Typhoon Chanchu - May 2006 Updates

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 3 Nock-Ten (Nina) (PAGASA), the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY During the 10th replenishment of the Asian Development Fund (ADF XI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and ADF donors agreed to pilot the Disaster Response Facility (DRF) in the ADF...

Being situated in a tropical monsoon region, Vietnam suffers from dreadful natural disasters every year. More seriously, the abnormality of weather and the levels of devastation have increased...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $25.5 million supplementary financing to an existing emergency assistance loan to Viet Nam for the rehabilitation of rural...

This report covers the period of 01/01/06 to 31/12/07 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In brief Programmes summary: The East Asia regional office has supported country delegations and...

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...

BEIJING, May 23 (Reuters) - Natural disasters including typhoons, floods and droughts killed 3,186 people in China in 2006, the death toll rising 28.7 percent on the previous year, Xinhua news agency...

This report covers the period of 1 January to 31 December 2006 of a two-year planning and appeal process. In a world of global challenges, continued poverty, inequity, and increasing vulnerability to...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) released $19.88 million from the Disaster Relief Fund to provide immediate relief to people in distress outside Hong Kong in the year...

This year's tropical cyclones are listed in Table 1-1. Table 1-2 shows the monthly distribution of tropical cyclones for each year since 1959 and Table 1-3 shows the monthly average occurrence of...

2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2006 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2006, 27 tropical cyclones affected the western North Pacific and the...

Location of operation: Philippines Amount of Decision: EUR 2,000,000 Decision reference number: ECHO/PHL/BUD/2006/01000 Explanatory Memorandum 1 - Rationale, needs and target population. 1.1. -...

BEIJING, Nov 24, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) The Chinese central government has earmarked another 1.67 billion yuan (213 million U.S. dollars) for victims of disasters to make sure they get safely...

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...

Natural disasters in the first semester of 2006:

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Background People of the Asia-Pacific...

BEIJING, Sept 8, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's top economic planner has allocated central government funding of 220 million yuan (27.5 million U.S. dollars) for reconstruction in disaster-hit...

BEIJING, Aug 25, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) China has suffered record meteorological disasters this year, both in terms of the number of disasters and the losses sustained, said sources with the China...

The International 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...

Overseas Vietnamese in Greece have collected 1,300 euros (equivalent to 26 million VND) to assist the victims of Typhoon Chanchu. The money will be transferred to the victims via the Vietnamese...