Informes

Executive summary 1. Background and purpose Since the Tsunami Evaluation Coalition there have been ongoing discussions concerning mainstreaming joint impact evaluation within the humanitarian system. With pressure to demonstrate that results are being achieved by humanitarian action, the question has arisen as…

Glaciers in Southern South America and Alaska Melting Faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP Report Scientists Warn that Many Low-Lying Ones Vital for Dryland Communities May Disappear Over Coming Decades News Comes as Norway Announces Funding for Himalayan Climate…

This publication is part of the commitment of the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to gender equality results in its operations, selected among ADB priority sectors: urban development, rural infrastructure (including irrigation and other water infrastructure),…

Distribution of fish fingerlings in Cyclone Aila-affected regions of West Bengal ACTED has been working on a disaster recovery and preparedness programme in Cyclone Aila-affected regions of the Sunderbans in West Bengal, India, since February 2010. Although most of the beneficiaries…

Press Release No:2011/181/SDN WASHINGTON, D.C., November 11, 2010-In a history-making move this week, Bangladesh, Niger and Tajikistan were awarded a total of $270 million for first-of-a-kind country-wide plans for resilience against climate impacts. Coming just weeks before the UN climate conference…

Executive summary Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) as the leading humanitarian organization plays the leading role in responding to any disaster in Bangladesh and is working with the most vulnerable section of the population in a comprehensive and integrated manner. The…

According to the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978, primary health care (PHC) is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community with their full…

Dhaka, 26 August 2010: The United Nations (UN) System has extended its support to 14,000 cyclone Aila affected families still living on embankments in Bangladesh. Drawing assistance from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), the UN agencies will work…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the IFRC in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and…

Period covered by this Final Report: 25 June 2009 to 28 March 2010 Appeal target: Initially CHF 2,355,249 (USD 1,101,770 or EUR 783,640) in cash, kind, or services was targeted to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist…