Wereda Disaster Risk Profiling Programme: SNNP
Disaster Risk Profile: Wenago Wereda
HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY
Crops such as Coffee, Enset and other cash crops are mainly grown in
the last five years. However due to sever coffee bearing disease, enset
bacterial welt diseases, high population density , shortage of farm land
and low soil fertility the community vulnerable to food shortage,
hunger and famine and hence shift to produced crops such as maize,
teff, barely and others grain to become food self sufficient in wereda.
Besides, in adequate access of agricultural inputs and extension
services, poor and very poor access of veterinary services and livestock
drug, lack of irrigation facilities, water logging, poor sanitation facilities,
deforestation and soil erosion are some of the factors that contribute
towards household vulnerability in the area.
Furthermore, weak resilient capacity of the community during hazard
or disaster is also another factor contribute to household vulnerability
in the area. For instance about 1/2 of the population did not recover
from the last disaster they faced and also it is impossible for about 2/3
of the population to raise 500 birr in a week in the event of hazard or
disaster risks.
Accessibility:
Access to Agricultural Inputs:‐ 82% of the household used natural or animals manure as a fertilizer, 82% of the household doesn’t used any types of
pesticides and only 8% of the household used improved varieties of seeds.
Access to Extension Services and Irrigation Facilities:‐ 38% of the household have received agricultural extension services and only 1.1 % of the
household have access to irrigation facilities.
Access to Veterinary Services and Livestock Drugs:‐ 57% of the household have got poor and very poor access to veterinary services and 59% of the
household have got poor and very poor access to livestock drug.
Access to Drinking Water:‐ 75% of the household drink water from covered well or borehole, open well, river stream, open pond or lake and fenced pond
or lake and also 89% of the household drink water without any treatment.
Access to Sanitation Service:‐ 90% of the household uses outdoor latrine or hole and also 7% of the household have no toile facilities.
Access to electricity: 37% of the household located in the community with electricity and 18% of the household have access with electricity connection.
Access to Road: ‐ 51% of the household have access paved, partly paved, gravel and dirt or difficult for car road which led to their houses and urban
centres and 49% of the household have no access road. For instance to reached the nearest paved road the household required on average 24minutes
and to the nearest urban centre it required on average 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Level of Awareness and Institutional Development
Literacy Rate: ‐ The literacy rate of the population is very poor. Only 3% of the population above 7 years old
can easily read and write. These populations categorized by level of education reported that 46% less than 1st
grade, 41% primary and 12% secondary school completed.
Community awareness about disaster risk management actors:‐ Good awareness exits. For instance during
disaster risk or hazard the community have got relevant training, agricultural inputs, vaccination and drugs,
“agober”, treatments and other supports form the respective government origination found in the wereda.
Community based organization:‐ Organization such as “Debo”, “Edir”, “Ekub”, cooperatives, credit and
saving association, women association and framers association which are informal and formal through which
community help each other during disaster risk and other social activities. The level of cooperation is good
compared with the last decade. Non government organization such Oxfam, R‐ Wash, WFP, UNICEF, Christian
child fund are actors which support the community in DRM activities in the wereda.
Info Bits:
Population
: 117,630 (2007)
Sex ratio
: 1010.01 F/1000 M
Urban Population : 9,196 (2007)
Mean Altitude
: 1961.50 m
Mean Slope
: 8.43 %
Measles caseload : 8 (2004-2009)
PLWHA on ART :
Under-five children eligible
for supplementary feeding:
Sources: Various Secondary Sources
COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO COPE
Major coping strategies:‐ Consumption rather than sale of crop surplus, Seek alternative or additional jobs and Reduced expenditure on non‐essential items
are the major coping strategies adopted by the household in the event of disaster risk or hazards.
In the event of more resource available:‐ 42% of the household choice storage of food and other necessities and also 36% of the household opted
adaptation of economic activities to hazards season as coping strategies during disaster risk.
Managed to recover from Losses:‐ 53% of the household have managed to recover from losses of disasters affected.
Access to Credit Facilities:‐ On the average 2.36 number of times households tried to get credit and 1.56 number of times households managed to get credit.
Community’s preparedness:‐ Saving money, soil and water conservation activities, using disease resistance crop varieties, clearing marsh and water logging
areas and daily labour to get additional income are some of the preparedness measures that the community take to minimize the negative effect of disaster
risk in the kebele.
Crop and livestock diversity: Crop such as coffee, enset and maize are grown and also livestock such as sheep, small number of cattle and poultry are
rearing in the wereda.