According to the NDMA, about 10,000 educational institutions were damaged or destroyed in the 2010 mega-floods. Since then, another 10,000 schools have been damaged.
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Africa, South Asia most threatened by climate-related shocks
The World Bank says such shocks - including crop failures, spikes in food prices, and increased incidence of diseases after heat waves and floods - could lead to irreversible losses.
Pakistan + 1 more
Why humanitarian response cannot ignore role of local markets
As part of the response to floods in Pakistan in 2010, aid efforts to help people build shelters using bamboo inadvertently inflated the price. Now aid agencies must ensure that they don’t make the same mistakes again.
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Communicating with crisis-affected communities
A guide explains the rationale behind the creation of the Humanitarian Communications Unit and how timely contextualized information reaches communities affected by disaster.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Syria and South Sudan; landslides, floods in Afghanistan
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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Humanitarian feedback mechanisms: Research, evidence and guidance
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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Guidelines for gender-inclusive disaster risk management in Asia and Pacific region
Women are essential players for effective risk assessment, early warning, and strengthening of disaster resilience. This tip sheet offers guidelines for gender mainstreaming in disaster risk and recovery efforts.
Nigeria + 9 more
Overall cholera numbers fall, although Nigeria's cases double in a month
The current hot spots are: Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Sierra Leone, Togo and Benin – ranked in order of importance.
Punjab government builds model villages to withstand disasters
Constructed with private-sector funds and technical expertise, the houses are designed to withstand earthquakes and extreme climate events, including floods.
Red Cross provides immediate cholera assistance to over 128,000 people in Ponte Noire
Although the number of new cases is falling, the incidence remains high and new outbreaks have been reported particularly along the border with Angola and Cabinda.
Congo: Influx of migrants exacerbates cholera outbreak in Pointe-Noire
BRAZZAVILLE, 15 March 2013 (IRIN) - An influx of migrants from the countryside into the Republic of Congo's second largest city, Pointe-Noire, is exacerbating a cholera outbreak that began in November 2012. The outbreak infected at least 389 and killed 10, according to the health ministry and local...
Promoting hygiene at school to hold back waterborne diseases
Sixty per cent of child mortality in Pakistan is due to waterborne diseases, exacerbated by recent disasters
In Pakistan, flood-affected children get a second chance to attend school
The devastating floods that hit Pakistan in July 2010 paralyzed the already over-burdened education system. UNICEF developed several transitional school structures as an innovative, cost efficient solution to jumpstart the education of children.
Pakistan: Most humanitarian projects in KP and FATA to end in December 2012 due to lack of funds
Humanitarian services for more than 771,000 IDPs in KP and FATA face discontinuation by the year end due to a funding shortfall of $78 million.
Pakistan: Balochistan cries out for rehabilitation
NGOs in two districts dispute official data about the losses and damage caused by the floods, arguing they are much higher than government claims
Pakistan: Hit hard by massive flooding for third successive year, people in Sindh have no respite
By Sami Malik JACOBABAD, Sindh, Pakistan, 13 November 2012 – As the only breadwinner of a family of 13, Sikandar Ali is deeply concerned about the health and nutrition of his wife, nine children and two sisters. Although the family had hardly recovered from hardships brought by floods in 2010,...
Pakistan: Recurrent natural and conflict-driven humanitarian crises need urgent and coordinated action - ICG
Three successive years of devastating floods threatening the lives of millions, coupled with the displacement of hundreds of thousands due to military operations and militancy, gives Pakistan’s radical Islamist groups opportunities to recruit and increases the potential for conflict. “Since the...
Pakistan: Study reviews extent to which NGOs succeeded in enhancing community resilience after 2010 floods
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pakistan floods 2010 was one of the biggest disasters ever with almost 20 million people affected. Besides the slow response, the absence of comprehensive DRR and preparedness mechanisms in the country was also a major factor that caused the large-scale destruction. The DEC...
Pakistan: New report assesses access and response of flood-affected communities to information
The IOM Pakistan Humanitarian Communications Program (HComms) was established in Pakistan as a cross-cutting service to provide life-saving information to populations affected by natural and complex emergencies. The program assesses information needs and channels, designs communications strategies,...
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New comparative study of emergency cash coordination mechanisms published
Based principally on three cases studies (Pakistan, Haiti, and the Horn of Africa), the objective of this comparative study is to draw on lessons learnt for better coordination of cash transfer programmes (CTP) in future emergencies. This study has been commissioned by the CaLP and conducted by...