1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security were endorsed by the Committee on...
Children born or in utero during the 2009/10 catastrophic winter and living in districts severely hit have significantly worse health compared with same-age children living in less affected districts.
By: Jasmine Neve, IOM Mongolia Mongolia – Nyamdulam and her family had been herders in Zavkhan Province, in remote north-west Mongolia for Nyamdulam’s whole life. In Zavkhan Province, Nyamdulam’s...
Executive Summary Overall Project/Program Status: The Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) continues to strive to deliver services which are relevant and sustainable in an effort to address the...
By Pekka Reinikainen, Finnish Red Cross In Mongolian, dzud is a silent disaster. Very few people will know the word, even if thousands suffer from its consequences. It is not an easy word to...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Good rains favour the current cropping season Record cereal harvest was estimated for 2011 Livestock numbers have partially recovered but still remain below the pre-2009...
Executive Summary Rationale, Methods, and Objectives Dzud is the Mongolian term for a winter weather disaster in which deep snow, severe cold, or other conditions render forage unavailable or...
Abstract The paper focuses on financing and institutional arrangements for dzud. It seeks to encourage a more coordinated, predictable, timely and targeted approach to dzud on the part of both the...
This report covers the period 1 January – 31 December 2011 Program summary The year of 2011 was comparatively mild with no severe winter (Dzud) thus no major losses of livestock and devastating...
Mongolia regularly suffers from extreme weather conditions. The crisis is known locally as a dzud—a complex, long-lasting natural disaster in which a summer drought is followed by heavy snowfall and...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Record cereal harvest is estimated for 2011 Livestock numbers have almost recovered following the aftermath of the 2009 natural disaster Prices of rice and wheat (flour) have...
1. Who are we? The Mongolia country office has assisted and supported the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) in its delivery of programmes and services to the Mongolian population for more than 15...
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By Necephor Mghendi and Afrhill Rances in Manila One of the keys to protecting communities prone to climate-related hazards is integrating disaster risk reduction efforts with community-based risk...
The project has benefited a total of 1,763,432 people and 505,745 households Overview The Sustainable Livelihoods Project II (2008-2012) is the second part of a three-phase program, which aims to...
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This report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2010. In brief Programmes summary: The IFRC’s East Asia regional office serves to support and build capacities within the national...
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In brief This annual report focuses on the work of the Asia Pacific zone office in 2010 to provide leadership and guidance to IFRC efforts to increase the impact of Asia Pacific national societies’...
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Global wheat production to increase in 2011 Cereal import bill in poor food-deficit countries rising due to higher international prices 23 March 2011, Rome - FAO's first forecast for world wheat...
GLIDE n° CW-2010-00010-MNG Period covered by this Final Report: 29 March to 31 October 2010 Appeal target (current): CHF 1,312,670 Final Appeal coverage: 100%; Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal...
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Moving from 2010 to 2011 In comparison to previous years, the last six months of 2010 were relatively calm for the Asia-Pacific region in terms of international disaster response. While the region...
Today, the National Emergency Management Agency, the United Nations agencies in Mongolia, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, World Vision and Save the Children...
