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GIEWS Country Briefs: Guyana 12-June-2013

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Rice production in 2013 forecast at new record level
  • Rice exports to increase
  • First sugar harvest sharply reduced
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Guatemala + 30 others
Boletín de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional - Enero - Marzo 2013

Mensajes principales

  • América Latina y el Caribe, continúa fortaleciendo su compromiso político con la erradicación del hambre: la Primera Cumbre de la CELAC, celebrada en Santiago de Chile a comienzos de 2013, sirvió para reafirmar este compromiso con la promoción de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en los países de la región.

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Colombia + 14 others
Humanitarian Bulletin Latin America and the Caribbean Issue 13 | 1 January - 31 March 2013

Most of the disasters were a result of regular rainy seasons in South America, cold weather in Central America and drought in North America. Bolivia and Peru were hit hardest.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Colombia + 14 others
Boletín Humanitario América Latina y el Caribe Volumen 13 | Enero, febrero y marzo, 2013

DESTACADOS

  • 19 desastres naturales afectaron a cerca de 552,000 personas en la región, durante el primer trimestre de 2013. Las inundaciones afectaron al 71 por ciento del total.

  • Brasil es el principal donante de la región, aportando $106 millones para la respuesta humanitaria, desde el 2000.

  • Un fuerte compromiso por parte de los socios humanitarios es necesario sobre el tema de la violencia. 41 de las 50 ciudades más peligrosas del mundo están en América Latina y el Caribe.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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Haiti + 13 others
CCRIF Semiannual Report 1 June – 30 November 2012

INTRODUCTION

This report, for the period 1 June – 30 November 2012, is the first semiannual report, covering the first six months in the 2012/2013 fiscal and policy year for CCRIF. It is designed to provide an update on progress during this period towards achievement of CCRIF’s Strategic Objectives (see Figure 1) as defined in the CCRIF Strategic Plan 2012/2013 – 2014/2015. In providing this progress update, this report also illustrates how the Facility upholds its customer values.

The report presents:

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Guatemala + 31 others
Boletín de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional - Octubre - Diciembre 2012

Mensajes principales

  • El año 2012 cerró con señales positivas para la región en materia de crecimiento económico, ya que América Latina y el Caribe se expandió 3,1% en el año, muy por sobre las economías avanzadas. Para 2013, en tanto, se espera un crecimiento de 3,6%.

  • El índice de precios internacionales de los alimentos de la FAO mostró una reducción de 7% en 2012, como consecuencia de bajas generalizadas en todos los grupos de alimentos y especialmente del azúcar, los lácteos y los aceites y grasas.

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Guatemala + 29 others
Boletín de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional - Julio-Septiembre 2012

Mensajes Principales

  • Durante el mes de octubre, la FAO publicó las nuevas cifras de subnutrición en el mundo. De acuerdo a éstas, hoy existen 868 millones de personas que pasan hambre a nivel mundial y 49 millones de personas en igual condición en América Latina y el Caribe. Si bien esta cifra representa un avance en la región respecto al trienio previo (2007-09) el ritmo de reducción de la subnutrición se ha reducido como consecuencia de las crisis económicas de los últimos años.

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Mexico + 32 others
Boletín de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional - Abr-May-Jun 2012

  • La sequía en EE.UU., que afecta al 63 % de las tierras cultivables, genera presiones al alza de los precios de forma inmediata e incertidumbre sobre el comportamiento de los mercados internacionales de granos en el mediano plazo. Los precios del maíz, del trigo y la soya se elevaron más de 30 % desde junio hasta mediados de julio.

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GIEWS Country Briefs: Guyana 31-July-2012

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • The 2012 aggregate rice production forecast at record level

  • Rice exports expected to be slightly above the high levels of 2011

The 2012 rice production forecast at record level

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Situation Report # 11 as of 1000 hours, May 21, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

(Extract)

4 . AREAS AFFECTED

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Situation Report # 10 as of 1000 hours, May 18, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1 . EVENT : As a result rainfall over the last 8 days, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 9 as of 1000 hours, May 17, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1 . EVENT: As a result rainfall over the last 7 days, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 8 as of 1000 hours, May 16, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1 . EVENT: As a result rainfall over the last 96 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 7 as of 1000 hours, May 15, 2012

Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

EVENT:

  1. As a result rainfall over the last 84 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded. The water levels at the four (4) locations in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) have been recorded as follows: (See attached file)

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Situation Report # 5 as of 1000 hours, May 11, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1 . EVENT

As a result heavy rainfall over the last 84 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 4 as of 1000 hours, May 10, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1 . EVENT

As a result of heavy and continuous rainfall over the last 72 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 3 as of 1000 hours, May 9, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

EVENT:

As a result of heavy and continuous rainfall over the last 60 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.

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Situation Report # 6 as of 1000 hours, May 14, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

1.EVENT

As a result rainfall over the last 72 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded. The water levels at the four (4) locations in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) have been recorded as follows: (See attached file)

2.PROGNOSIS:

The Hydrometrological Services predicted partly cloudy conditions with cloudy spells and showers over some coastal and inland locations. Rainfall is expected to be between 0.0mm and 10.0mm today, May 14, 2012.

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Situation Report # 2 as of 1000 hours, May 8, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

The Hydrometrological Services predicted generally cloudy to overcast conditions and occasional showers can be expected over all the regions in Guyana. Isolated thunderstorm can be expected over some coastal and near inland areas (regions 2 to 6 and 10). Flash floods can be expected in flood prone areas of regions 2 to 6 and 10 as a result of the heavy rainfall. Rainfall is expected to be between 0.1mm and 30.0mm today, May 08, 2012.

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Situation Report # 1 as of 1000 hours, May 7, 2012

SUBJECT: Flooding in several regions of Guyana.

EVENT:

As a result of heavy and continuous rainfall over the last 36 hours, several areas in all ten (10) Regions of Guyana were reported to be flooded.