Bangladesh
Severe monsoon flooding in Bangladesh can be predicted. With pre-arranged financing support, including by CERF, the humanitarian community can act in support of vulnerable households to mitigate the impact of flooding, protecting lives and livelihoods Executive Summary In…
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FL-2020-000166-BGD A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster With the rise of water levels in all major three river basins and the south-eastern hill regions coupled with the heavy to very heavy rainfall in the upstream Indian states and…
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UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has welcomed the forecast-based action that recently enabled several UN agencies to undertake anticipatory interventions for the monsoon floods in Bangladesh. "Innovations like this are the bright spots in a bleak humanitarian…
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Release is the fastest funding allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund in UN history In an innovative approach to dealing with the effects of severe flooding in Bangladesh, the United Nations is using the latest in…
Bangladesh
The situation Huge onrush of water from the upstream and monsoon rain freshly flooded northern and north-eastern districts of Bangladesh. Earlier, during the last week of June 2020, BDRCS based on the forecast, has activated its Early…
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Islamic Relief Bangladesh (IRB) in association with Union Disaster Management Committees (UDMCs) has taken Forecast-based Action (FbA) at Chinaduli, Kulkandi, Noarpara and Sapdhari union of Islampur Upazila under Jamalpur district to mitigate the impact of flooding…
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According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), due to strong monsoon, steep pressure gradient lies over the North Bay of Bengal. Maritime ports have been advised to host local cautionary signal No 3. Due to its…
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DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in support of the Government of Bangladesh’s emergency response, has dispatched cash assistance to communities at risk of monsoon flooding in northern Bangladesh. With funding from the Korea…
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Dhaka/Kuala Lumpur/Geneva, 30 June 2020 Urgent early action is being taken to protect lives in Bangladesh as floods threaten 4.1 million people in large areas across the country that are already grappling with COVID-19. The Global Flood Awareness…
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Dhaka, 29 June 2020 - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten communities globally, especially high-risk urban populations including migrant workers, street hawkers and people with low strata of income, it’s no different in Bangladesh. Like…
