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Executive summary 1. Background and purpose Since the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition there have been ongoing discussions concerning mainstreaming joint impact evaluation within the humanitarian system...

Soixante-quatrième session Point 72 a) de l'ordre du jour provisoire* Renforcement de la coordination de l'aide humanitaire et des secours en cas de catastrophe fournis par les organismes des Nations...

Francisco Rey Marcos (Para Radio Nederland) En un mundo en el que abundan las noticias - normalmente malas - en la esfera internacional, y en el que los medios de comunicación se ven obligados a...

GLIDE FF-2007-000080-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 28 December 2008 to 28 February 2009 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5.095 million (USD 4.85 million or EUR 3.12 million) Appeal...

This report covers the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008. In brief Programme purpose: As outlined in the 2008-09 plan, the aim of the International Federation South Asia regional office is to...

This report covers the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008. In brief Programme(s) summary: To achieve Global Agenda Goal 1, the following activities were undertaken by the disaster management...

Thanks for the opportunity to participate in this Roundtable discussion on the International Law Commission's work on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters.[1] Although I am not a...

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 8 April 2009 - There's a sense of urgency as health workers wind their way along tiny rickety alleys, past the washing, cooking and cleaning in Kachukhet Bazaar, one of Dhaka's...

Release No. 0090.09 USDA Releases Final Rule on Food Assistance Program Regulations KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 7, 2009-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that an additional 51,700 tons of...

Highlights High food prices persist in developing countries despite an improved global cereal supply situation and sharp decline in international prices. This is affecting access to food of large...

By Mike O'Sullivan Davis, California - Most rice grows in wet environments, but too much water can be disastrous for rice crops. Plant biologist Pamela Ronald helped create a type of flood-resistant...

DHAKA, Thursday, 12 March, 2009: - At a Letter of Understanding (LoU) signing ceremony attended today by the Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of Finance (ERD) Secretary, Mr. M. Musharraf...

Julekha, 36, can build a more secure life for her family now that she has raised her house out of the reach of floodwaters. She learned how to do this through an 'emergency resiliency' course run by...

COM(2009) 84 final Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 1. INTRODUCTION Development Goals (MDGs). Evidence has long suggested that disaster risk reduction...

Highlights Early indications point to a reduction in global cereal output in 2009 from the previous year's record. Smaller plantings and/or adverse weather look likely to bring grain production down...

$5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fosters collaboration between six major humanitarian agencies Global humanitarian agencies are getting a boost in their ability to respond to...

Sahena Begum lives in the village of Kanderpara in northern Bangladesh. Located in the Ganges basin, the village is no stranger to serious flooding and, with the reality of climate change bearing...

GLIDE FF-2007-000080-BGD Period covered by this Operations Update: 1 September 2008 to 31 December 2008 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5.095 million (USD 4.85 million or EUR 3.12 million) Appeal...

In 2008 Norwegian Church Aid's partner organisation RDRS started an interesting climate change adaptation project in northern Bangladesh. The projects is building on RDRS' long experience from...

This report covers the period 01 July 2008 to 31 December 2008. In brief Programme purpose: Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters, such as cyclones, earthquakes,...