Recovery and Stabilization Needs Assessment Report for Al Dour and Mkeishifah, Salah al-Din

Recovery and Stabilization Needs Assessment Report for Al Dour and Mkeishifah, Salah al-Din

November 10, 2015

This document was completed in October of 2015 when the Governor of Salah al-Din convened members of the Provincial Control Cell, which includes line departments and municipal officials, as well as civil society, women organizations, and members of the Provincial Council to assess the damage and needs in Al Dour district and the neighbouring town of Mkeishifah. The Mayors of Al Dour and Mkeishifah played a strong role in the assessment.

Building upon the stabilization activities in Tikrit district of Salah al-Din, the governorate is expanding stabilization efforts to other major population centres with increasing numbers of returns. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), around 32,000 people have returned to Al Dour and Mkeishifah town since the district was liberated in April 2015. Overall, the damage in Al Dour and Mkeishifah caused by the battles for Salah al-Din are significant. Returnees are facing severe shortages in basic services, notably access to clean water, electricity, health, education, and municipal services such as waste disposal as a result of the fighting.

Highlights

  • Officials prioritized rehabilitation of the main water station, key healthcare centres and schools, and restoring electricity
  • Support to livelihoods through public work schemes to remove rubble and waste has been highlighted as an urgent priority
  • Funds required for the first six months amount to US$9,054,000 and another $11,970,000 for the next 24 months