Informes

Introduction À travers tout l'océan Indien, près d'un an après le raz-de-marée dévastateur du 26 décembre 2004 dont le bilan total est de 273 000 morts, 7 200 disparus et plus de 2 400 000 de sinistrés, de nombreux rescapés,…

COLOMBO, Dec 7, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sri lanka Health authorities warned that the number of patients affected by dysentery and dengue had increased over the last few days following torrential rains and flood situations in many parts…

Overall Situation The UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former President Bill Clinton returned to Sri Lanka on 29 November. He met with key members of the government, the UN and civil society to assess the status of the recovery…

Assessments: Fisheries Assessment of rehabilitation and reconstruction needs in the tsunami affected post-harvest fisheries sector - Sri Lanka - February 2005 Joint FAO/MFAR Needs assessment - harbours and anchorages - March 2005 Joint FAO/MFAR Preliminary assessment of the tsunami damages to the fishing fleet…

by Asanga Warnakulasuriya - Communications Coordinator At least five people are feared dead following floods in most parts of Sri Lanka as torrential rains fell for four consecutive days last week. The deaths were reported in Kahatuduwa, Horana, 35 kilometres from Colombo,…

By Jan-Åke Thorell, ACT International Sri Lanka, November 25, 2005- As the months go by since the tsunami struck nearly a year ago on December 26, one of the biggest challenges still facing many of Sri Lanka's communities that survived…

Overall Situation Due to atmospheric disturbance in the Bay of Bengal producing 24 hours of non stop heavy rains over the island, sporadic floods occurred in various districts. The districts mainly affected include Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, Kurunegala, Trincomalee, Killinochchi, Mullaitivu and…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief This Bulletin (no. 01/2005)…

La saison des pluies commence au Sri Lanka et devrait durer jusqu'en janvier prochain sans que des mesures de prévention aient été appliquées. Déjà, des inondations importantes ont eu lieu, notamment à l'Est du pays. Afin de limiter l'impact…

Community consultation has been one of the guiding principles for the reconstruction process after the devastation of last year's tsunami. A US$5000 World Bank grant to one of Sri Lanka's leading non government organizations, Lanka Jathika Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya, [Sarvodaya] earlier…