Berna Bayazit BaranProgramme Manager

Amman8 January 2014

Resilience based response for host communities in Turkey

/undpturkiye /undpturkiye

Context-Challenges and Opportunities

Non-camp Syrian citizens:350,000 No estimated Syrian pop:

700,000 Projection until end 2014: 1 mio

Response up to date: support including NFI, food vouchers, schooling support, educational material, RH trainings and material to Syrian populations;

Turkey’s support amounting to US$ 2 bio

Impact on host communities• -Turkish families hosting Syrian families• -Informal labor market• -Price increases (rental and commodities)• -Service delivery capacities with increased non-camp

pops

Suggested UNDP Response (under discussion)

Stabilized livelihoods and basic living conditions

- Resilience increase with household support and

strengthened vocational/business skills- Immediate employment opportunities with public

works- livelihoods needs

assessment

Strengthened resilience of host communities through

diversified economic opportunities

- new agro-ind’l units est’d to complement existing value

chains(e.g. Organic olive processing, biomass and

business incubator)-support models for local

businesses to offset the reduction in cross-border

trade

Strengthened capacities of the

municipalities for service delivery

- short term needs for waste management and other municipal

services - longer term

capacities developed with participatory

models

Partners and donors (at the consultation/ prep stage)

AFAD

Ministry of Development

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Municipalities of 3 border Provinces

GAP Regional Development

Administration

Local business Chambers

Local offices of SME Support

Agency

What is different from what is already happening? • No targeting of the host communities yet-UNDP’s

work with the socio-economic impact perspective• A mix of short term response to host communities

(with the existing government capacities) to longer term interventions for increased resilience and reduced impact (building on ongoing UNDP initiatives)

• Involvement of a wide range of actors for new modalities of assistance to host communities

• Capacity building for the local government for better and more effective service delivery (e.g. on waste management)

Benefits to host communities and non-camp Syrian populations at the same time