· PUBLIC APPEAL FOR DONATIONS
· HOTLINES TO RESTORE FAMILY LINKS

Singapore, 22 April 2013 – The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will send relief supplies worth S$150,000 to the survivors of the Sichuan Earthquake in China. This first tranche of aid includes the Singapore government’s contribution of S$50,000.

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II. EFFECTS:

A. AFFECTED POPULATION (TAB A)

• As of 11 December 2012, 6:00 PM, a total of 528,822 families / 5,474,673 persons in 1,947 Barangays / 252 municipalities / 37 cities / 30 provinces of Regions IV-B, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XlI and CARAGA were affected.

• The total number of population currently served inside and outside the evacuation centers decreased to 184,802 families / 778,226 persons.

INSIDE 113 ECs: 23,421 families / 100,248 persons

OUTSIDE ECs: 161,381 families / 677,942 persons

The Persian Gulf, Libya, and Pakistan are at high risk of food insecurity in coming decades because climate change and ocean acidification are destroying fisheries, according to a report released on Monday.

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SINGAPORE – Millions of people in Asia and the Pacific could have access to clean water if leaks were plugged and water utility reforms adopted, says a new study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

“While Asia and the Pacific is increasingly facing a major water crisis, we see unacceptable levels of water being lost through leaks and inefficiencies,” said Bindu Lohani, ADB’s Vice President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development. “By cutting the amount of lost water in half, 150 million people could be supplied with treated water.”