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INTRODUCTION Madagascar is ranked “highly vulnerable” to climate trends (20 of 181 countries) based on climate projections and is poorly prepared to address climate-related impacts (ND-GAIN 2015)...

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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT •Average production prospects for 2014 rice crop •Sharp drop in 2013 rice production compared to the above average harvest of the previous year •Rice prices strengthen in...

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Period covered by this Final Report: 28 February to 31 August, 2013. Summary: CHF 298,747 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 28 February 2013 to support the...

Situation Humanitaire: Madagascar est sujet à des multiples risques incluant les désastres naturels (inondations, cyclones et sécheresse), les épidémies (paludisme, Fièvre de la Vallée du Rift...

FAITS SAILLANTS • 1,5 millions d’élèves sont hors de l’école dans les classes primaires, dont 600.000 depuis la crise politique. • 59 centres de santé restent toujours fermés. • La production...

Snapshot 12 – 19 November In Syria, government forces took control of opposition held areas near Qalamoun, at the outskirts of Damascus and in Aleppo governorate, increasing military pressure on the...

Snapshot 5 – 12 November In Syria, the opposition agreed to participate in international peace talks in Geneva under the condition that President al-Assad is excluded from any transitional...

HIGHLIGHTS The food security situation in most of Southern Africa was relatively stable during the past year, although some parts of the region faced acute food insecurity. As of July 2013, an...

(Pretoria, 08 November 2013): A groundbreaking study into the threats likely to confront southern African communities over the next decade has been released. Titled Humanitarian Trends in Southern...

Snapshot 29 October – 5 November In Syria, the opposition remains divided over their participation to proposed peace talks in Geneva, with a decision being expected by 9 November. In Damascus, the...

Multiple shocks cause major crop production losses, elevating food insecurity KEY MESSAGES Malagasy migratory locusts have expanded beyond their endemic areas in the southwestern quadrant of...

The island of Madagascar is prone to multiple hazards, including natural disasters (floods, cyclones and drought), epidemic outbreaks (malaria, rift valley fever and bubonic plague), structural food...

Snapshot 08 – 15 October In Syria, heavy fighting is ongoing in Rural Damascus, Dar’a, Aleppo, Idleb and Homs, with government forces making gains in Rural Damascus while the opposition has won...

Highlights • Madagascar’s 2013 rice output is estimated at 3.6 million tonnes (paddy), about 21 percent below the above-average level of 2012. Maize and cassava production are also estimated to have...

ROME - Quatre millions d'habitants des zones rurales de Madagascar sont en situation d'insécurité alimentaire suite à la récolte réduite de cette année. La production de riz - l'aliment de base de...

SARODRANO, 9 October 2013 (IRIN) - The fortunes of fisherman Melau Feaucre Johanison, 39, were sunk when Cyclone Haruna struck Madagascar earlier this year. He expects to recover financially from its...

9 October 2013, Rome - As many as 4 million people in rural areas of Madagascar are food insecure following this year's reduced harvest. Production of rice – the Indian Ocean island's staple – and...