Typhoon Haima - Oct 2016 Updates

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Working and discussion papers | October 2017 | John Twigg, Emma Lovell, Holly Schofield, Luisa Miranda Morel, Bill Flinn, Susanne Sargeant, Andrew Finlayson, Tom Dijkstra, Victoria Stephenson,...

Appeal history: 17 October 2016 - Haima develops in the Pacific as a Severe Tropical Storm. 18 October - Government enforces pre-emptive evacuations in areas likely to be severely affected by the...

by Social Marketing To ensure its quick response during calamities, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) closely monitors approaching weather disturbances, prepositions family food...

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Typhoon Haima (locally known as Lawin) made landfall over Peñablanca, Cagayan on 19 October 2016 with winds of up to 225 kilometres per hour (kph)...

Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation Division 1. ESCAP and CFW for the Typhoon “Lawin”-Affected Households in CAR, Regions I, II and III: Targets 200,624 households with damaged houses costing...

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production in 2017 forecast close to last year’s high level Cereal imports in 2017/18 marketing year (July/June) forecast to expand to record level Prices of rice...

EU humanitarian aid for the Philippines: € Close to 75.3 million in response to natural disasters and € 25.4 million to assist victims of armed conflicts since 1997 Over € 10 million for disaster...

This update reduces the appeal budget from CHF 2,007,914 to CHF 1,818,879 to align the plan with financial resources anticipated to be mobilized, agreed implementation approaches and activities...

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...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), under instructions from President Rodrigo R. Duterte, continues to provide support and technical assistance to local government units to...

As livelihood recovery efforts continue, farmers in the rice-producing provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija are optimistic that the upcoming harvest can help them rebound from the devastating impacts...

A map visual/infographic highlighting the tracks of destructive tropical cyclones, historical strong earthquakes, location of active volcanoes, active faultlines and trenches.

Three powerful typhoons ploughed across the northern Philippines in October and December 2016, striking at the heart of the most important agricultural region of the country. Typhoon Sarika struck...

At times of upheaval, pregnancy-related deaths and sexual violence increase. Reproductive health services—including prenatal care, skilled attendance at birth and emergency obstetric care—are often...

HIGHLIGHTS • Typhoon Nock-Ten-affected regions sustain heavy damage to agriculture and infrastructure as humanitarian actors find ways to further assist government recovery efforts. • A Catanduanes...

Natural hazards and disaster events affected more than 10 million people in the Philippines in 2016. El Niño and tropical cyclones topped list of events with significant impact. For the first seven...

QUEZON CITY, Jan. 28 - The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) joined hands with the provincial government of Ilocos Norte in rehabilitating the livelihood...