Guyana: Floods - Jan 2006 Updates

Georgetown, GINA, December 15, 2011 The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which is the national body tasked with disaster preparedness for the country, this morning held a “Disaster Risk Reduction...

Georgetown, GINA, January 12, 2010 On January 15 representatives at the policy making level will be meeting to discuss future actions needed for a standard Disaster Damage Assessment and Needs...

1. Introduction 1.1. Background and objectives This report presents the findings of the Guyana Country Assessment for the Caribbean Risk Management Initiative (CRMI), which sought to establish the...

A GINA Feature Guyana, located on the north-east coast of South America, is subject to Atlantic swells and high-intensity seasonal rainfall. The coastal zone, which lies near or below sea-level,...

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2007 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Goal: National Societies in the Caribbean region are implementing efficient, responsive...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2007 to 30/06/2007. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to disasters and disease, the International...

Caribbean: Appeal No. MAA49001 This report covers the period of 01/01/06 to 31/12/06 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and...

This report covers the period of 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2006 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to...

(extract) 3. Disaster Response In 2006, Latin Americ and the Caribbean were spared major disasters of the magnitude of Tropical Storm Stan (2005) or Hurricane Ivan (2004). However, many other...

Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population : 1.1. - Rationale : The Caribbean region experiences multiple natural disasters. Tropical storms often take the form of a...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

GA/10532 Sixty-first General Assembly Plenary 52nd & 53rd Meetings (AM & PM) Assembly Also Considers Strategies to Forestall Disasters, Boost Response; Assistance to Palestinian People; Three Texts...

Provisional Agenda Item 3.2 CD47/6 (Eng.) Annual report of the director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau To the Member States: In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Pan...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

In Brief Appeal coverage: 160% Appeal target: CHF 1,743,194 (USD 1,365,946 or EUR 1,128,362) Related Emergency or Annual Appeals: Guyana: Floods (05EA001), Caribbean: Hurricanes Dennis & Emily...

President Jagdeo tells West Coast Berbice residents Georgetown, GINA, May 23, 2006 - Dishonesty had smeared the exercise to grant flood relief assistance to household affected earlier in the year and...

Pakistan earthquake: six months after 8 October - 8 April - Six months after the earthquake, reconstruction has begun in countless villages and hamlets. The internally displaced persons are gradually...

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Georgetown, GINA, March 30, 2006. - Planting material and fertiliser will be distributed to cash-crop farmers in the Mahaicony Creek who were severely affected by the flood earlier this year. This...