRETARY-GENERAL HAS ENTRUSTED UNDRO WITH THE TASK OF MOBILIZING AND CO-ORDINATING THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE U.N. SYSTEM.

3. EARLIER IN JUNE, THE SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTED A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO BOLIVIA, ECUADOR AND PERU TO ADVISE HIM ON THE ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY RELIEF REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ON ASSISTANCE NEEDS FOR REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION. MR. HUGO NAVAJAS MOGRO, UNDP ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, VISITED THE WORST-AFFECTED AREAS OF THE THREE COUNTRIES, IN JULY, ACCOMPANIED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF UNDRO, UNDP AND ECLA.

4. FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES OF DONOR COUNTRIES AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, IN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED, DETAILED DOCUMENTS WERE ELABORATED IN WHICH THE EXTENT OF DISASTER DAMAGE AND THE LIST OF IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS WERE INCLUDED. THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE MEETING OF 10 AUGUST IN NEW YORK.

AFFECTED AREAS AND CASUALTIES

5. IN BOLIVIA, AS A RESULT OF A DROUGHT OF EXCEPTIONAL MAGNITUDE AND DURATION, 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE ARE IN NEED OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ORURO, POTOSI, COCHABAMBA AND TARIJA, IN AN AREA COVERING APPROXIMATELY 4,000 SQUARE KILOMETRES.

6. THE STRICKEN POPULATION HAS THE LOWEST INCOME IN THE COUNTRY. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DISASTER IS SUCH THAT POPULATION HAS VIRTUALLY LOST ITS MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE. THE SPECTRE OF FAMINE IS IMMINENT.

RELIEF REQUIREMENTS

7. A RELIEF PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DEVISED, AIMED AT MEETING THE MOST IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE AFFECTED POPULATION FOR SIX MONTHS. RELIEF ASSISTANCE URGENTLY NEEDED IS VALUED AT US DLRS 62 MILLION. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE REQUIRED:

(A) CASH: FOR THE IMMEDIATE PURCHASE OF FOOD IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, TO COVER NEEDS DURING FIRST THREE MONTHS. TOTAL OF US DLRS 29.2 MILLION REQUIRED. THIS WILL ALSO COVER TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

(B) FOOD (FOR SECOND 3-MONTH PERIOD):

- 32,550 TONS OF WHEAT-FLOUR, MAIZE-MEAL OR RICE-FLOUR
- 3,700 TONS OF DSM
- 2,900 TONS OF EDIBLE OIL
- 8,600 TONS OF BEANS

(C) SEEDS:

- 6,000 TONS POTATO
- 3,000 TONS WHEAT

(D) WATER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT:

- 60 VERTICAL TURBINE PUMPS, 15 CUBIC METRES PER SECOND, 40 METRE COLUMN, WITH 10 OR 15 HP PETROL MOTOR

- 10,000 MANUAL PUMPS, 1 CUBIC METRE PER SECOND CAPACITY, 5 METRE COLUMN

- 200 SIMPLE DRILLING RIGS OR PILE DRIVERS FOR SMALL DIAMETER WELLS UP TO 8 METRES DEEP

- 5,000 METRES PVC PIPES FOR WELLS, 2 TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER

- 80,000 METRES GALVANIZED IRON PIPE FOR WELLS, 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER

- 40,000 FLASKS HALAZONE TABLETS.

(E) TYRES FOR TRUCKS:

- 5,000 UNITS, SIZE 9 X 20.

NATIONAL RESPONSE

8. NATIONAL RELIEF EFFORT BEING CONDUCTED BY BOLIVIAN CIVIL DEFENSE. BILATERAL CASH DONATIONS AS PER PARA 7.(A), AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND, SHOULD BE CHANNELLED THROUGH CIVIL DEFENSE.

9. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/1832

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 2
17 AUGUST 1983

SITUATION

1. ON 10 AUGUST 1983 THE U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL APPEALED TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO BOLIVIA, ECUADOR AND PERU. FOLLOWING IS TRANSLATED EXTRACT:

"AT THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF BOLIVIA, ECUADOR AND PERU, AND FOLLOWING RESOLUTION 1983/45 OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, I WISH ON THIS OCCASION TO LAUNCH AN APPEAL TO YOU, THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, SO THAT YOU MAY CONSIDER, DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION, THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEEDS OUTLINED IN THE DOCUMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO YOU. IN LAUNCHING THIS APPEAL, I AM CONVINCED THAT BOTH GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL RESPOND, ONCE MORE, IN A PROMPT AND GENEROUS MANNER, SO AS TO ALLEVIATE THE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OF THE THREE COUNTRIES, IN THE BEST TRADITION OF INTERNATIONAL AND HUMAN SOLIDARITY."

2. UNDRO DELEGATE HAS DEPARTED FOR LA PAZ TO ASSIST UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN LOCAL CO-ORDINATION INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ASSISTANCE.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 1 OF 10 AUGUST 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/1865 BOLIVIA - DROUGHT UNDRO SITREP NO. 3 23 AUGUST 1983 SITUATION 1. UNDRO DELEGATE TO BOLIVIA, ON COMPLETION MISSION, HAS REPORTED ON NATIONAL RELIEF EFFORT. 2. ON 22 AUGUST, DONORS' MEETING CHAIRED BY UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE HELD IN LA PAZ. PARTICIPANTS FROM 14 COUNTRIES, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND UN SYSTEM. DONORS CONFIRMED THAT UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE WILL ACT AS IN-COUNTRY FOCAL POINT FOR BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL RELIEF ASSISTANCE. 3. FOOD SITUATION EXTENSIVELY REVIEWED. POTENTIAL DONORS INDICATED POSSIBILITY SUBSTANTIAL PLEDGES TO MEET MOST URGENT NEEDS BEFORE NEXT HARVEST. 4. CONCERN EXPRESSED OVER DIFFICULTIES FACING FUNCTIONING RELIEF EFFORT IN LOGISTICS/TRANSPORTATION. TRANSPORTATION CAPACITY BETWEEN NEARBY PORTS/POINTS OF ENTRY, DEPARTMENTAL CAPITALS AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRES IN RURAL AREAS NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED. SITUATION AGGRAVATED BY COUNTRY'S DIFFICULT GEOGRAPHY AND POOR STATE OF ROADS. RELIEF REQUIREMENTS 5. TYRES FOR TRUCKS (SIZE 9 X 20) URGENTLY REQUIRED, AS PER UNDRO SITREP NO. 1, 10 AUGUST 1983, PARA 7.E. 6. RELIEF REQUIREMENTS INDICATED UNDRO SITREP NO.1, STILL VALID, IN PARTICULAR CASH, SEEDS, PUMPS, DRILLING RIGS AND PIPES. POTATO AND WHEAT SEEDS REQUIRED (UNDRO SITREP NO.1 PARA. 7.C.) VARIETIES AS FOLLOWS: POTATO: SPUNTA, KENNEBETH OR CARDINAL HOLLAND, WHEAT: JARAL OR SAGUAYO. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE 7. UNDRO DELEGATE ADVISES MINISTRY OF PLANNING CURRENTLY CONSIDERING 'FOOD-FOR-WORK' SCHEMES FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION. 8. GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHING OFINAAL (OFICINA NACIONAL DE ASISTENCIA ALIMENTARIA) FOR CHANNELLING FOOD ASSISTANCE. PARTICIPANTS AT DONORS' MEETING INDICATED WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST AUTHORITIES IN STRENGTHENING OFFICE. 9. FAO/OSRO LOGISTICS CONSULTANT CURRENTLY ASSISTING GOVERNMENT. WFP EMERGENCY SERVICE OFFICER/LOGISTICS CONSULTANT ARRIVING SOON. 10. 7,300 MT. WHEAT-FLOUR CONTRIBUTED BY WFP (972,000 PERSONS FOR 30 DAYS) NOW BEING DISTRIBUTED. CONTRIBUTIONS: (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 2 OF 17 AUGUST 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE. ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148 [

UNDRO 83/1916

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 4
7 SEPTEMBER 1983

SITUATION

1. SITUATION FACING DIFFICULTIES, ESPECIALLY TRANSPORTATION/LOGISTICS. TRANSPORT RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISTRIBUTION CENTRES MAJOR BOTTLENECK TO BE SOLVED IMMEDIATELY, DUE ARRIVAL FIRST SHIPMENTS LARGE QUANTITIES INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.

2. LOCAL CO-ORDINATION INTERNATIONAL RELIEF EFFORT UNDERTAKEN BY UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, IN PERMANENT CONTACT DONORS, INCLUDING NGO'S BASED IN LA PAZ.

RELIEF REQUIREMENTS

3. FOOD AID FROM VARIOUS DONOR SOURCES NOW ARRIVING PORTS NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. TOTAL FOOD CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE EXCEED 110,000 MT (DONORS: ARGENTINA, FRANCE, GERMANY FED REP, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, USA, EEC, WFP). ALTHOUGH ONLY PART OF THIS AID IS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION IN THE RURAL AREAS AFFECTED BY THE DROUGHT, LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD HAVING BEEN DONATED BEFORE APPEAL WAS LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK BY UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON 10 AUGUST 1983, IT IS NOW THOUGHT THAT FOOD REQUIREMENTS WILL BE MET FOR FIRST MONTHS OF EMERGENCY. HOWEVER, CRUCIAL PROBLEM REMAINS TRANSPORT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.

4. ADDITIONAL AID SHOULD BE CHANNELLED THROUGH ENTRY PORTS ARICA AND ANTOFAGASTA, IN CHILE, WHICH HAVE RAIL LINKS WITH BOLIVIA. TRUCKING FROM MATARANI MORE EXPENSIVE, WITH LIKELIHOOD PORT CONGESTION.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 3, OF 23 AUGUST 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/2059

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 5
26 SEPTEMBER 1983

SITUATION

1. UNDRO/UNDP RESREP REPORTS THAT 1,170 MT WHEAT-FLOUR PROVIDED BY WFP ARRIVED LA PAZ BY RAIL. TRANS-SHIPMENT TO AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS BEING ARRANGED THROUGH 'OFINAAL' (OFICINA NACIONAL DE ASISTENCIA ALIMENTARIA), THE ORGANIZATION IN CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION LOGISITICS.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 4, 7 SEPTEMBER 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/2212

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 6
14 OCTOBER 1983

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE DEPARTING FOR LA PAZ TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATION INTERNATIONAL RELIEF PROGRAMME FOR 6-MONTH PERIOD.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

2. INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR AFFECTED RURAL AREAS

TIME-TABLE AS FOLLOWS:

A) 7,268 MT WHEAT-FLOUR (EEC) RECEIVED LATE JUNE 1983. 80 PERCENT DISTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE COMMITTEE AND OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC,

B) 4,320 MT WHEAT-FLOUR (WFP) NOW IN LA PAZ, AWAITING DISTRIBUTION,

C) 5,303 MT WHEAT AND VEGETABLE OIL (WFP) EXPECTED ARRIVAL OCTOBER 83,

D) 28,820 MT VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS (USA-GOVERNMENT) EXPECTED ARRIVAL OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 83.

E) 12,000 MT VARIOUS FOODSTUFFS (CANADA - GOVERNMENT) EXPECTED ARRIVAL NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 1983.

IN ADDITION TO ABOVE QUANTITIES, VARIOUS DONORS (ARGENTINA, FRANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, SPAIN AND USA) HAVE CONTRIBUTED LARGE QUANTITIES OF FOOD FOR SALE IN URBAN AREAS. INCOME GENERATED WILL BE USED FOR RELIEF PROGRAMMES IN RURAL AREAS.

3. AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMME

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PROVIDING 3,200 MT POTATO SEEDS FOR MINIMUM ESTIMATED PRODUCTION 60,000 MT, NOVEMBER 1983. ADDITIONAL IMPORT OF 6,000 MT SEEDS (POTATO AND WHEAT) ENVISAGED.

4. TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMME

NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE COMMITTEE AND OFINAAL ESTABLISHED INTER-AGENCY COMMISSION COMPRISING GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL VOLAGS (CRS, CARITAS, BOLIVIAN BISHOPS), UN-SYSTEM AND USAID. OBJECTIVES: PROGRAMMING AND SUPERVISING EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION. REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND COMMUNAL COMMISSIONS EQUALLY ESTABLISHED.

5. TO DATE, EMERGENCY RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE BY NATIONAL SOURCES TOTAL 4,181 MILLION PESOS (US DLRS 19,815,100) IN THE FORM OF AGRARIAN CREDITS AND CASH GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SOURCES.

6. OTHER ACTIVE VOLAGS IN COUNTRY: FUNDACION CONTRA EL HAMBRE AND UNITAS, A CONSORTIUM FORMED BY RELIGIOUS GROUPS (ROMAN CATHOLICS, BAPTISTS AND METHODISTS) AND BY THE NATIONAL UNION OF PEASANTS.

7. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/2337

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 7
02 NOVEMBER 1983

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE IN LA PAZ CURRENTLY ASSISTING UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN LOCAL CO-ORDINATION REPORTS NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF OFINAAL (GOVERNMENT BODY IN CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION) HAS DESIGNATED DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR SIX DROUGHT-AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS.

2. GOVERNMENT (NATIONAL CIVIL DEFENCE COMMITTEE) HAS RE-ASSESSED EMERGENCY SITUATION. REPORT RELEASED 22 OCTOBER INDICATES DETERIORATION OF SITUATION IN VIEW DELAYS ARRIVAL AND DISTRIBUTION FOOD SUPPLIES, SOWING PROBLEMS DUE UNAVAILABILITY SEEDS, AND POSSIBILITY THAT DROUGHT SITUATION MIGHT PERSIST THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR. EMERGENCY PHASE MIGHT NOW CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT HARVEST (MAY 1984).

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. OFINAAL REPORTED ACTIVE IN:

(A) STRENGTHENING CO-OPERATION AT DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL WITH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CORDE'S) CONCERNING SCHEMES OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

(B) MOBILIZING NATIONAL RESOURCES TO MEET URGENT CASH REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNAL FREIGHT FOOD SUPPLIES.

(C) ESTABLISHING FOOD-FOR-WORK SCHEMES FOR DISTRIBUTION WFP FOOD-STUFF TO BENEFICIAIRIES.

(D) SIGNING AGREEMENTS WITH TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES, SUCH AS ENFE (RAILWAYS), FOR USE OF WAREHOUSE FACILITIES, MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR REDUCING HANDLING CHARGES AND DELAYS IN LA PAZ STATION.

4. OFINAAL ALSO EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF USING ANTOFAGASTA AS PORT OF DISCHARGE (CHILE) TO RELIEVE ARICA WHICH MIGHT BE CONGESTED WITH FORTHCOMING ARRIVAL 30,000 MT FOOD OVER NEXT TWO MONTHS.

5. STATUS OF DISPATCH FROM LA PAZ OF 577 TONS WFP FOOD CONTRIBUTION, AS OF 26 OCTOBER, (OUT OF TOTAL OF 4,320 MT REFERRED TO IN UNDRO SITREP NO. 6 PARA 2.B):

- POTOSI: 338.0 TONS (WHEAT-FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL)
- SUCRE: 38.7 TONS (WHEAT-FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL)
- COCHABAMBA: 162.6 TONS (WHEAT-FLOUR)
- ORURO: 37.8 TONS (WHEAT-FLOUR).

6. WFP/ILO ADVISER CURRENTLY ON A 10-WEEK MISSION ASSISTING OFINAAL.

7. WATER PROGRAMME EQUIPMENT (GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN, IN COOPERATION WITH UNDP) AIRLIFTED TO BOLIVIA AND DELIVERED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES ORURO/POTOSI 26 OCTOBER.

8. WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL IN CO-OPERATION WITH FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN 12 COMMUNITIES OF AFFECTED DEPARTMENTS: DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, SEEDS, PREVENTIVE MEDICINES AND WATER EQUIPMENT.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 6, 14 OCTOBER 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/2496

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 8
29 NOVEMBER 1983

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE BOLIVIA REPORTS STATUS DISPATCH FROM LA PAZ WFP FOODSTUFFS, THROUGH OFINAAL (AGENCY IN CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION) AS FOLLOWS: 1,016 TONS WHEAT-FLOUR AND VEGOIL TO POTOSI, COCHABAMBA, ORURO, TARIJA AND CHUQUISACA.

2. DELEGATE PARTICIPATED UNDRO-SPONSORED SEMINAR IN COCHABAMBA 10-15 NOVEMBER ORGANIZED BY BOLIVIAN CIVIL DEFENCE: SEMINAR AIMED AT STRENGTHENING ROLE DEPARTMENTAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN MANAGEMENT DISASTER RELIEF EFFORT.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

3. MINISTER DEFENCE CONVENED DONORS' MEETING LA PAZ 21 NOVEMBER WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND PRESENTED REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF EMERGENCY/REHABILITATION PLAN. REPORT INDICATES VALUE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NATIONAL SOURCES US DLRS 54 MILLION. EMERGENCY PLAN ENCOUNTERING DIFFICULTIES, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT, DUE DELAYS ARRIVAL INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY MONETARY, AND LOGISTICS LIMITATIONS (PROBLEMS IN PORTS OF ENTRY, SHORTAGE OF VEHICLES, AS WELL AS VERY LIMITED INTERNAL FUNDS TO COVER TRANSPORT COSTS).

4. ON 22 NOVEMBER 1983 DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FAO APPROVED UPON RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WFP AN INCREASE IN BUDGET FOR EMERGENCY OPERATION IN BOLIVIA CONSISTING OF US DLRS 360,862 WHICH CORRESPOND TO WFP CONTRIBUTION INTERNAL TRANSPORT COSTS.

CONTRIBUTIONS

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 83/2678

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 9
22 DECEMBER 1983

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE COMPLETED FIELD TRIP TO ORURO, CHUQUISACA, POTOSI AND TARIJA TO FOLLOW-UP ON REGIONAL CO-ORDINATION OF RELIEF EFFORT. REPRESENTATIVES FROM OFINAAL (GOVERNMENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION) AND DEPARTMENTAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (ESPECIALLY ORURO) HAVE REPORTED DETERIORATION OF SITUATION IN SOME AREAS.

2. STATUS DISPATCH FOOD CONSIGNMENTS FROM LA PAZ TO DEPARTMENTS AS OF 2 DECEMBER 1983:

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 8, 29 NOVEMBER 1983)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/0172

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 10
18 JANUARY 1984

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING STATUS DISPATCH FROM LA PAZ OF WFP FOOD CONTRIBUTIONS, AS OF 4 JANUARY 1984:

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

2. DETAILED REPORT FIELD TRIP OF UNDRO DELEGATE (UNDRO SITREP NO. 9, 22 DECEMBER 1983, PARA 1) INDICATES THAT ADEQUATE PROPORTION OF FOOD RECEIVED IN DEPARTMENTS FROM LA PAZ IS BEING DISTRIBUTED. IN SEVERAL AREAS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION REPORTED BETWEEN OFINAAL (GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IN CHARGE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION) AND NGO'S (SEQUIA 83, UNITAS, ETC). CO-OPERATION WITH DEPARTMENTAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (CORDE'S) ALSO REPORTED.

3. DURING MISSION, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS WERE CONSIDERED TO BE IMPROVING. RAIN REPORTED IN SOME AREAS. IF RAIN CONTINUES, 1984 SOWING MAY LEAD TO ADEQUATE HARVEST. HOWEVER, RAINS IN 1983 MIGHT HAVE COME TOO LATE TO SAVE FORTHCOMING HARVEST.

4. IN ALL AREAS VISITED BY DELEGATE, OFINAAL'S LACK OF LIGHT VEHICLES FOR SUPERVISION OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION, VIEWED AS A DIFFICULTY FOR SMOOTH IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF PROGRAMMES.

RELIEF REQUIREMENTS

5. GOVERNMENT OF BOLIVIA, THROUGH ITS PERMANENT MISSION IN GENEVA, REQUESTING CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO COVER TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION COSTS INTERNATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE.

CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 9, 22 DECEMBER 1983)

6. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY INTERNATIONAL: TYRES, COCOA, PROTEIN, CORN, AND ONION SEEDS (TOTAL WEIGHT 30,328 LBS). US DLRS 45,336.

7. COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS SITREPS:

- UNITED KINGDOM, GOVERNMENT (SITREP NO. 9 PARA 4), BREAKDOWN UTILIZATION CASH GRANT US DLRS 33,000: US DLRS 10,000 TO CRS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION COSTS, US DLRS 10,000 TO OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT FOR DISTRIBUTION WHEAT FLOUR (EEC-DONATED), US DLRS 13,000 TO OFINAAL FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION COSTS.

- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, GOVERNMENT (SITREP NO. 9, PARA 4), CASH GRANT TO CARE: CORRECT VALUE, US DLRS 1,750,000.

8. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/0612

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 11
14 MARCH 1984

SITUATION

1. UNDRO DELEGATE REPORTS THAT FORTHCOMING HARVEST EXPECTED AT BELOW NORMAL LEVELS DESPITE ABOVE-AVERAGE RAINS WHICH BELATEDLY RESUMED IN DROUGHT-AFFECTED HIGHLAND AREAS AND CAUSED FLOODING IN ORURO AND BENI DEPARTMENTS. IN THE LATTER, IN TRINIDAD AREA, 250 SQUARE KMS. FLOODED, 4,500 FAMILIES AFFECTED ACCORDING TO DATA AVAILABLE SO FAR.

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

2. BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT EXTENDED EMERGENCY STATUS TO MAY 1985 AND FORMALLY APPROACHED UNDRO REQUESTING URGENTLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION OF 4,587 MT WFP FOOD AID FOR THE PART NOT FINANCED BY WFP AT APPROX. COST US DLRS 105/MT TOTAL REQUIRED IS US DLS 481,410. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS INDICATED INCLUDE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, WATER PUMPS WITH PIPES AND WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS. DETAILS AVAILABLE IN UNDRO.

3. CANADIAN FOOD AID (UNDRO SITREP NO. 5 - 26 SEPTEMBER 1983) OFINAAL PLANS FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION FOR 15,208 MT WHEAT, OIL, AND PULSES DONATED BY CANADA:

LA PAZ 2,765 MT, ORURO 1,088 MT, COCHABAMBA 3,163 MT, POTOSI 4,799 MT, CHUQUISACA 2,297 MT, TARIJA 622 MT, SANTA CRUZ 474 MT TO BENEFIT 1,219,000 PEOPLE FOR 30 DAYS. VALUE US DLRS 8.1 MILLION, INCLUDING 3 MILLION CAN. DLRS FOR TEN LIGHT VEHICLES, LOGISTIC COSTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO OFINAAL.

4. CONTRIBUTIONS (SINCE UNDRO SITREP NO. 10 OF 18 JAN. 1984)

1. DONORS ARE REQUESTED TO KEEP UNDRO INFORMED OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND VALUE.

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UNDRO 84/0734

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 12
29 MARCH 1984

SITUATION

1. NEW EMERGENCY DEVELOPED WITH FLOODS CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURE, HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE ALL PARTS OF COUNTRY, PARTICULARLY BENI DEPARTMENT WHERE 60,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED. PRELIMINARY RELIEF NEEDS INCLUDE FOOD, TENTS, MEDICINES, PUMPS, WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS AND REHYDRATION SALTS.

2. FIELD VISIT 24 MARCH BY UNDRO DELEGATE TO SANTA ANA DE YACUMA (BENI), BY PLANE AND BOAT, SHOWED VIRTUALLY TOTAL FLOODING OF THIS 10,000 POPULATED TOWN, EXCEPT FOR SMALL CENTRAL AREA WHERE 2,500 EVACUEES FROM SUBURBS SHELTERED. ADDITIONAL 3,500 PEOPLE LIVING PRECARIOUSLY IN FLOODED HOUSES, WATER TO KNEE-LEVEL. ESTIMATED THAT WATER WILL TAKE ONE MONTH TO DRAIN OR EVAPORATE IF NO RAINS. HEALTH SITUAION DETERIORATING. SITUATION SIMILAR IN OTHER PROVINCIAL CENTRES AND TRINIDAD.

ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

3. UNDRO DELEGATE, ABOUT TO END HIS MISSION, REPORTS THAT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME INITIATED SEPTEMBER 83 AS RESULT SECGEN'S APPEAL BROADLY ACHIEVED MAIN OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE MINIMUM FOOD SECURITY TO 1.6 MILLION DROUGHT-AFFECTED POPULATION. HOWEVER, TIME LAG BETWEEN GENEROUS PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE BY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND ACTUAL ARRIVAL RELIEF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ADVERSE FACTOR. NEWLY CREATED NATIONAL FOOD ASSISTANCE AGENCY (OFINAAL) WITH VERY LIMITED BUDGET AND EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE MOST FOOD RECEIVED WITH DONORS' FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTWITHSTANDING CONTINUING INCREASE INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES. WEEKLY FOOD ASSISTANCE MEETINGS HELD AT OFINAAL PROVIDED IMPORTANT STRUCTURE FOR CO-ORDINATION OF DISTRIBUTION.

4. LACK OF INFORMATION ON SOME NGO'S ACTIVITIES, SPECIALLY AT REGIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS, CAUSED DUPLICATION SOME AREAS AND INSUFFICIENT COVERAGE OTHERS. IN ORDER TO PREPARE COMPLETE REPORT ON USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE PRESENTED TO ALL DONORS, GOVERNMENT IS CONTACTING ALL NGO'S TO CHECK FIGURES AND CHANNELS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

5. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED TO UNDRO IN US DOLLARS:

1. FULL REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE AFFECTED POPULATION WILL BE RELEASED SHORTLY.

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UNDRO 84/0982

BOLIVIA - DROUGHT
UNDRO SITREP NO. 13
7 MAY 1984

1. UNDRO DELEGATE COMPLETED MISSION TO BOLIVIA AND REPORTS THAT TWO-YEAR DROUGHT APPEARS TO HAVE ENDED. HOWEVER, EFFECTS OF DROUGHT STILL BEING FELT. EVEN IF WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE FROM NOW ON, AND BECOME NORMAL, AGRICULTURE WILL NEED TIME TO RECOVER.

2. AS RECORDED SITREP NO. 12, SEVERAL REGIONS AFFECTED BY FLOODS AS RESULT OF TORRENTIAL RAINS FIRST MONTHS OF 1984. OUTCOME OF 1984 HARVEST WILL BE KNOWN END MAY AND WILL DETERMINE ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

3. UNDRO CONTINUES TO MONITOR SITUATION.

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