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Inter-cluster Minutes 16th November 2016 |NDMO NEOC, Port Vila LEAD Shadrack Welegtabit NOTES Lopanga Yerta ATTENDEES Greg Vaughan Peter Korisa Patrick Haines Paul Bourne David Kipson Paulo Malatu APOLOGIES AGENDA 1.

Welcome (NDMO) 2.

Previous minutes (NDMO) 3.

Short term weather forecast (VMGD) 4.

Country Preparedness Package (NDMO) 5.

Very short update from clusters on recent activity (ALL) 6.

New project update: Pacific Local Suppliers Engagement (Australian Red Cross) 7.
Any other business (All) i.

Introduction of new NDMO Logistics TA DISCUSSION 1.

Welcome (NDMO)  Shadrack Welegtabit (Director - NDMO) welcomes everyone to the Inter-Cluster Meeting ACTIONS None RESPONSIBILITY None None DISCUSSION 2.

Previous Minutes  The 18-Nov-2016 inter-cluster meeting minute was reviewed.
 Health cluster – dengue case  Based on the health cluster meeting update from Greg - – there is a sharp increase in the dengue cases from 89-109 [especially in densely populated areas] – information campaign is in order – awareness/newspaper ACTIONS None RESPONSIBILITY DEADLINE DISCUSSION  Climate summary: 3.

Weather forecast (VMGD) If it forms to a cyclone, it will be a Category 1  The 5 day outlook shows no signs of cyclones.
 There is a TL (Tropical low) North West of Fiji – too early to tell if it will form into a TC (Tropical Cyclone)   Heavy rain and rough sea is expected in the central and southern parts of Vanuatu.

DEADLINE If the low pressure forms into a cyclone RESPONSIBILITY NDMO ACTIONS To put up appropriate advisory message DISCUSSION  Not discussed 4.

Country preparedness package (NDMO) ACTIONS None.

RESPONSIBILITIES DEADLINE DISCUSSION 5.


Short Update from clusters on recent activity (ALL)  After 2 notices of the inter-cluster meeting, WASH cluster was the only one present and provided a brief update on its recent activities.

 WASH Cluster:  Assessment  Set up a Standby assessment team (27 team members – composed of NGO and Gov.)
 Standby team to provide support to NEOC  Aim to conduct a refresher training but time does not allow  Strategic documents in final phase  Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) – finalized - yet to launch  Construction Standard – finalized  Drinking water quality – finalized  Water activity  Recruited provincial water coordinators – can help to coordinate assessment  Progressing well – water issues are back to normal [esp.

Ambae & Pentecost] – people are moving back to their homes.
 West Ambae continues with drilling  North Pentecost’s topography does not coop well with drilling  Monitoring water source at Mele Village  Elnino fund  Distributed according to mapped activities  20 tanks shipped to Torba  Used on small scale requests  NDMO Director proposed some of the fund to be used on the outstanding issue of freighting water tanks to Tanna  A water committee has been formed based on gender equality.

ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY DEADLINE DISCUSSION Not discussed 6.
New project update: Pacific Local Suppliers Engagement (Australian Red Cross) ACTIONS RESPONSIBILITY DEADLINE DISCUSSION 7.

AOB Introduced Paul Bourne - New Logistics TA  ACTIONS  RESPONSIBILITY DEADLINE Meeting Adjourned: 11am – 16th December 2016