• Strengthening agricultural and livestock markets. and Kuando Kubango. Long-Term Needs • Divert flows from the largest rivers in the regions to deficit areas. • Construct perimeter irrigation. Response to Date • A Multisectoral Commission for Assistance to Populations Affected by Drought has been established. • An estimated $26.715 million was provided to assist those affected by drought in 2015. • Institutional capacities of local authorities have been strengthened. • The Government has assisted with more than 42 tonnes of food and non-food items. • A water distribution system has been built from the Cunene River, which supplies the people of Xangongo, Môngua and Bulunganga in Cunene Province. • Seeds, fertilizers, inputs and agricultural equipment were distributed to farmers, and veterinary drugs to livestock farmers. • Government continues to distribute food and nonfood items in the Cunene Province. • Government continues to build synergies with UN agencies and NGOs. • The water supply system from the Cunene River, the “Xangongo-Ondjiva Project”, has been initiated. • Integrated campaigns for vaccination against polio and measles, as well as provision of Vitamin A to children, has been undertaken. • About 25,741 children under age 5 have been treated for SAM. • Provision of services for the treatment of malnourished children in the six affected provinces increased from 8 Special Nutrition Units in 2012 to 29 in 2014. • Construction projects and other complementary actions are to be implemented in order to address the impacts of drought in southern Angola, as sustainable solutions. Gaps • Financial constraints in covering sectoral needs being experienced by both Government and partners. • Low availability of drought resistant varieties of maize, millet and sorghum in Angola; and constraints in purchasing these in neighbouring countries due to the diminished value of the local currency comparing to, for example, the Namibian Dollar • Construction and rehabilitation of 260 improved water supply points were completed in the provinces of Cunene Benguela, Huila, Namibe FUNDING STATUS FUNDING REQUIREMENTS ANGOLA Requirements (M$) Immediate Food Assistance & Agriculture 55.66 WASH 92.85 Health 7.16 Nutrition Mid-term 92.85 Education 12.91 168.58 31.81 - 1.28 184.41 0.53 92.85 Gap (M$) 0.51 Coordination,PME & Coms. Total Partners 23.35 2.84 - Protection Available (M$) Govt. 26.72 0.29 4.03 3.06 (3.06) 0.15 Available 12% 12.23 0.45 (0.45) 5.73 228.97 Gap 88% 41