Assessments

Executive Summary This document contains analysis of the fourth round of assessments where data was collected from 11 PDMA notified districts (Badin, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Umerkot, Dadu, Matiari, Hyderabad, Tando Allar Yar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Shaheed Benazirabad and Tharparkar)…

Introduction The present study is in response to commitments made during the second session of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in June 2009. The purpose of those…

1. Executive Summary This document contains analysis of the third round of assessments where data was collected from 8 PDMA notified districts and parts of Dadu, involving 200 teams over 5 days, concluding on 25th October. Input…

Rome, 25 November 2011 – An assessment conducted by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) indicates an improvement in the main annual harvest for the Democratic People’s…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background of the Mission At the Global Meeting of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), September 2010, the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka expressed interest in enhancing national search and…

This bulletin covers 66 countries for the period July to September 2011 (Q3-2011). It examines trends in staple food prices, fuel prices, cost of the food basket, terms of trade and consumer price index (CPI) at…

Executive Summary Severe and widespread flooding in Sindh has affected, and is continuing to affect, an estimated 5.5 million people during the 2011 monsoon period. Despite robust interventions by the government, Pakistan decided to ask for international…

Tropical storm Ondoy (international name Ketsana) hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009, causing widespread flooding Tropical storm Ondoy was quickly followed by typhoon Pepeng (international name Parma). It initially brought powerful winds with gusts of…

Report of findings of multi-sector, inter-agency assessment on humanitarian needs in the districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Jessore. Field research conducted 8th-12th September 2011. Key Findings: Estimated 921,942 people affected1 Period of displacement and until rebuilding of houses and…

The recent flood in Sindh due to rains started in the last week of August, the severely hit districts Badin, MirpurKhas, Tando Muhammad Khan, Sanghar, UmerKot, Nawab Shah and Jamshoro in Lower Sindh, Southern and Northern…