L’insécurité alimentaire s’aggrave en Syrie et au Yémen, dans un climat de troubles civils 13 juin 2012, Rome - D'après le bulletin trimestriel de la FAO sur la production agricole et la sécurité...
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Uganda: Floods and Mudslides - Aug 2011 Updates
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Uganda Flood and Landslides DREFoperation n° MDRUG023 - Final Report
Summary: CHF 185,962 was allocated from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support the National Society in delivering immediate assistance to some 59,090 beneficiaries (including...
Looming famine in Kabale: Red Cross gets prepared
By Everns Turyahikayo Bagumuhunda, focal person, URCS Kabale Branch Kabale District has been threatened by famine and its related effects since the last decade. The disaster has now gone beyond the...
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Red Cross distributes relief to 2011 floods and landslides victims
Written by Catherine Ntabadde The Uganda Red Cross has today (Feb 9) began distributing essential household items to 4,000 families recovering from the September 2011 floods and landslides. Heavy...
Red Cross distributes aid to Ugandan flood victims
This week, the Uganda Red Cross began distributing essential household items to 4,000 families recovering from floods and landslides in September 2011. Heavy rains which caused the disaster resulted...
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UK Government supports Red Cross to provide relief to floods and landslides victims
Written by Catherine Ntabadde The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) will distribute essential households items to 4, 000 households (28, 000 people) who were affected by landslides and floods in 2011...
GIEWS Country Brief: Uganda 11-January-2012
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT 2011 secondary season cereal production is estimated at above average levels G Favourable outlook for crop and rangeland in Karamoja region Food prices indicate a general...
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Humanitarian Profile - 2012
STRUCTURE OF THE UGANDA HUMANITARIAN PROFILE 2012 PART 1. CONTEXT OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION The Uganda humanitarian profile 2012 is the second version after a decision was made to end the Consolidated...
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Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET - December 8 – December 14, 2011
Note: map in 2 pages
Floods destroy rice gardens in Butaleja
By Daniel Edyegu Floods have destroyed over 2,000 acres of rice in Butaleja district and affected yields as well as causing losses to farmers. At Doho rice scheme with a total of 2,500 acres of which...
Climate change to worsen food crisis
By Gerald Tenywa in Durban, South Africa at the UN Climate Change Conference 2011 THE changing rainfall patterns are likely to disrupt the productivity of Uganda’s rain-fed agriculture, causing food...
Govt seeks sh45b for road rehabilitation
By Petride Mudoola The Government is seeking for over sh45b towards the rehabilitation of road infrastructure that have been damaged by heavy rains, Julius Onen the Assistant Commissioner in charge...
Relief items dispatched for floods victims
Written by Catherine Ntabadde Monday, 21 November 2011 12:46 The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has dispatched relief items for 7, 215 people (1, 443 households) affected by floods in Serere,...
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Searching out sustainable solutions to deal with the effects of climate change
By Catherine Ntabadde In light of the latest report summary from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which warns that the world is likely to face more extreme weather events, the...
IPCC negotiates in climate challenged Uganda
KAMPALA, 17 November 2011 - Sporadic light rain fell this morning on the vastness of Uganda’s Lake Victoria as Alex Bakunda MP, chairman of the Ugandan Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, chatted...
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Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID / FEWS-NET - November 17 – November 23, 2011
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Teso sub region flooded again!
Written by Catherine Ntabadde The skies opened their doors to let the rains out! After communities re-settling following the 2007 deadly floods, the heavy rains have re-surrected again displacing 2,...
Continuous flooding devastates Teso
By Felix Osujo A total of 3000 families in Serere district have fled their homes after continuous torrential rains caused flooding of majority homes. With pit latrines water-logged, people have now...
Floods paralyse Kampala traffic
By Mark Owor KAMPALA'S low-lying areas Friday afternoon turned into a big lake following a downpour that lasted for over two hours. This is the second time floods batter the capital in one week. ...
Floods hit Eastern Uganda
By Daniel Edyegu FLOODS have displaced families in six districts in eastern Uganda. The affected districts are Bulambuli, Kween, Tororo, Butaleja, Bukedea and Amuria. In Bunambutye sub-county,...