Pakistan Floods 2010 The DEC Real-Time Evaluation Report

The Pakistan floods crisis began in July 2010 following heavy monsoon rains throughout Pakistan. Over 2000 people have been killed, over a million homes have been destroyed and more than 21 million people have been seriously affected, exceeding the combined total of individuals affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

·  Outbreaks of diseases, such as gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, and skin diseases, due to lack of clean drinking water and sanitation, unexploded ordinances, the lack of adequate aid, the difficult logistical terrain and the security situation pose serious and continued risk to flood victims.

·  The DEC appeal has so far raised GBP 64 million, with GBP 37 million raised directly by the DEC and £27m raised by the member agencies. Of the GBP 37 million, GBP 13 million is being spent by all 13 agencies for the relief phase over six months, with shelter, food, NFI, WASH and health constituting almost 90% of the proposal budgets.

·  The Real-Time Evaluation was based on meetings with UN and government agencies, agency and partner staff and field visits to almost 20 projects of eleven of the thirteen agencies in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh provinces during November 22-December 3, 2010.