Cambodia Floods - Oxfam-Québec 2011

November 10 2011 - Heavy monsoon rains since July 2011 and a series of tropical storms have caused extensive flooding across Southeast Asia. In Cambodia 18 of 24 provinces were affected by the worst flooding seen since 2000. The flooding has killed 257 people and affected roughly 355 000 households (1.6 million people) displacing 143 000 people. An estimated 405 000 hectares of rice paddies were affected of which 232 000 hectares are destroyed. Crucial infrastructures such as national provincial and rural roads schools and health care facilities have been damaged. CIDA’s contribution is supporting Oxfam-Québec to meet the immediate needs of 15 000 flood-affected people by improving their access to clean water sanitation services and safe hygiene (WASH) practices in Kratie and Prey Veng provinces two of the most severely affected areas. Oxfam aims to provide WASH-related emergency relief materials including hygiene kits.

Expected outputs include: 2 000 households and children in 100 schools have improved access to safe drinking water& sanitation and have improved hygiene practices; families returning home regain access to traditional sources of drinking water; and risk of waterborne disease is reduced. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of flood-affected people especially women and children.