Informes

By Benjamin Moses M. Ebreo BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Sept. 11 (PIA) - - At least 6,000 poor villagers in the province were recently given assistance by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under its Climate…

Overview: In East Africa, harvest is complete for main season cereals across central and southern parts of the subregion and crop outputs were below-average in several countries due to severe early-season dryness. In West Africa, harvest of…

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Index: ASA 16/0975/2019 The Myanmar military and ethnic armed groups must ensure the protection of civilians and provision of aid as violence in northern Shan State escalates, Amnesty International urged today. On 15 August 2019,…

On August 14, the flooded Thuli Bheri river swept away 12 houses in Mankabagar settlement. Hari Gautam Naurati Bohara, 78, of Mankabagar in Aathbiskot Municipality Ward No. 6 has not forgotten about the devastating flood that swept her…

Since August 2017, Bangladesh's south-east area has seen a huge influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. During the summer and rainy season, vulnerability of refugees and host communities to wind, landslide and flooding increases greatly, and despite…

The Early Warning and Reporting System (EWARS) Highlights Dengue: 249 cases of Dengue are reported this week. The majority of the cases are from Kaski (116 cases), Chitwan (40 cases), Makwanpur (23 cases), Kathmandu (13 cases), Morang (7…

OVERVIEW Populations throughout the South Asia region face a range of natural hazards, including cyclones, droughts, earthquakes, floods, landslides, and tsunamis. 2 Demographic changes, rapid urbanization, environmental degradation, and climate fluctuations have increased people’s exposure to natural…

The Early Warning and Reporting System (EWARS) Highlights Dengue: 222 cases of Dengue are reported this week. The majority of the cases are from Sunsari (88 cases), Kaski (52 cases), Jhapa (11 cases), Makwanpur (8 cases), Chitwan (7…

By SAN YAMIN AUNG 20 August 2019 YANGON— In the blink of an eye, a massive landslide washed it all away: homes, vehicles, people—all buried deep beneath the mud at the base of a mountain in the…

Cambodia, 9 August 2019 - As part of the ‘Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Cambodia’ project funded by GEF-Least Developed Countries Fund, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ActionAid have partnered to…