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La sequía es un fenómeno recurrente y natural en muchas áreas. Las organizaciones humanitarias pueden ser más eficaces cuando si lo tienen en cuenta en su programación.

By Ashley South, Susanne Kempel, Malin Perhult and Nils Carstensen

This study explores the perceptions and realities of people living in parts of the Irrawaddy Delta affected by Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar on the night of 2 May 2008.

In responding to and recovering from Cyclone Nargis, affected communities experienced three ‘phases’ of assistance:

The Rapid Food Security Assessment (RFSA) is a joint exercise of Department of Agriculture (Planning), GBOS, FAO, WFP and ActionAid aimed to follow up on the Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) which was conducted in January 2011, at times of relative abundance of food and income generating opportunities.

El presente documento representa un esfuerzo de trabajo de las instituciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales nacionales, relacionadas con la estimación y cuantificación de daños y pérdidas sectoriales, derivadas por el paso de la Depresión Tropical 12E. Para el efecto, se ha tenido el apoyo de la Misión Interagencial de la CEPAL, a solicitud del Gobierno de Guatemala.

Summary: CHF 195,002 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 5 December, 2010 to support the national society in delivering assistance to some 4,000 beneficiaries, or to replenish disaster preparedness stocks.

The floods that hit 11 governorates of the kingdom of Morocco on November 29, 2010 causing 32 deaths, thousands of homeless and property damage, were again a hard test for the vulnerable population.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 District Background
Located in the western side of Nyanza province, Kisumu west district covers an approximated area of about 360.8 km2 with an estimated population of about 149,831 people. The district has 2 divisions, 8 locations and 37 sub-locations. The divisions are Maseno and Kombewa. There are about 25,000 farm families.

Drought Bulletin summary for the Month of OCTOBER 2011

October received less below normal rainfall with the onset of the dry season. There is increased yellowing and shedding of leaves among Desert dates and Neem. No more appearance of mushrooms and mosses was reported, which is normal at this time of the year. The prediction from the Meteorological Department for Kaabong district mentions that there is high chance of normal to above normal rainfall in November.