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EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL HUMANITARIAN AID AND CIVIL PROTECTION - ECHO

Monthly report number 2013/06

Month JUNE

Country South America (except Colombia for HA)

Date of submission 10/07/13

Author ECHO Quito team

MONTHLY REPORT

1. SUMMARY / MAIN HIGHLIGHTS (1) Argentina – Heavy rains and floods: Overflowing of Rivers Iguazú and Paraná have caused severe

damages in the provinces of Chaco, Corrientes, Santa Fe and Misiones. The basin of Paraná River between Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) Foz de Iguazú (Brazil) and Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) forced to close the famous waterfalls due to overflowing of Iguazú River. Footbridges and viewpoints have been destroyed in the triple border.

(2) Bolivia – Drought and extreme low temperatures: A severe and protracted drought is affecting four

departments: Tarija, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz in El Chaco and the south of Department of Cochabamba. At least 16.900 families are at risk as well as 48.000 head of cattle; at least 86.452 hectares of land have been devastated. A National Emergency has been issued, thus allocating 2,7 USD million for tackling drought. Extreme low temperatures are affecting the highlands in the departments of Oruro, Potosí, La Paz, Tarija, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba.

(3) Brazil – protests and social up-rising: More than a million persons have marched through the streets in 100 cities, as protests over rising public transport costs, the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup, and corruption have spread. The protests are the largest seen in Brazil for more than 20 years. At some point during June, the average of a protest per hour was affecting more than 353 cities, in three weeks more than 22 daily protests have taken place. Important political changes are being prepared by the government.

(4) Chile – students’ protests cause social up-rising: More than 100 persons were arrested and 10 police officers were injured after a city-wide demonstration, which drew tens of thousands of students, teachers and unionists to streets demanding for a better education system.

(5) Ecuador – drought: The province of Loja is being affected by a severe drought. A DREF partially financed

by ECHO to support 1.025 families has been approved.

Oil spill: A landslide broke Ecuador’s largest petroleum pipeline, the SOTE, causing a spill of some 420.000 gallons (1,6m litres) of crude oil, 90 % of that ended up in the Coca and Quijos Rivers causing a severe contamination that reached the tributaries to the Amazon River in Peru.

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Refugee situation: The Government recently approved Refugee Decree 1182, removing the broader refugee definition contained in the Cartagena Declaration and introducing restrictive admissibility procedures. This decree could trigger invisibility and clandestine situations. Situation that surely will aggravate asylum seekers conditions and the crisis will turned more invisible than it has been in the past years.

(6) Paraguay – Overflowing of Paraná River: Heavy rains have caused the overflowing of Paraná River, the most important river in Paraguay, mainly affecting the departments of Alto Paraná, Misiones and Ñeembucu, where houses and schools are under water, and thousands of persons have been evacuated to temporary shelters. National Emergency has been declared and funds reaching 5,767 million EUR will be allocated for taking immediate actions and response to the emergency. Violence: The Paraguay government has recently created a “Crisis Commission” to “track and attack members of the Paraguayan People´s Army (EPP – small guerrilla-like group)” after the killing of a well-known cattle rancher and politician. For many years the EPP has been considered as being half-way between a real insurgency and a criminal group. Links between the EPP and the Colombian FARC have been claimed by Paraguayan prosecutors (mainly in the form of military aid). These claims were “confirmed” already in 2006 by the Colombian government.

(7) Peru –extreme low temperatures: Extreme low temperatures have been registered in the highlands (3.700 m.a.s.l). Most affected departments are Arequipa, Cusco, Huancavelica and Tacna. Coffee plague: “La roya” plague has completely destroyed coffee crops affecting more than 60.000 coffee growers. More than 500.000 persons of 120 rural districts are being affected by a massive unemployment. The plague has infected 43% of the coffee plantations in the country. A loss of approximately 1,8 million quintals is foreseen, which means a loss of 112,665 million EUR. The total number of devastated coffee crops at national level has reached 415.000 hectares. VRAEM internal conflict: In June, the Peruvian Non-International Armed Conflict taking place in the VRAEM Region further deteriorated as three events occurred: Areas around the village of Putis, province of Huanta (which main road connects the mountainous highlands with the jungle) that have not seen combats in 16 years registered intermittent fights for two weeks. In the province of Huanta as well, combats between the Peruvian Army and the remnants of the PCP-Shining Path were registered in a different area leaving one soldier and an unknown number of PCP members dead. Finally, representatives from several indigenous communities of the Selva Central (Central Jungle) sent a written request to the Peruvian government asking for their inclusion as combatants amongst the Special Forces that operate in the area.

(8) DRR and resilience programmes – Contracts have been signed and projects have started for HIP DIPECHO Action Plan 2013-2014 and HIP 2013-2014 for building resilience in drought-affected communities in South America.

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Earthquakes

Coldwaves

Floods

Droughts

Landslides

Volcanic eruption

LEGEND

Storms

Fires

Tsunami

Epidemics

Venezuela

Uruguay

Suriname

Peru

Guyana

French Guiana

Ecuador

Colombia

Chile

Brazil

Bolivia

Argentina

Paraguay

Response operation

Response operation monitored

DP operation

DP operation monitored

Venezuela

Uruguay

Suriname

Peru

Guyana

French Guiana

Ecuador

Colombia

Chile

BrazilBolivia

Argentina

Paraguay

Venezuela

Uruguay

Suriname

Peru

Guyana

French Guiana

Ecuador

Colombia

Chile

Brazil

Argentina

Bolivia

Paraguay

EVENTS

• Ecuador: drought is affecting the southern province of Loja. An oil spill in Coca River caused severe damages.

• Peru: Extreme low temperatures have

caused damages in several departments. A coffee plague has devastated 43% of coffee crops in the country.

• Bolivia: A protracted drought and extreme low temperatures are affecting several departments in the country.

• Brazil: The protests are the largest seen in Brazil for more than 20 years over rising public transport costs, the expense of fostering the 2014 World Cup, and corruption.

• Paraguay: Overflowing of Paraná River is causing severe affectation in several areas.

• Argentina: Overflowing of Rivers Iguazú

and Paraná has caused severe damages in the provinces of Chaco, Corrientes, Santa Fe and Misiones.

• Chile: Thousands of students, teachers and unionists protest in the streets demanding for a better education system.

ECHO MAIN ACTIVITIES • Launching of DRR/resilience programmes 2013-

2014 in South America): o Events and meetings in Ecuador, Bolivia,

Peru, Chile and Paraguay. o Details about the Programme (Spanish):

DIPECHO América del Sur 2013-2014 . • Visit to projects in the northern border of

Ecuador funded by EU Delegation with Member States.

• Monitoring of emergency projects in Bolivia and Paraguay.

• Launching of CARE DIPECHO project in Ecuador in the Municipality of Guayaquil.

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ARGENTINA

1. EVOLUTION OF THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

Heavy rains and floods • Water level of Iguazú River increased considerably causing severe damages in the provinces of Chaco and

Corrientes, where Paraná River is only 1cm to reach 7m, which is the overflowing level. The provinces of Santa Fe and Misiones are also at risk. Floods have already blocked roads and isolated several communities. At least 1.600 persons (320 families) have been evacuated in Corrientes, but animals have not been able to be evacuated which has led to the massive dead of animals, thus economic losses will be considerable. In order to avoid more losses at least 500.000 head of cattle must be evacuated. In Chaco 1.700 persons have been evacuated to temporary shelters. Authorities have distributed sand sacks for reinforcing the river protection walls.

• According to forecasts the river could surpass its overflowing level by mid-July. Due to this situation authorities of the Municipality of Santa Fe have declared in emergency in order to undertake preventive actions. It is possible that in the coming weeks authorities start the evacuation of communities of Vuelta del Paraguayo and Colastiné Sur.

• It is foreseen that the water level could reach the city of Paraná, capital city of the Province of Entre Ríos. Authorities are taking preventive measures especially to evacuate population and livestock in the cities of Diamante and Victoria. According to authorities the river could reach its maximum water level by 13 July surpassing 5 metres in Paraná; while in Diamante (south of Paraná), it is expected a maximum water level of 5,50 metres by 15 July. The river is under strict surveillance and actions are being coordination also with national authorities.

• Heavy rains and floods in the basin of Paraná River between Ciudad del Este (Paraguay, Foz de Iguazú (Brazil) and Puerto Iguazú (Argentina) have force to close the famous waterfalls due to overflowing of Iguazú River. At least 700 families have been severely affected in Paraguay and could cause more affectation. Footbridges and viewpoints have been destroyed in the triple border. Harsh weather conditions forced authorities of the Brazilian- Paraguayan hydroelectric power station of Itaipú to maintain its floodgates open to let the reservoir waters to flow in order to avoid a disaster.

2. HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE AND MAIN ISSUES

• ECHO Quito Field Office is closely monitoring the situation in Argentina.

BOLIVIA


Drought and extreme low temperatures

• A severe and protracted drought is affecting four departments: Tarija, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz in El Chaco and the south of Department of Cochabamba.

• Local authorities have requested an emergency declaration by the central government. According to authorities the most critical situation is affecting El Chaco, where most affected municipalities are Villamontes and Yacuiba (Department of Tarija); and the municipalities of Macharetí and Huacaya (Department of Chuquisaca).

• At least 16,900 families are at risk of suffering the effects of drought as well as 48.000 head of cattle, and 86.452 hectares of land have been devastated. However, according to an updated assessment the number of affected families could reach more than 27.000.

• In Santa Cruz, emergency was declared on June 13, where it is reported that at least 35.000 hectares are affected; Charagua, Boyuibe, and Cuevo are the most affected areas where approximately 4.000 families are in need of water, fodder and seeds.

• On June 19th a National Decree of Emergency was put into force for allocating resources for the implementation of immediate actions to tackle drought effects in the departments of Tarija, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz in El Chaco and the south of Department of Cochabamba.

ECHO MAIN ACTIVITIES

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• The government has allocated 18,5 million Bolivianos (2,7 USD million) to assist affected families through the provision of water for human and animal consumption and fodder for livestock.

• On the other hand, in the highlands and valleys of six departments, frosts and low temperatures have caused devastation of crops. Most affected departments are Oruro, Potosí and La Paz (highlands) and Tarija, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba (valleys).


• ECHO Quito Field Office is closely monitoring the situation in Bolivia. ECHO’s “Drought” partners in El Chaco Region are also closely monitoring the situation. This drought event will be a test for some of the measures implemented during Phase 1 of the Drought Initiative.

BRAZIL

Protests, riots and social up-rising

• More than a million persons have marched through the streets of Brazil's 100 cities, as protests over rising public transport costs, the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup, and corruption have spread. The biggest demonstration was in Rio de Janeiro, where more than 100,000 people joined a mainly peaceful march. In the capital, Brasilia, people breached security at the National Congress building and scaled its roof. The protests are the largest seen in Brazil for more than 20 years.

• The protests turned violent as some protesters threw rocks at police, set fire to cars, and vandalized the state assembly building. Police used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. More than 40 people were arrested in the southern city of Porto Alegre. There were also clashes with police in Belo Horizonte, which was hosting the latest game in the Confederations Cup, the warm-up tournament for the World Cup.

• Four people have died, many more have been injured as Brazilians moved and took to the streets in a way that had not been seen for decades.

• The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, called on both sides to remain calm. • President Dilma Rousseff accepted that words would not be enough to regain the initiative. The president’s

popularity is slipping and a presidential election in 2014, to do nothing was not an option. She kept to the formula that she has used so far, stressing a willingness to listen to the voices from the streets while abhorring violent acts.

• Important political changes are being prepared by the government, as President Roussef said that she would throw a proposal for a political reform through a legitimate and democratic process, which would include a referendum. Even though, people continue in the streets claiming for real social changes. At some point during June, the average of a protest per hour was affecting more than 353 cities, in three weeks more than 22 daily protests have taken place.


• ECHO Quito Field Office is closely monitoring the situation in Brazil.

CHILE


Students’ protests cause social up-raising • More than 100 persons were arrested and 10 police officers were injured after a city-wide demonstration,

which drew tens of thousands of students, teachers and unionists to streets demanding for a better education system.

• Violence erupted when masked youths began to throw stones and Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with tear gas and water cannon.

• Although Chile's education system is regarded by many as one of the best in Latin America, students argue it is deeply unfair. In other regions of the country such as Bio Bio and Valparaiso similar incidents took place.

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• The police reported its concern because of excessive violence of masked students. A branch of the Chile Bank was attacked and started a fire as well as other shops. A massive destruction of traffic lights, signposts, and fences was reported. The violence was among the worst seen in Chile since the demonstrations began in 2011.

• Protesting students demanded the resignation of the Minister of Education claiming the lack of willing to dialogue with students. They reclaim the right to protest because protesting is the only way to be heard and demand the changes that are needed in the country.

• The protests were finally controlled by the police, who arrested 122 people, many of them teenagers, after raiding secondary schools that had been taken over by their students. The schools were due to be used as polling stations on Sunday (June 30th) when Chileans choose candidates for the presidential election in November. The occupation was part of a two-year campaign calling for education reforms.

• The country's powerful student movement has staged major demonstrations over the past two years demanding free and improved education. Sporadic school and university takeovers have been part of the campaign.

• They say middle-class students have access to some of the best schooling in the region, while the poor have to be content with under-funded state schools. The country has no free universities. The campaign for educational reform is the biggest protest movement Chile has seen since the return to democracy in 1990.

ECUADOR


Drought in the south of the country and oil spill in the jungle region

• The province of Loja is being affected by a severe drought. According to authorities considerable damages to agriculture and livestock have been registered. Corn, peanut, beans and rice crops have been affected, moreover, water deficit has provoked the migration of livestock to other areas where forage is available.

• Several cantons have been declared in emergency. The (Provincial) Emergency Operations Centre is activated and analyzing the best solutions.

• The provincial economy is completely based on agricultural and livestock, the rainfall that is 72 per cent below normal has caused losses in the corn, peanut, and bean crops and there is a high scarcity of food and forage for cattle.

• According to weather forecasts rain is not expected in upcoming days; clouds with misty rain in the evening and fog are expected.

Oil spill in Coca River • A landslide near the Reventador volcano broke Ecuador’s largest petroleum pipeline, the SOTE, causing a

spill of some 420.000 gallons (1,6m litres) of crude oil. At the time of the break, the SOTE was transporting 309.000 barrels per day. That day, 11.480 barrels of crude spilled, and 90 % of that ended up in the Coca and Quijos Rivers.

• The spill prompted the closure of the City of Coca’s entire running water system, affecting most of the 80.000 people. The Emergency Operations Committee declared sanitary emergency in Orellana province because the oil spill also reached Napo River, an important river in the Ecuadorian jungle which is tributary to the Amazon.

• The National Petroleum Company - Petroecuador is leading the cleaning works in the affected rivers and repairing the damaged system. The Ecuadorian Army, the National Risk Management Secretariat and the Ecuadorian Red Cross are providing assistance to the families affected by this event with food rations and bottled water.

• Petroecuador and the Environment Ministry are also in charge of assessing the most affected areas in order to start reparation works. No official figures on the number of affected families have been presented, but it is estimated that 3.200 food rations and water containers have been already distributed to the 90% of affected people in communities.

• On the other hand, authorities in Peru informed that the spill reached the department of Loreto. The Peruvian Environment Minister, said it is a "very serious problem" and said Peru could seek compensation after an assessment to estimate damages. Brazil, has also monitored the situation: Ibama (Brazilian Institute of Environment), Brazil's navy and the National Petroleum Agency are on alert in the event that the oil spill

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reaches the country. Brazil has offered aid to Ecuador and Peru to support the cleaning of the oil spill in the two countries.


• ECHO is closely monitoring the situation.

• 264.319 Swiss francs have been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Ecuadorian Red Cross (ERC) in delivering immediate assistance initially for an approximate 1.025 families. This DREF is partially financed by ECHO.

Ecuador reiterated its compromise with the attention and protection of refugees

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador has confirmed that up-to-date the country hosts a total of 55.249 refugees from 70 different countries, from which 98, 4% come from Colombia. A total of 166.613 asylum requests have been received over the last decade and for this reason Ecuador is considered as the country with the highest number of asylum seekers and refugees recognized in Latin America and the Caribbean. The government has ensured the compromise of the Ecuadorian state in order to continue providing assistance and protection to this population, with the support of the international community. In May 2012, the Government approved Refugee Decree 1182, removing the broader refugee definition contained in the Cartagena Declaration and introducing restrictive admissibility procedures. The decree gives a maximum of 15 days to asylum seekers to submit their admission requests. UNHCR Representative in Ecuador has demonstrated his concern as this decree could trigger invisibility and clandestine situations. UNHCR expects to maintain the dialogue with the State. This situation will surely aggravate asylum seekers conditions and the crisis will turned more invisible than it has been in the past years.

PARAGUAY


Overflowing of Parana River

• Heavy rains have caused the overflowing of Paraná River, the most important river in Paraguay, mainly affecting the departments of Alto Paraná, Misiones and Ñeembucu, where houses and schools are under water, and thousands of persons have been evacuated to temporary shelters.

• In the Department of Misiones, more than 4.500 persons have been severely affected and evacuated. There are many other families who remain in their flooded homes and are reluctant to being evacuated. Local authorities estimate that the situation will get worse because of the increase of water level due to the opening doors of the dam Yacyretá. There is a high risk that 750 families (about 3.000 people) can be affected in the coming days.

• The National Emergency Secretariat is providing humanitarian assistance. • On June 27th, President Federico Franco, declared state of emergency for 90 days the departments of Alto

Paraná, Misiones and Ñeembucu. Through the emergency decree funds will be allocated (Guarani G/. 10.000 million – 1,7 million EUR) for taking immediate actions and response to the emergency.

• The Ministry of Health has strengthened the assistance in the area affected due to the worsening of sanitary conditions. Humanitarian organizations (UN agencies, NGOs and Red Cross) are also coordinating with the SEN and local municipalities, for carrying out of needs assessments to define humanitarian assistance interventions.

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• ECHO is closely monitoring the situation with its partners in the field. The 2 Red Cross Societies (Paraguayan and Finland) are involved in local damage assessment missions, as the DIPECHO project they implement has some beneficiary municipalities’ affected by the floods.

Creation of “Crisis Commission” to “track and attack members of the Paraguayan People´s Army (EPP)”

In early June, following the murder of one of the country´s best known cattle ranchers and former mayor of the San Pedro town of Tacuati, the Paraguay government created a “Crisis Commission” to “track and attack members of the Paraguayan People´s Army (EPP)”. Weeks later it was proven that the bullets that killed Luis Lindstrom pertained to the Paraguayan police, to which the police spokesperson responded by claiming that the bullets were stolen in 2011 from the Special Forces unit arsenal. Analysis: The Paraguayan People´s Army (EPP) is a small guerrilla-like group that is known to exist since the 1990´s; however it was not until 2008 when it took its current form and name. For many years the EPP has been considered as being half-way between a real insurgency and a criminal group, although in recent times links between the EPP and the Colombian FARC have been claimed by Paraguayan prosecutors (mainly in the form of military aid). These claims were “confirmed” already in 2006 by the Colombian government. EPP actions have experienced a dramatic surge since 2012, when 40% of all attacks committed since 2005 were registered. The murder of Lindstrom highlights several issues: the growing conflict of interest between the EPP guerrilla and local ranchers, the increasing presence of other organised armed actors in the region (transnational drug traffickers) -both opposing the deforestation and land industrialisation campaigns lead by authorities- and the willingness of the Paraguayan authorities to politicise the murder and obtain political credit from it by rapidly blaming the EPP and accusing former President Lugo of protecting the guerrilla group.

PERU


Extreme low temperatures registered in the highlands

• According to the National Civil Defence Institute (INDECI), extreme low temperatures have been registered in the highlands (3.700 m.a.s.l). Most affected departments are Cusco and Huancavelica.

• A three day of intense snowfall has caused damages in the district of San Juan de Tarucani, province of Arequipa, where at least 80 houses were severely affected. A damages and need assessment is in process.

• The agricultural sector has been severely affected too, especially alpacas affected by extreme low temperatures. Farmers have requested support to the Agrarian Service regarding food and veterinary inputs for more than 33.000 affected alpacas. Approximately 25 – 30 cm of snow has covered pasture lands destroying the food sources of alpacas. The municipality will also request aid in terms of warm clothing for children and elderly that are also being affected by extreme low temperatures; as well as iron corrugated sheets for roofing of affected houses.

• Also, in the Department of Tacna (Alto Peru and Ancomarca districts), extreme low temperatures has affected more than 120 families being the most affected children under five years and elderly persons, who have been affected by acute respiratory infections. Alpacas are also being severely affected by the harsh weather conditions.

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National coffee production severely affected by plague

• According to the National Coffee Board, “la roya” plague has completely destroyed coffee crops affecting

more than 60.000 coffee growers. • They don´t have the resources to pay the investment of their crops. Due to this situation coffee producers

will not be able to access to credit for financing the next crop for 2014, this situation will result in a considerable decrease of the national coffee production for the next years.

• More than 500.000 persons of 120 rural districts are being affected by a massive unemployment. According to the National Sanitary Agrarian Service the plague has infected 43% of the coffee plantations in the country. A loss of approximately 1,8 million quintals is foreseen, which means a loss of 112,665 million EUR. The total number of devastated coffee crops at national level has reached 415.000 hectares. This means that coffee production for this year will not reach the expected 7,5 million quintals; producers will harvest only 6 million.

• The low international prices plus the plague devastation have caused a serious impact on coffee producers, it is expected that losses of the coffee harvest for 2012-2013 will reach 2.000 million soles (544,090 million EUR). Most affected departments are San Martín, Cajamarca, Junín and Amazonas, which are located in the central selva region.

• Coffee producers have requested an emergency decree at national level in order to implement a mitigation plan for 40 million soles (10,838 million EUR) and a national program for replacing coffee plants for 280 million soles (75.861 million EUR). On the other hand, the Ministry of Agriculture is has started distributing agro-chemical kits in order to control the plague. But, coffee producers claim that this measure is not enough for solving this situation.

• In the Department of Junín at least 53.000 coffee producers have been affected, they have reported losses for 350 million soles (95,177 million EUR) for this year. At least 132.800 hectares of coffee crops have been devastated in this region. Due to this situation more than one thousand coffee growers in the province of Chanchamayo protested and requested the immediate attention from the national government, they blocked the highway to Satipo that connects with the Department of Pasco.


• ECHO is closely monitoring the situation with its partners in the field.

VRAEM, a low intensity internal conflict that might deteriorate in 2013. Together with Colombia, Peru sees the only officially IHL1 qualified Non-International Conflict in the Americas. In June, the Peruvian Non-International Armed Conflict taking place in the VRAEM Region further deteriorated as three events occurred: Areas around the village of Putis, province of Huanta (which main road connects the mountainous highlands with the jungle) that have not seen combats in 16 years registered intermittent fights for two weeks. In the province of Huanta as well, combats between the Peruvian Army and the remnants of the PCP-Shining Path were registered in a different area leaving one soldier and an unknown number of PCP members dead. Finally, representatives from several indigenous communities of the Selva Central (Central Jungle) sent a written request to the Peruvian government asking for their inclusion as combatants amongst the Special Forces that operate in the area. Analysis: June´s fighting represents a rupture of the so far tense but quiet 2013 trend in the VRAEM Region. By 2012 a rupture that was already anticipated, unexpected highly visible attacks conducted by PCP-Shining Path/drug cartels elements against government forces and private companies.

1 International Humanitarian Law.

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It appears very likely that the well announced plans of the Peruvian government of pacifying, eradicating coca crops and regaining control of the large VRAEM region announced in 2013 have finally entered in direct collision with the PCP-Shining Path, coca growers and smugglers ambitions in the region. Of particular symbolic relevance are the Putis events. Putis, which was a classic Shining path stronghold in the 1980´s, is known for being the location of the best known peasants massacre conducted by the Peruvian Army (123 people were lately discovered in a mass grave). June events tend to confirm as well the reported PCP-Shining Path intentions to expand its presence and eventual control over the jungle region. DG ECHO partners such as the ICRC have recently increased their presence and activities in the VRAEM Region. A health evaluation, aiming to measure the indirect consequences of the on-going violence, in terms of access (presumed to be very low) to primary health care services or to preventable measures such as vaccination campaigns or vector control by the local population is on-going. Results will be shared with FO Quito

ONGOING OPERATIONS

REGIONAL EMERGENCY HIP 2012 • Regional Humanitarian Implementation plan (HIP) of €5 million with 12 months duration to assist people

affected by severe flooding in South America, particularly in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil. Projects ongoing: � Ecuador: COOPI, AVCF, Spanish Red Cross and Plan International (€1.290.020). � Peru: CESVI, German Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, WHH, and COOPI (€ 2.451.077). � Bolivia: FAO and COOPI (€ 580.600). � Paraguay: COOPI and Spanish Red Cross (€ 678.303)

DRR/Resilience Programmes 2013-2014

• DRR/ Resilience Projects started in May: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.

Regional Humanitarian response and main issues

14.5 MEUR26 projects en 18 contracts55 partners, 9 consortia4 regional projects

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Regional rainfall forecast

Argentina: More probabilities of precipitation below normal most of the country. Uruguay: More probabilities of precipitation near normal levels in most of the country. Paraguay: More probabilities of precipitations below normal levels in most of the country.

June - August 2013

Venezuela: More probabilities of precipitation near normal levels in most of the country. Colombia: More probabilities of precipitation above normal levels in the Andean region; while in the Caribbean region precipitation below normal levels is expected. Ecuador: More probabilities of precipitations above normal levels in most of the country. Peru: More probabilities of precipitation near normal levels in most of the country. Bolivia: More probabilities of precipitation near normal levels in most of the country; except in the highlands were precipitations above normal levels are expected.

Chile: More probabilities of precipitations above normal levels in the Austral region. In the northern region precipitations near normal levels. In the central region precipitation below normal levels.

Sources: (CIIFEN), International research centre on el Niño

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