Assessments

Introduction Pakistan has a long latitudinal extent and the rainfall variability during different seasons is considerably high. The climate of the country in its lower southern half is arid and hyper-arid while the northern half of country…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The end of three decades of violent conflict between the Sri Lankan Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which ended in May 2009 lead to the displacement of a substantial proportion…

Executive Summary The Thailand Burma Border Consortium (TBBC) provides fuel for cooking, food and shelter material to over 140,000 refugees in nine Burmese refugee camps in Thailand. A rapid environmental impact assessment (EIA) of TBBC’s program and activities was…

The objective of this assessment was to explore the extent to which household food security status has been impacted by Government poppy eradication efforts. Designed as a rapid assessment, WFP assessed the 10 villages identified as most…

Government of Afghanistan Releases Latest Data on Poverty and Food Security Poor nutrition and food insecurity affects a sizeable proportion of the Afghan population, particularly during the lean spring months and when food prices rise KABUL, March 4,…

The people of Mindanao have long been hit by cycles of violent conflict and displacement, and these have intensified in the past decade. “All Out War” in 2000 and hostilities in 2008 each led to the…

Summary The monsoon of 2011 was manifested by remarkably high rainfall in South Asia. In Pakistan, there were wide spread rains. However the major downpour was in Sindh province where cumulative rainfall varied from 400 mm to…

SUMMARY: To ensure a better response to shelter needs, the Shelter Cluster conducted a technical and socio-economic assessment of housing needs between 22 and 28 January. Data was collected from 62 barangays across 10 municipalities, covering almost all…

Methodology of the survey The post-harvest assessment was conducted during 3 weeks in November and December 2011 by SI field team, composed by one Food Security supervisor and 3 field agents. The data collection was done through structured questionnaires…

Introduction Solidarites International (SI) started its intervention in Kanpetlet Township, Southern Chin State in March, 2011. After conducting two rapid assessments in the two townships of Mindat and Kanpetlet in September and December 2010, SI launched a…