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Summary: CHF 184,249 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 19 February 2013 to support the Botswana Red Cross Society to replenish stockpiled non-food items (NFIs)...

Regional Summary ♦ The Regional cereal harvest for 2013 is estimated at 35.11 million tonnes, representing a 0.2% increase over the 35.02 harvested in 2012. However, this year’s estimated Regional...

Link: Southern Africa Humanitarian Bulletin: Issue 11, June 2013 Contains 2 maps

HIGHLIGHTS An estimated 518,000 people across southern Africa were affected by floods and storms during the 2012/2013 rainfall season. The most affected country was Mozambique, where 250,000 people...

HIGHLIGHTS Madagascar: The first round of presidential election is currently scheduled to be held on 24 July 2013. No decision yet on whether it will be postponed or not. Namibia: On 17 May 2013 the...

Minimal acute food insecurity outcomes to prevail across the region KEY MESSAGES • Most rural households across the region will maintain Minimal (IPC Phase 1) food insecurity outcomes between April...

KEY MESSAGES • As the agricultural season drawsto a close, above normal rains in April in the southern parts of the region could improve pasture conditions. However, they are unlikely to mitigate the...

Priding itself as always being the first to respond to disasters, the Botswana Red Cross Society (BRCS) lived up to its reputation as staff and volunteers of the National Society extended a helping...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Rainfall deficits expected to result in below average cereal production in 2013 Increased cereal imports registered in the 2012/13 marketing year (April/March) Poor domestic...

Several weeks of above-average seasonal precipitation over the Greater Horn has negatively impacted parts of Kenya Since the beginning of the year, poorly distributed and significantly below average...

02/04/2013 – When unexpected heavy rains recently lashed the usually dry province of Central Botswana, the local Red Cross was the first to respond. Trained disaster management volunteers from the...

Dry spell continues, compromising yields in several countries KEY MESSAGES A prolonged dry spell in the southern half of the region has continued for over 2 months in some areas, resulting in crop...

27/03/2013 - Heavy rains have pounded Southern African countries resulting in widespread flooding, destruction of property, and loss of lives. The floods took place in the midst of the lean season,...

Link: Botswana: Floods DREF operation n° MDRBW002

CHF 184,249 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 3,459 beneficiaries (591 families)...

Link: Southern Africa: Floods Situation Report No. 6 (as of 15 February 2013)

Government is doing everything possible to assist flood victims, President Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has said. He said the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development officials would...

Highlights: Since October 2012, floods in Mozambique have killed a total of 97 people, of which 69 people have been killed since the major flooding began in January 2013. In total, an estimated...

Link Southern Africa: Floods Situation Report No. 5 (as of 08 February 2013)