In a report released this week during the UN climate change summit in Poland, the UN Environment Programme warned of a widening gap between the cost of adaptation in developing countries – as much as...
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In a report released this week during the UN climate change summit in Poland, the UN Environment Programme warned of a widening gap between the cost of adaptation in developing countries – as much as...
Alleviating poverty through Disaster Risk Reduction in North-West Bangladesh Context Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Natural disasters such as floods, droughts,...
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Andrew Mitchell's speech held at Willis Re focussed on helping poor countries to build up their resilience to the impacts of climate change Thank you Rowan and thank you to Willis Re for hosting us...
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Glaciers in Southern South America and Alaska Melting Faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP Report Scientists Warn that Many Low-Lying Ones Vital for Dryland Communities May Disappear Over...
DHAKA, MAY 16 -- U.S. Ambassador James F. Moriarty and Dr. Mozammel Hossain, MP jointly inaugurated two new schools cum cyclone shelters in Sharankhola Upazila of Bagerhat District today. These two...
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World rice prices dropped during 2010 Bangkok - FAO's estimate of global rice paddy production in 2009 now stands at 680 million tones, 1 percent below the 2008 outstanding harvest, with much of the...
This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 In brief Programmes' purpose: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) activities are aimed at strengthening BDRCS's capacity in...
Hunger Alert Case: AHRC-HAG-002-2010 Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding elderly widows suffering from food and health insecurity. There has been...
2009 was a year of change. Entering into the second decade of this century and facing the fifty year anniversary of the institution-50 years of saving lives-ICDDR,B looks forward to the challenges...
Dhaka, 6 April 2010: Getting children back to school immediately after emergency is not an option but an imperative, education experts and government officials agreed today in a national consultation...
Abstract (provisional) Background Alteration of natural or historical aquatic flows can have unintended consequences for regions where waterborne diseases are endemic and where the epidemiologic...
DHAKA 7 March 2010- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) thanked the Government of Japan on Sunday for a generous cash donation of US$7 million (48 Crore) of food assistance, that will also...
In this Issue NIRAPAD: Activities and Achievements in the Year 2009 Accountability in Emergencies and Impact Measurement Bengali Version of 'Good Enough Guide': Contribution to ECB Project Emergency...
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In brief Programme summary: The second half of 2009 has been a very busy but productive period as the Asia Pacific zone office has responded to multiple disasters simultaneously, while carrying...
DHAKA, 31 December 2009 (IRIN) - Low-lying Bangladesh with its 230 rivers and dense population of over 150 million has long been prone to flooding, soil erosion and saltwater intrusion, but climate...
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BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Chronic conflict, earthquakes, and recurrent seasonal storms, floods, and...
WFP's first Chinese Ambassador Against Hunger, the legendary gymnast Li Ning, visited Bangladesh recently to meet some of the 400,000 women and children who have received China's help through WFP. by...
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Verdict Delivered At World's First International Climate Hearing Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson, former UN Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a global verdict on the human cost of...
By Huang Yanan DHAKA, Dec 14, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) Kaliaharipur, an union in Bangladesh ' s Sirajganj district, 134 km northwest of capital Dhaka, becomes submerged every year in monsoon season...
DHAKA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Rising sea levels, triggered by global warming, will displace about 20 million people in low-lying Bangladesh, a study by a state-run think-tank said on Friday. "The sea...