Reports

OCHA/GVA 2000/0087 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Wind and Hail Storm 2 May 2000 Disaster Situation 1. On 21 April a ferocious northwesterly wind travelling at a speed of 120 kilometres an hour traversed the Districts of Netrokona and Rangpur in…

Period covered: July - November, 1999 Despite delays caused by a flood relief operation, most programmes moved ahead. The exceptions were the Myanmar refugee operation and Hill Tracts programmes, where funding shortages paralysed some aid efforts. Cyclone preparedness gained ground,…

Roger Young and Associates JANUARY 2000 FINAL REPORT (1) TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACRONYMS 1. Introduction 2. Methodology and Process of the Evaluation 3. Identification and Analysis of the Assessment Issues 4. Identification and Analysis of the Response Issues 5.Identification and Analysis of Organizational, Management…

President Clinton December 28 announced new steps to improve nutrition and education for an estimated nine million school children in developing countries across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. The White House issued the following fact sheet on…

Bangladesh is one of the worst victim regions of El Niño/La Niña impacts. The existing geophysical and socio-economic settings of the country help increase both the vulnerability to and severity of those events. The country's agro-based…

Appeal no. 24/99 Period covered: 24 September - 8 December With the approach of the cold season in Bangladesh, the provision of housing, blankets and food to those affected by the floods is essential. The timely response from donors has…

The European Commission has cleared a package of humanitarian aid worth euro 1.075 million for victims of flooding in Bangladesh. The aid, channelled via the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable humanitarian organisations to provide relief over the next…

Notwithstanding some localised flooding in the north and central regions in September, monsoon rainfall so far this year has been normal/above normal and generally favourable for development of the main aman rice crop currently being harvested. In the period…

South Asians Face Dual Problems of Too Much Water, or Not Enough ATLANTA (November 1, 1999) - Essential for life, clean water is a scarce resource for nearly 1.2 billion people around the world. In Bangladesh, India and Nepal particularly,…

Between July and October last year Bangladesh suffered severe flooding regarded as the worst in living memory: two-thirds of Bangladesh was affected resulting in widespread disruption and damage to homesteads and crops. The Oxfam Bangladesh Office (OBO) responded to the…