Benin: Floods - Sep 2013 Updates

Summary: CHF 193,944 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 20 September 2013 to support the Benin Red Cross Society in delivering assistance to some 7,000...

INTRODUCTION ET JUSTIFICATION DE L’APPUI DE LA BANQUE 1.1 Aperçu de la situation prévalant suite aux inondations Le nord-est du Bénin, en particulier les zones de Malanville et de Karimama, a été...

Data were collected for the Benin Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) in February and March 2013. The analysis was based on two surveys – a household-level survey of 15,000...

HIGHLIGHTS Despite the 2013 harvest in the Sahel being equivalent to the last five years average, preliminary figures indicate that at least 13 million people (excluding Nigeria) are still food...

Period covered by this update: 20 September to 28 November 2013. Summary: CHF 193’944 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 20 September 2013 to support the Benin Red...

La visite du Directeur général comprend la mise en place d’un programme de reconstruction 5 novembre 2013, Cotonou/Rome – La FAO vient en aide aux familles agricoles du Bénin qui ont tout perdu –...

The FAO chief voiced hope that Benin, which has vast agricultural potential and water resources, could become the home of a regional food reserve that can offset shortfalls where production is weaker, such as in the arid Sahel.

HIGHLIGHTS The lean season is coming to an end as food crop harvests are ongoing in the Sahel. The poorest households begin to supply their exhausted food stocks but are still facing difficulties...

Localized heavy rain showers were observed across central Somalia. Since June, insufficient and poorly-distributed rainfall has led to large rainfall deficits across the Gulf of Guinea countries and...

Heavy rains were observed across dry areas in bi-modal regions along the Gulf of Guinea. A pronounced late start of seasonal rainfall in July has delayed planting by approximately one month and has...

HIGHLIGHTS  The lean season continues in the Sahel, and the poorest households are still facing difficulties accessing adequate food.  Floods have caused crop losses and affected livelihoods in the...

L’ESSENTIEL Continuer à suivre la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel y compris au Mali et dans les pays voisins affectés par la crise malienne, ainsi qu’en Guinée Bissau Continuer à...

The lean season continues in the Sahel, and the poorest households are still facing difficulties accessing adequate food. Floods have caused crop losses and affected livelihoods in the Niger and...

FAITS SAILLANTS  Il est estimé que 288 000 personnes se sont déplacées à l’intérieur et hors de la RCA depuis le début du conflit de décembre 2012  Les prix mondiaux des denrées alimentaires ont...

CHF 193,944 has been allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the Benin Red Cross National Society (BRCS) in delivering immediate assistance to some 7,000...

17 Sep 2013 - The Niger River has overflowed, causing flash floods that have affected the northern part of Benin. More than 33,0002 people in 54 localities in Karimama and 18 in Malanville...

The latest humanitarian bulletin for West and Central Africa highlights the crisis in Northeast Nigeria and analyses the effects of rain deficits and floods in the region.

DAKAR, 17 September 2013 (IRIN) - Floods have killed 84 people, displaced 40,445 and affected 323,396 in West Africa this year, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

The situation in the communes of Karimama and Malanville in Northern Benin is deteriorating following the overflow of the Niger river, with water levels 1 meter higher than usual. 54 localities in...

In August, heavy seasonal rains caused flooding in Benin, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal. So far the extent of flooding and subsequent damage is significantly lower than last year.