
PREPARED BY: ERNESTA SWANEPOEL BCOM LLB LLM (MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that where climate hazards interact with high...
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PREPARED BY: ERNESTA SWANEPOEL BCOM LLB LLM (MARINE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that where climate hazards interact with high...
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Author: Niklas Rieger This country report on Bangladesh contributes to a multi-country study focusing on the role of development actors in addressing people’s long-term needs in crisis contexts and...
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Introduction Myanmar faces multiple ongoing conflicts between the Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups, marked by widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws causing...
India is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). India has submitted Initial National Communication (INC) in 2004 and Second National Communication (SNC) in...
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Introduction For decades, Bangladesh has offered a safe haven for Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar. However, following widespread military crackdowns in Myanmar's Rakhine state in August 2017, the...
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Established in 1950, the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the world’s humanitarian network operating in 191 countries. We dedicate...
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Message from the WFP Representative 2017 marked another year of progress for Bangladesh. The country met the Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation requirements for the first time, meaning that LDC...
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster On 30 May 2017, tropical cyclone (TC) Mora made landfall in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, with a maximum wind speed of 130 km/h. The cyclone...
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Description of the disaster Since 25 August 2017, 671,000 people, the majority of whom are women and children, have fled violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar and have crossed the border to seek shelter...
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2017 IN REVIEW HUMANITARIAN CONTEXT Humanitarian situation in 2017 The humanitarian situation in Myanmar remained fragile with the continuation of the protracted humanitarian crises in Rakhine,...
Two thousand indigenous families in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts received training and agricultural livelihoods packages to improve poultry, vegetable and rice production. The families live in...
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Introduction The following lessons have been drawn from the impact of cyclones in Bangladesh and specifically Cox’s Bazar district. Other literature reviewed includes lessons from cyclones in...
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Organisations working on the Rohingya response are preparing for the cyclone season. This brief provides background on cyclones in Bangladesh and an overview of their impact, to put the emergency...
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Avant-propos Chaque année, l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) publie une déclaration sur l’état du climat mondial dans le but de fournir des informations scientifiques fiables sur le climat...
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Operational summary 26-28 May 2017: Low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal and intensifies into Tropical cyclone Mora (TC Mora). 29 May 2017: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issues...
Executive Summary Muslim IDPs have been living in the IDP camps of rural Sittwe in eight and ten unit temporary shelters since the inter-communal violence of 2012. Unlike Kachin State where scantling...
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In 2017, millions of people across Asia were once again affected by devastating natural disasters including floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Over the course of the last year, 54 million...
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A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Since 25 August 2017, 655,000 people4 , the majority of whom are women and children, have fled violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar and have crossed the border to seek shelter in...
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SUMMARY Bangladeshi host communities Socio-economic indicators across Bangladesh are poor, especially in Chittagong division. Registered refugees benefit to a limited degree from services they...
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