Assessments

1-introduction to North Waziristan Agency North Waziristan Agency is the second largest agency in FATA. North Waziristan Agency was set up in 1895 however; the British took control of this area in 1892. It was in the…

REACH contributes to post-Haiyan WASH Baseline Assessment in the Philippines Within hours of first striking the Philippines in November 2013, typhoon Haiyan had made landfall six times across the country’s central regions. By early December, the Government…

Introduction 1.1 Cities and Climate Climate change is already affecting millions of people worldwide. In urban areas, which are typically characterized by a significantly higher population density, climate change will exacerbate and compound existing vulnerabilities, especially for the…

Introduction 1.1 Cities and Climate Climate change is already affecting millions of people worldwide. In urban areas, which are typically characterized by significantly higher population density, climate change will exacerbate and compound existing climate vulnerabilities, especially for the…

I. Background The Pakistan military forces have conducted airstrikes much earlier than the launch of full-fledged military operation. The early surgical strikes in February had resulted in displacement of people in the nearby districts of Bannu, DI…

I. Background In mid-March 2013, fighting started between two non-state armed groups known as Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam backed by Tahreek-e- Taliban (TTP), which forced at least 17 000 families to flee from Bagh Maidan area of Tirah…

Floods in North Region of Afghanistan Jawzjan Province Background information: On Thursday, 24 April 2014 at evening after heavy raining flash floods affected the three districts of Jawzjan province Qushtepa, Khuja dokoh and Darzab districts which destructed houses, blocked the transportation…

Background overview: The landslide took place in Abe Barek village of Argo district around 11:00hrs on 2nd of May 2014. Almost all the people in the devastated are were stroked by the land slide and only two…

A new report, released this week by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), IDS-Nepal, Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP) and Practical Action assesses how climate change will affect key economic sectors in Nepal, such as…

Background Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) made first landfall in the early morning of 8 November and left a wide path of destruction and debris in its wake. It struck the Visayas causing immense damage and…