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Guyana macro-socio economic assessment of the damage and losses caused by the Jan-Feb 2005 flooding

The lessons learned
Disaster management systems and plans required for all types of emergencies.

Weaknesses in solid waste management.

Increased recognition of need for maintenance of drainage and irrigation infrastructure.

Promote greater awareness of risk of flooding and water borne diseases particularly for children.

Need for safety net and social protection programmes targeted to the poor in response to disasters.

Creation of buffer-stock finance mechanisms.

Guidelines for recovery and reconstruction

Restore people's livelihoods:

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Angola + 32 others
FAO/GIEWS Foodcrops and Shortages No. 1/2005

AFRICA: In eastern Africa, the food situation in Eritrea is of serious concern. Successive years of inadequate rains have seriously undermined crop and livestock production. A below average harvest is also estimated for Sudan due to conflict and drought. By contrast, the food situation in Ethiopia has improved as a result of a good harvest. Kenya's poor second season maize crop will exacerbate food shortages in parts, while Somalia's good secondary "deyr" harvest will improve food supplies in main agricultural areas. In southern Africa,