Experts say this year El Niño could have an impact similar to the 1997-98 episode which generated massive floods and extreme droughts affecting over 27 million people in Central and South America.
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Experts say this year El Niño could have an impact similar to the 1997-98 episode which generated massive floods and extreme droughts affecting over 27 million people in Central and South America.
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The research looks at what makes humanitarian actions work effectively and focuses on bringing different perspectives from those of crisis-affected people into the conversation.
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More than 1 million people are currently displaced in Kyber Pakhtunkwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, while 1.64 million Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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From January to mid-May, 10,875 cases were reported through the DEWS, equivalent to 73% of the 14,984 cases reported in all 2012. In the same period, 269 deaths were recorded.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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98% of all displacement in 2012 was related to climate- and weather-related events, with flood disasters in India and Nigeria accounting for 41% of global displacement in 2012.
An FAO initiative, funded with nearly USD 10.6 million, will provide about 91,000 flood-affected families with vital crop and livestock assistance.
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These include 1.5 million affected by last year's floods, over 1 million displaced due to insecurity, 1. 64 million Afghan refugees, and 1.3 million returnees.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
The months the water took to dissipate meant farmers lost what would have been their main source of food and income in 2013, and diminished hopes of a quick recovery.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
Kandhkot is recovering slowly from the floods, which inundated vast swaths of land. For the children, a temporary learning centre (TLC) has provided a much-needed return to education.
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The Global Overview collates information from a wide range of sources and displays this information in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.
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The Global Overview is a weekly update that collates humanitarian information from a wide range of sources. Its primary objective is to rapidly inform humanitarian decision makers by presenting a summary of major humanitarian crises, both recent and protracted.
The frequency of flash floods - which tend to be much more destructive than regular flooding - is increasing in the mountainous regions.