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Introduction – The remarkable story of EWS1294, the national early warning system of Cambodia In the 2021 World Risk Report, Cambodia was ranked as one of the top 15 most disaster-prone countries...

Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences, disaster readiness,...

Dell D Saulnier, Hom Hean, Dawin Thol, Por Ir, Claudia Hanson, Johan Von Schreeb, Helle Mölsted Alvesson Abstract Introduction Resilient health systems have the capacity to continue providing health...

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction's first global target is to "substantially reduce global disaster mortality by 2030, aiming to lower the average per 100 000 global mortality rate in...

Document Overview This document provides practical examples of ongoing or recent activities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) related to internal displacement. In line with the...

Description: The number and scale of crises are forcing record numbers of people to flee their homes seeking relative safety within or across international borders. However, the growing complexity...

1. SYNOPSIS Following the significant flood conditions of 2011, the situation during 2012 proved to be quite the opposite. The flood peak and volume were between 30 and 40% below the long term...

1. SYNOPSIS This Annual Mekong Flood Report (AMFR) follows the established pattern since 2007 that is a review of the year’s flood conditions within the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), supplemented by an...

This map shows the potential flood water over the affected area along the Tonle Sap Lake and the Mekong River in Cambodia in 2011 and 2013.

FOCUS - South and South-East Asia ACT Myanmar: Reinforcing resilience Sri Lanka: Women leading development Philippines: A slow reconstruction process after the typhoon in Mindanao Cambodia: The...

For Immediate Release Thursday, June 13, 2013 Sean McIntosh 855-23 728-000 On May 31, 2013, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster...

PHNOM PENH [ACTED News] - ACTED teams have concluded a flood recovery and disaster resilience project in Kandal Province, Central Cambodia, which focused on livelihood recovery through cash for work,...

A REVIEW OF THE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE 2011 THAILAND AND CAMBODIA FLOODS  Executive Summary Between July and October 2011, a succession of cyclones, tropical storms and intense monsoonal rains...

By Kate Roux, IFRC and Josselin Leon, French Red Cross The Mekong River Basin lies at the heart of Southeast Asia, and serves as a vital resource to over 70 million people in the region. But in 2011,...

JOHANNESBURG, 27 November 2012 (IRIN) - Many of the worst natural disasters of 2011 were also the most severe the affected countries had ever experienced, revealed the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI)...

In Cambodia, Feed the Future works with fish farmers to improve their aquaculture techniques for better harvests. When record seasonal floods hit Cambodia’s Battambang Province in late 2011, fish...

This report covers the period 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 Overview Due to heavy rains in 2011, Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) disaster management staff continued to be heavily engaged with both relief...

The government of Cambodia has awarded a medal to Caritas Cambodia and to supporting Caritas members who responded to severe flooding in 2011. The medal will be given to Caritas by the country’s...

KRATIE, 14 August 2012 (IRIN) - Floods and droughts are two leading causes of agricultural losses in Cambodia, where farmers have begun using solar power to manage their water supply and counter the...

Facts & Figures €9.15 million to assist victims of natural disasters since 2009 €10.3 million for disaster preparedness since 1998 €710,000 to address the widespread outbreak of Acute Watery...