Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
World + 19 more
World + 19 more
Of the 9.1 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. Disaster displacement continues at an unabated pace too.
Thailand + 4 more
Seasonal monsoon floods continue to affect North, Northeast and Central Thailand. Cumulatively, 1.8 million people have been affected in 44 provinces.
Bangladesh + 3 more
As of 21 June, an estimated 415,600 people have been affected by floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, of whom approximately 30 per cent are children, according to UNICEF.
World + 11 more
Case studies analyze the migration flows that were induced by some of the most dramatic events of 2011—both sudden disasters and slow-onset events.
GENEVA, 14 August 2012 - Mexico is in the grips of one of the worst droughts in 70 years - a catastrophe which has devastated agricultural production for over one year now. According to the National Water Commission the prolonged drought has affected 70 percent of the country and decimated...
Some 2.5 million Mexicans are affected by this extreme drought, which could cause widespread hunger for years to come. By Sara Miller Llana San Luis de la Paz, Mexico Odon Leon has grown vegetables in San Luis de la Paz for 50 years, planting tomatoes, peppers, and onions. He says the arid community...
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, 13 de febrero del 2012.- El Presidente Calderón asistió a la reunión de evaluación de las acciones contra la sequía en la entidad. Más tarde, entregará apoyos a las familias. El Jefe del Ejecutivo sostuvo que, si bien los frentes fríos han provocado lluvias...
• Durante el último trimestre del 2001 se destinaron 5 MMDP para atender el tema de la sequía; este 2012 se invertirán 34 MMDP. • El Secretario Poiré destacó la formalización del Programa Integral de Atención a Sequía 2012 a través de la firma del Acuerdo Presidencial que tiene el fin...
Comunicado de Prensa No.379/261111 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, a 26 de noviembre de 2011 • Mil 507 comunidades con graves problemas de sequía en siete estados • Sedesol distribuye en una primera fase más de 9 millones de litros de agua potable • “El cambio climático ya está aquí y es necesario...