Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Complex Emergency, 11-4-2010
The combined effects of poor harvests, heavy flooding, large internally displaced and refugee populations, and ongoing insecurity continue to contribute to a complex emergency in Chad. In western and central Chad, rural agricultural and agro-pastoral populations remain dependent on food assistance due to insufficient rainfall in 2009 that resulted in failed harvests, widespread malnutrition, and poor pasture conditions for livestock. As of early November 2010, flooding that commenced in mid-July had affected more than 144,000 individuals—including more than 69,000 people who lost homes. Floods also killed livestock and destroyed crops and infrastructure, exacerbating food insecurity and malnutrition in Chad, according to OCHA. Despite above-average rainfall and harvests during the 2010 growing season, rural populations continue to require food assistance in FY 2011.
Ongoing insecurity along the Chad–Sudan border continues to result in frequent banditry and population displacement. As of October 2010, the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that approximately 180,000 Chadians remain internally displaced, resulting in an increased need for humanitarian services and taxing limited resources. In addition, more than 256,000 Sudanese and 63,000 CAR refugees continued to reside in eastern and southern Chad, straining already limited resources and affecting local agriculture, animal husbandry, and other livelihood activities.
On November 4, 2010, U.S. Ambassador Mark M. Boulware redeclared a disaster due to the continuing complex emergency. In FY 2010, the USG provided more than $147 million for humanitarian assistance programs in Chad, including USAID/OFDA-funded interventions for agriculture and food security, health, humanitarian coordination, income generation, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, as well as emergency relief commodities.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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