Reports

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (13 January 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pakistan signed an agreement today to expand support for the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF), further strengthening financing…

Highlights Malaria: One case of malaria is reported this week from Rupandehi. Kala-azar: Two cases of kala-azar are reported this week- one each from Salyan and Baitadi. Dengue: Six cases of dengue are reported this week - two from…

6th of January 2020 was supposedly the first day of school for many students in Jakarta after the New Year break. It was not the case for TK in Cipinang, Melayu, East Jakarta. Neither it was…

Author: Thao Hoang When Tran Thi My Linh, a 51-year-old rural woman first said that she would replace her rice fields with lotus fields, she raised many eyebrows. In the little commune of Hoa Dong in Phu…

Lessons learned: Responding to Refugee and Host Community needs during the September 2019 heavy rains in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar Background The normal monsoon season in Bangladesh, which peaks between June and August, will see 20-25 days of rain…

Highlights Malaria: Two cases of malaria are reported this week- one each from Achham and Kanchanpur. Kala-azar: One case of kala-azar is reported this week from Palpa. Dengue: Five cases of dengue are reported this week- two from Kathmandu,…

Taufiq and his family know all too well how devastating an earthquake can be. A series of earthquakes struck his village in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, last year. “I was inside the house with my mother when…

Ikram Junaidi ISLAMABAD: Members of a parliamentary committee were shocked to learn on Monday that 128,000 people die due to climate change in Pakistan. Members of the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights were also told that the…

Highlights SARI: 227 cases of SARI are reported this week. The majority of these cases are from Morang (20 cases), Surkhet (18 cases), and Kailali (14 cases). Malaria: Two cases of malaria are reported this week- one each…

Out of fear of landslides, the locals have moved from their homes and are currently living in temporary shelters on encroached land near a forest. Pratima Dhakal As many as 37 homes are at high risk of landslides…