Ukraine – Kakhovka dam response – International Organization for Migration 2023

June 6 2023 - Explosions at the Kakhovka dam destroyed the hydroelectric structure and caused large-scale flooding along the lower Dnipro River due to the water release from the Kakhovka reservoir. This has left 40 000 people affected by flooding requiring essential sanitation and hygiene services and lack of access to water by 700 000 people dependent on the Kakhovka reservoir. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is responding to urgent humanitarian needs in flood-affected areas over the next six months. With GAC’s support IOM provides targeted water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) non-food items and shelter interventions to people affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam including those internally displaced by flooding. Project activities include: (1) providing emergency WASH support and services including water trucking; (2) providing emergency shelter assistance; (3) distributing non-food relief items; and (4) supporting non-food items procurement for local partners through the scaling up of the Common Pipeline programme.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased ability of affected women men girls and boys to obtain water sanitation and hygiene and non-food relief items; (2) increased equitable access to emergency shelter assistance and accommodation; (3) improved equitable access to WASH services for flood-affected populations; and (4) improved non-food items procurement and local partner capacity. The expected ultimate outcome is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in countries experiencing humanitarian crisis or facing acute food insecurity.