El presente análisis tiene por objetivo evaluar el impacto de las inundaciones en el estado de Tabasco entre los años 2007 y 2010 y de las inversiones en RRD en el bienestar socioeconómico de la población de Tabasco.
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Lingering hardship after floods as food scarcity continues
Farmers are struggling to improve food stocks amid complaints that support has been meagre, while a flood warning last year discouraged farmers from large-scale cultivation.
World + 18 more
New study highlights many facets of environmental migration and complexity of policy responses
The publication gathers a variety of cases studies, such as Typhoon Bopha, planned development-induced migration from hydroelectric dams in China and the Lower Mekong Delta and slow-onset droughts displacing pastoralists in Kenya.
Mali + 10 more
Insécurité alimentaire en baisse au Sahel mais risque de dégradation dès janvier 2014
Il y a des zones localisées de fort déficit de production au Sahel suite à l'installation tardives des pluies, des sécheresses de mi saison ou un arrêt précoce des pluies.
Lessons of 2012 inform Red Cross response as new floods hit Nigeria
The population is at risk of waterborne diseases as wells are contaminated by flooding. The health and hygiene training that volunteers received during the 2012 floods is paying off as IFRC mobilizes returning volunteers.
Cameroon + 1 more
Cameroon, Nigeria cooperate on flood prevention plan
As this year’s rainy season gathers momentum, authorities fear a repeat of the 2012 crisis when waterways burst their banks and devastated entire villages, killing some 180 people.
Nigeria + 5 more
Conflict in northeastern region disrupts food markets
Atypically high cereal prices are negatively affecting households during lean season, while elevated levels of food insecurity loom in neighboring areas of Niger and Chad.
Response to internal displacement amid Boko Haram attacks and flood season remains fragmented
The absence of IDP protection and assistance frameworks has, and will continue to, hamper humanitarian and development efforts to mitigate the effects of internal displacement.
Red Cross braces for flooding in Nigeria
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has been working with communities to ensure they are better prepared should the current rainy season be as catastrophic as last year's.
UNISDR to facilitate comprehensive disaster risk management plan for Nigeria
Key government ministries are focused on strengthening resilience and preparedness for disasters and climate change due to repeated floods in many cities and an ongoing drought in the north of the country.
Nigeria + 4 more
Slowing Nigerian grain trade threatens Sahel food security
Northern Nigeria's grain trade, which supplies almost half of the Sahel's cereals, has slowed severely, while abnormally high prices of staple grains across the Sahel are causing serious food security concerns.
Nigeria + 5 more
Insecurity and production deficits caused by Nigeria floods lead to increased food prices in region
Flood related crop damage and the resultant below-average crop production contribute to poor food supply within Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.
Up to 300,000 children under-five at risk of severe acute malnutrition
The situation of children and women in the 8 Sahel States of Nigeria remains critical in terms of food insecurity, with another 910,516 under-fives at risk of moderate acute malnutrition in 2013.
Mali + 5 more
Food insecurity increases in Mali, Nigeria
Conditions in northern Mali, and areas affected by flooding and civil insecurity in Nigeria are continuing to be a source of concern.
World + 8 more
Economic losses from disasters set new record in 2012
The world has experienced three consecutive years where annual economic losses have exceeded $100 billion due to an enormous increase in exposure of industrial assets to extreme disaster events.
Solomon Islands + 6 more
Solomon Islands: Humanitarian Action Plan requests SB$38 million for tsunami response
The plan was drafted by the Solomon Islands Government and humanitarian partners and was presented to donors on 7 March. SB$24 million of funding requirements remain unmet. A further SB$30.8 million has been identified for reconstruction activities. While emergency shelter and WASH needs are being met, the costly medium and longer term reconstruction of homes and rehabilitation of water systems will require additional funding.
Solomon Islands + 5 more
Latest Asia-Pacific disaster map highlights landslides and flash flooding in Indonesia and Philippines
Tropical Depression Crising passed just below the southern Philippines, causing landslides and flash flooding. Heavy rain also caused flash flooding and landslides across Western Indonesia. 10 people were killed and over 5,000 homes destroyed.
Solomon Islands: Delivering purified water a challenge two weeks after earthquake, tsunami
Aid agencies continue to provide hygiene kits and safe water to affected people whilst traditional water sources are being rehabilitated.
Nigeria: Food security expected to decline to crisis levels in areas worst affected by conflict and flooding
Typically, the Nigerian government does not request external emergency assistance. However given eroding food insecurity outcomes, and the size of the affected population, discussions with the government should be initiated, says the latest FEWS NET Food Security Alert.
World + 41 more
Global emergency overview highlights plight of Syrian refugees, fighting in Mali and Peru floods
The number of Syrian refugees continued to rise, amounting to a total of 830,675, an increase of around 38,500 newly registered refugees or individuals awaiting registration in a week