The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) said the increase in abnormal weather may represent the influence of global warming in Asia.

The IGES compiled its report based on data submitted by local research institutes in 16 Asian countries.

The IGES report said record floods hit Vietnam and Cambodia from July to October, killing 639 people and affecting

The Emergency Flood Rehabilitation Project will focus on urgent repairs to the national road system and irrigation and flood control, rural infrastructure, and education and health facilities. Assistance will be provided to 16 provinces damaged by floods earlier this year.

"The restoration of transportation links through the national highway system will enable economic activity

Revised budget - Period covered: 28 October - 6 December 2000

SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Flooding and rains that have killed over 100 people in Southeast Asia have started to recede, but forecasters warned on Wednesday that more heavy rain was on the way and the unusually wet weather could last until February.

Experts say heavy rainfall in the region is consistent with the climate change expected from global warming, but they concede that, scientifically, there is still no direct link.

"The floods out here are exactly in line with what one would expect," said Peter Walker, head of delegation

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Early, prolonged, and heavy monsoons since July have caused extensive flooding in much of South and Southeast Asia. In particular, the floodwaters have impacted areas of western Bangladesh and northern and northeastern India, and the Mekong River Basin area in Southeast Asia. Flooding in Bangladesh and India was exacerbated by poor drainage and the release of water from dams and reservoirs in India.

Residents in the Vietnamese provinces of An Giang and Dong Thap are beginning to put their lives back together. Catholic Relief Services has distributed rice to over 3,000 families and has provided fishing boats and nets to an additional 420 families.

"The flood levels are still very high," CRS/Vietnam staff member Nguyen Van Gia recalled. "The driver of our boat had to take off the roof to make it low enough to go

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Drought and falling water tables through Afghanistan, parts of Pakistan and northwestern India are threatening crops, livestock and rural populations, analysts said on Thursday.

In some areas of Iran and Afghanistan, the drought is the worst in 30 years, destroying millions of tons of grain and hundreds of thousands of livestock.

In the former Soviet Central Asian republics and the Caucasus, severe drought has raised the specter of hunger for many impoverished people and several countries have appealed for food aid.

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The World Food Programme wishes to thank donors for their continued generosity. This year donors have contributed over US $ 1.3 billion, and WFP has used these resources to mobilise over 3.1 million tons of food aid distributed to needy people.