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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter 1: Introduction Bangladesh, one of the most vulnerable countries of the world in terms of natural and anthropogenic hazards, is a low-lying deltaic country covering an area of 147,470 sq. km and supporting about 150…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Bangladesh today (8 January) signed a project agreement to provide health, water, sanitation and hygiene services and related information materials in two districts of Cox’s…

Summary Briefing Note 1 - Coping strategies to deal with Inadequate WASH Facilities and Related Health Risks Briefing Note 2 - Sanitation Vulnerabilities: Womens stresses and struggles for violence-free sanitation Briefing Note 3 - WASH & CLEAN: A situation…

Context Bangladesh has unquestioned potential. Goldman Sachs listed it in their ‘Next 11’ economies, with high potential to become one of the world’s largest economies in the 21st century. However, the country has been sliding down the…

The activities proposed hereafter are still subject to the adoption of the financing decision ECHO/WWD/BUD/2015/01000 AMOUNT: EUR 23 000 000 1. CONTEXT This HIP covers the response to natural and man-made disasters as well as disaster preparedness, disaster risk…

AMOUNT: EUR 13 500 000 0 . MAJOR CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE HIP As a result of devastating floods caused by monsoon rains in August 2014, over 600 000 very vulnerable people had their homes destroyed…

Summary: Disaster Situation Since mid-August, Bangladesh has seen several rounds of flooding. Heavy rains in the main river basins and upstream catchments of India, along with continuous rainfall in northwest and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh have caused a…

Introduction Since the second week of August 2014, heavy rains in the main river basins and upstream catchments of India, along with continuous rainfall in northwest and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh have caused flooding in low-lying districts.…

SUMMARY Strategic objectives To meet immediate needs of vulnerable population in the severely flood affected areas. Coordinate joint sectoral response to support people living in hard-to-reach locations. Provide appropriate support through ensuring common and standard assistance packages. Parameters of the response More…

For immediate release, 29th Sept 2014: The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) – an international organization driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition – has launched a project to help improve the nutrition…