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Key Messages:
-77% of IDP sites (1,152 sites/1.4 M individuals in need of urgent repairs/maintenance of basic infrastructures (latrines, showers, fire points, kitchens, lighting and roads) will be left out of core CCCM winter season
-A dire need for eective camp management activities. This is crucial for preventing incidents and ensuring the overall well-being of IDP residents.
-It is crucial to ensure that affected populations have access to warm and safe places to live to prevent cold-related illnesses and deaths.
-In preparation for the winter season, the CCCM Cluster has developed its incident reporting tools and dashboard. We invite partners, donors, and active stakeholders to utilize these tools and review incidents and responses via the online dashboard.
-Enhance community engagement and participation in decision-making processes related to winter preparedness and response. By encourage affected populations to share their feedback and needs with humanitarian actors to ensure more effective assistance.
Situation:
There are currently 1,529 IDP sites in North-West Syria hosting 2 million displaced people.
During the winter season, the needs in IDP sites are increasing. Anticipated snowstorms, cold temperatures, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and floods have a severe humanitarian impact on people’s lives and well-being.
The majority of IDPs live in self-settled and overcrowded sites with inadequate shelter conditions, poor infrastructure and lack of access to basic services. According to CCCM data, in the past winter:
•244 sites _flooded during winter and storms in 2023, of which 24 were _food prone over the last two years.
•Quick rehabilitation of roads, communal facilities and drainage systems through CCCM team in camps as first responders, mitigated the risk of floods and damages, and maintained uninterrupted life-saving services to IDPs in the affected camps.