Assessments

FINDINGS 1.1. GENERAL FINDINGS Opium poppy cultivation trends The 2009 Opium Winter Rapid Assessment is based on a small sample of villages and the results are meant to be indicative. The main findings are summarised below (see also Table 1): Following the…

Mission Highlights - During the 2008 monsoon season, agricultural production suffered a significant decline in areas severely affected by Cyclone Nargis, as a result of poor quality seeds, salinity and iron toxicity, lack of agricultural labour and draught animals. Compared…

Summary East Timor's development faces serious challenges. The attacks on the democratically elected leaders in February 2008 underscore the fragility of East Timor's new democracy. While the perpetrators were apprehended and the situation remained calm, the security and justice sectors remain…

Report submitted by: Sustainable Development Initiative Network-Nepal Babar Mahal, Kathmandu Executive Summary In December 2008, Sustainable Development Initiative Network (SUDIN) -Nepal conducted on request of Concern Worldwide a nutrition survey in Jajarkot district, mid western development region of Nepal. The Jajarkot nutrition survey…

Mission Highlights - This FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission was the first one to be conducted since 2004; however, it benefited from recent exercises, including the August 2007 Flood Rapid Assessment, and the 2008 joint FAO/WFP Rapid Food…

Project: Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project (ETESP) ADB Grant 0002 INO. 0002 Fiduciary Component, subcomponent on the Prevention and Eradication of Corruption in Aceh and Nias Description. Under the Fiduciary Governance Component of the ADB-funded Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency Support Project…

Introduction 1. The Liaison Officer reported to the 301st Session (March 2008) of the Governing Body as well as to the special sitting of the Committee on the Application of Standards during the 97th Session of the International Labour Conference…

Executive summary This survey was undertaken as part of IRC's efforts in Jajarkot to improve access to and quality of health care in 10 VDCs. The study had three primary objectives: - Measure the access to health care in sub-health posts…

HIGHLIGHTS - An estimated 66,500 people have been displaced in Sunsari and Saptari due to flood. Approximately 42 percent are of Indian origin. - About one third of the affected population is Muslim. Eighteen percent are Dalit. Only 35 percent have…

Mission Highlights - The Mission assessed the 2008 Boro rice production, which was being harvested in many parts of the country in April and May and wheat production, which was harvested in March. The Boro rice output is estimated at…