Provision of logistics and programmatic expertise in support of Government of Peru's flood response

This operation has been modified as per budget revision 01 (see below)

Heavy rainfalls are causing severe flooding and landslides across Peru and have affected 783,000 people since December 2016. As of 20 March 2017, 24 of Peru’s 25 regions and over 111,000 people have lost everything, while 672,000 have been affected in one way or another in their livelihoods or dwelling. A state of emergency has been declared in twelve regions.

Over 80 people have died, 27,000 houses have been damaged and 7,000 hectares of agricultural land have been destroyed. Damaged highways, bridges and railways hinder the flow of aid and have left several towns isolated. The outage of electrical services and the collapse of the water and sewage systems in several regions caused public health concerns.

On 22 March 2017 the Government of Peru requested WFP’s support, in the form of logistics and food security experts, to assist the local authorities in implementing a coordinated and effective logistics and food security response to the disaster.

Through this Special Operation WFP aims to provide its logistics and programmatic expertise to assist the Government of Peru, in establishing a logistics coordination mechanism as well as effective emergency supply chains for enabling their Cash Based Transfers and delivery of in-kind assistance. WFP will also provide technical assistance on the assessment and identification of beneficiaries, and advice on nutrition and ration sizes on different population groups, in particular women and children.

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Due to the heavy involvement of the Civil Defense Institute in the management of the emergency response, programmed activities, including the Emergency Food Security Assessment and the Systematization of Lessons Learned had to be postponed to mid-June 2017 in coordination with the Civil Defense Institute and local governments. Final results are expected in August.