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Executive Summary Rationale, approach, and general conclusions The Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) is an internationally accepted methodology for determining the physical damages, economic...
Executive summary Does disaster risk reduction actually pay off? If so, what are the benefits and underlying mechanisms? This costbenefit analysis (CBA) finds that the USD 2.4 million of external...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is extending two loans to Georgia to finance urban reconstruction and the improvement of critical infrastructure. A EUR 100 million loan, split into two 50 million...
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Regional Office 2016 Requirements: US$2,600,000 In 2016, a rising number of children in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) will face humanitarian risks as...
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HIGHLIGHTS Earthquakes hit Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ahead of winter. Heavy weaponry is used for the first time since the 1994 ceasefire in Nagorno- Karabakh. Over 10,000 people affected and 19...
Georgia Red Cross Society continues to support people affected by the flood and mud-flows in Tbilisi on June 13-14, 2015. Today the Georgia Red Cross together with Vake Municipality and Tbilisi City...
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A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On 7 June 2015, heavy rains and hails caused flooding in the eastern part of Georgia: Kakheti, ShidaKartli, KvemoKartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti...
By Brigitte Leoni TBILISI, 9 November 2015 - Reporters from main TV, radio and print media organisations in Georgia met over the weekend to discuss reporting on disasters as part of a growing global...
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Foreword During the night of 13-14 June 2015, heavy rainfall over the Vere River basin resulted in sudden, destructive flash floods which struck the Vake and Saburtalo neighbourhoods of Georgia’s...
Heavy rain and hailstorm last night damaged farmlands and houses in some parts of eastern region of Kakheti. The town of Kvareli and some of its nearby villages, including Sanavardo, were among the...
No sooner had images of a hippopotamus lost on a central street in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi gone viral this summer than offers of financial help for recovery from the city’s June 13-14 flood...
By Madhavi Malalgoda Ariyabandu TBLISI, 27 July 2015 – The city of Tblisi is moving to strengthen its readiness to deal with natural and technological hazards while memories of last month’s flash...
Analysis with GeoEye-1 Data Acquired 24 June 2015 This map illustrates satellite-detected areas of landslide damage in the Gardabani District of Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. Following flash floods in the...
Tbilisi Municipal Assembly at a special meeting has unanimously approved the procedure for compensation payment for damage caused by devastating floods in Tbilisi. The capital city hall is ready to...
It’s hard to believe all that has happened in the few days since I, like so many here, marvelled at the torrential rain coming down in those first evening hours the night of June 13. I drove home...
Georgia: Floods - Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) - DREF Operation MDRGE010
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster On 7 June 2015 heavy rains and hails caused flooding in the eastern part of Georgia. Basements and first floors of the houses were seriously flooded...
In the wake of the deadly flood last weekend in Tbilisi, the government is considering set of measures to increase safety along the Vere river channel including installing early warning systems and...
