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FY 2006: Year in Review
FAST FACTS FOR FY 2006 |
| Number of OFDA disaster responses |
74 |
| Number of countries to receive OFDA disaster support |
55 |
| OFDA total budget |
$596 million |
| OFDA budget as percentage of USAID budget |
6.6% |
| Most frequent disaster |
Flooding |
| Most funded sector |
Water and Sanitation |
| Median amount per disaster response |
$200,000 |
In FY 2006, OFDA responded to 74 disasters affecting more than 173 million people in 55 countries. Ongoing conflicts,
drought and food insecurity, floods, a volcanic eruption, a building collapse, and health emergencies confronted countries
throughout Africa. Asia and the Pacific region experienced natural disasters, including typhoons, a tsunami, torrential rains,
drought, and a volcanic eruption, as well as complex emergencies. Seven countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia
(EMCA) required assistance to address issues related to flooding, earthquakes, and complex political and security challenges.
Hurricanes, heavy rainfall, and flooding led to the majority of disaster declarations in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)
region, although volcanic eruptions, localized food insecurity, and an incident of methanol poisoning also required OFDA’s assistance.
In both natural and complex disasters, affected populations required safe drinking water, emergency shelter, health care services, food
security interventions, and emergency relief supplies such as soap, kitchen sets, and blankets. Countries facing insecurity or emerging from periods
of political or economic volatility also required support for local capacity building, protection of vulnerable populations, and coordination
of international humanitarian response efforts.
In FY 2006, OFDA provided more than $403 million for the purchase and distribution of emergency relief supplies and to support relief activities
in the following sectors: water and sanitation, health, food security, agriculture, nutrition, shelter, capacity building, livelihoods, protection,
income generation, psychosocial support, and demining.
LARGEST RESPONSES IN FY 2006 |
COUNTRY |
DISASTER TYPE |
FY 2006 FUNDING |
| Sudan |
|
$173.5 million |
| South Asia Earthquake (pakistan, India) |
|
$69.4 million |
| Lebanon |
|
$40.7 million |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
$25.1 million |
| Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti) |
Drought and Food Insecurity
|
$22.6 million |
OFDA directed approximately 80 percent of disaster response funds to emergencies in Sudan, Lebanon, Pakistan,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the Horn of Africa. OFDA deployed Disaster Assistance Response
Teams or major assessment teams to Central America, the Horn of Africa, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, OFDA program and field staff maintained a presence in Sudan, the DRC, and Ethiopia, and a full-time
program officer deployed to monitor conditions in northern Uganda. After multiple years in Liberia and Burundi,
OFDA reduced program staff and continue to transition relief programs to development activities sponsored by USAID
regional bureaus.
OFDA deployed Disaster Assistance Response Teams or major assessment teams to Central America,
the Horn of Africa, Indonesia, Lebanon, and Pakistan, and supported USAID’s Darfur Field Office in Sudan.
In addition to responding to ongoing disasters, OFDA directed $78 million to prepare for and mitigate the hazards of potential disasters. OFDA tailored
these preparedness and mitigation activities to the specific risks that communities face and designed the programs to build and improve local disaster
management capabilities. In FY 2006, these efforts included support for an avian influenza stockpile, storm early warning systems, volcano monitoring programs, and improved emergency
communication networks.
To read the OFDA FY 2006 Annual Report, click here(8.72MB
PDF).
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