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15 May 2002

Malawi + 3 others
Southern Africa: Vulnerable elderly ignored

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— IRIN
JOHANNESBURG, 15 May (IRIN) - Extreme food shortages and HIV/AIDS are forcing the elderly in Southern Africa to become breadwinners all over again, HelpAge said on Wednesday.
The organisation recently conducted a study on the plight of the elderly in Southern Africa and found that grandparents are using their meagre resources to fill the void left by their children who are either searching for work in the cities, or who are too sick to work. In some families where the children have been orphaned, grandparents have stepped in as the main caregivers.
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11 Jan 2002

Botswana
Botswana Red Cross completes rehabilitation programme.

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— IFRC
The Botswana Red Cross Society has completed the construction of houses and sanitary facilities for victims of the devastating floods caused by cyclones Connie and Eline which ravaged the region two years ago. The floods affected most of the country's 14 districts, and the Botswana Red Cross, with support from the International Federation, assisted more than 5,000 people in the immediate aftermath of the disaster by providing emergency aid such as food, tents, blankets and clothing. After a needs assessment by the Botswana Red Cross, five villages were
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08 Jan 2002

Botswana + 5 others
Southern Africa: High rainfall increases flood concerns

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— IRIN
JOHANNESBURG, 8 January (IRIN) - Floods could hit parts of southern Africa again this year as experts predict above normal rainfall in many areas until at least the end of February.
"The latest that we have now is actually that a great many parts of the sub-region will experience quite substantial rainfall," Bradwell Garanganga, climate expert with the Drought Monitoring Centre (DMC) - a project of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) - told IRIN on Tuesday. "The rainfall pattern is
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13 Dec 2001

Angola + 11 others
FEWS Southern Africa Regional Flood Watch 13 Dec 2001

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— US Agency for International Development
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With above normal rains forecast for much of the SADC region, this issue of the Regional Flood Watch reports the onset of the rains, the likelihood of floods this season and the current state of flood preparedness in the region. The RRSU and FEWS NET will be issuing periodic Regional Flood Watch reports on an ad hoc basis throughout the 2001/2002 season.
1. 2001/2002 SEASON BEGINS WITH GOOD RAINFALL IN MOST AREAS

Satellite imagery from METEOSAT confirm a good start to the 2001/2002 rainfall season in most areas of the region.

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27 Jul 2001

Botswana + 5 others
Southern Africa: IRIN News Briefs, 27 July

Report
— IRIN
ZAMBIA: Food shortages loom say farmers
Zambia was expected to experience a huge shortage of maize, the country's staple food, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) said on Thursday. "A maize shortage is expected this year. ZNFU estimates a shortfall of 120,000 to 150,000 mt," Songowayo Zyambo, ZNFU executive director, was quoted saying in an AFP report.

According to the report, the Zambian government had no official estimates of the shortfall, but had set up a committee to find solutions to the crisis to prevent market distortions

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21 Jun 2001

Bangladesh + 12 others
Dams accused of role in flooding: Research Paper: "Dams and Floods"

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— World Wide Fund For Nature


Gland, Switzerland - New research commissioned by WWF, the conservation organization, has warned that dams built with the promise of reducing flooding can often exacerbate the problem with catastrophic consequences, as some recent floods have shown.

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19 Jun 2001

Botswana + 3 others
Southern Africa: IFRC Annual Report (Appeal No. 01.43/2000)

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— IFRC
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This Annual Report is intended for reporting on the Federation's Annual Appeals only.
Appeal Target: CHF 8,012,700

The Context

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28 Mar 2001

Angola + 11 others
Southern Africa: Harvest declines, but no drastic price hikes

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— IRIN
JOHANNESBURG, 28 March (IRIN) - The prices of staple grain products in southern Africa were unlikely to be drastically affected by the impact of floods and drought on crops in the region, analysts told IRIN on Wednesday.
Kit LeClus, manager of marketing and research development at Grain SA, a commercial grain producers' body, said adverse weather conditions had affected crops throughout the region, but that there would be no "famine or catastrophe". "It will be tight. Relief will be needed, but in the region as a whole we believe
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23 Nov 2000

Botswana + 2 others
Mozambique & Zimbabwe: Flood Rehabilitation Appeal No. 04/2000 (rev. 4) Situation Report No. 13

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— IFRC


Special Focus on Flood Disaster Preparedness efforts in Mozambique
Period covered: November, 2000; The end of the operation has now been revised from March 31, 2001 to December 31, 2000.

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15 Aug 2000

Botswana
Flood Damage in Botswana Estimated At 10 Million Pula

Report
— Pan African News Agency
GABORONE - The Botswana government estimates that it would spend 10 million pula to address the problems caused by the floods which wrecked havoc in the southern Africa region early in the year.
Assistant finance and development planning minister Boyce Sebetela told parliament that the floods, which ravaged the region, resulted in the collapse of 18,000 dwelling structures across Botswana and rendered nearly 70,000 people homeless.

The deluge also killed 13 people and destroyed roads and bridges cutting off Gaborone, the capital, from some of its estates and parts of the country.

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02 Jul 2000

Botswana
Botswana Runs Short of Grains As A Result Of Floods

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— Pan African News Agency
Wene Owino, PANA Correspondent
GABORONE, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana president Festus Mogae has said that the recent floods coupled with the ravages of quelea birds have resulted in an 8-percent grain deficit in the country, meaning that cereals production is now expected to fall to the level recorded during drought periods.

Speaking on state-owned Radio Botswana, Mogae said this is despite the fact that the 1999-2000 year is not a drought period in Botswana.

He explained that the rains also caused an outbreak of diseases associated with drought conditions like malaria

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14 Jun 2000

Afghanistan + 35 others
FAO: Cereal production up from last year, but will not meet demand

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
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FAO's June Food Outlook report signals a one percent increase in cereal output in 2000, compared to the previous year. However, according to current forecasts, total cereal production will not be enough to cover utilization requirements in 2000/2001 and global cereal reserves will have to be drawn down. If current forecasts materialize, global stocks could fall slightly below minimum safe levels.
"To avoid any further deterioration of the cereal supply and demand balance in 2001/02, a more significant increase in cereal production would be necessary in 2001," the report warns.
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14 Jun 2000

Afghanistan + 35 others
FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 3, 2000

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— Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome, June 2000
Extracts from FAO/GIEWS Food Outlook No. 3, 2000

HIGHLIGHTS

Latest indications continue to point to a larger cereal output in 2000. However, based on the current forecasts, total cereal production would not be sufficient to meet expected utilization requirements in 2000/01 and global cereal reserves would be drawn down again next season.

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02 Jun 2000

Angola + 9 others
IRIN-SA Weekly Round-up 22 covering the period 27 May - 02 Jun 2000

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— IRIN
UNITED NATIONS
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ZIMBABWE: DRC withdrawal under consideration

Zimbabwe indicated publicly for the first time this week that it was considering a phased withdrawal of its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), possibly within coming weeks.

A defence ministry spokesman told IRIN an end to the controversial intervention would be linked to the military

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01 Jun 2000

Angola + 6 others
Southern Africa: IRIN News Briefs, 1 June

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— IRIN
ANGOLA: Dos Santos warns Zambia
The President of Angola, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, has again accused neighbouring Zambia of helping the UNITA rebels fighting his government, Angolan news reports said on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists, President dos Santos said that some elements in Zambia wanted to maintain a climate of tension between the two countries. Dos Santos warned the Zambian authorities not to give any more aid to UNITA. Relations between the two countries have become increasingly tense in the past month since Zambia accused Angola

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31 May 2000

Mozambique + 2 others
Assessment of Seed Requirements In Southern African Countries Ravaged By Floods And Drought 1999/2000 Season

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— Southern African Development Community
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Background and Objectives

Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa, were adversely affected by excessive rains during the 1999/2000 season. During the same season Mauritius and some provinces in Mozambique received inadequate rains. This study was therefore conducted to assess the seed requirements for each of these affected SADC countries, as well as to make inventories of possible sources of appropriate seed within the sub-region.

Findings

In Mozambique, the provinces affected

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30 May 2000

Botswana
Botswana - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 6

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— UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs


Ref: OCHA/GVA-2000/0107
Botswana - Floods
OCHA Situation Report No. 6
30 May 2000

Situation

This report summarizes information from the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Botswana. In view of the fact that the emergency phase has ended, no more situation reports are envisaged at this stage.

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30 May 2000

Afghanistan + 40 others
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations: Report of the Secretary-General (A/55/82 - S/2000/61)

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— UN Economic and Social Council
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A/55/82 - S/2000/61
I. Introduction

1. The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report annually to it and to the Economic and Social Council on the coordination of humanitarian assistance, Council resolution 1995/56 of 28 July 1995, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on humanitarian assistance, and subsequent resolutions.

2. The present report is also submitted

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