Évaluations

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (21 October 2005) - A joint team from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank will begin an assessment of the needs and reconstruction costs following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan on…

1. Introduction On the morning of October 8, 2005, an earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck South Asia, causing inconceivable destruction, mainly in parts of NWFP in Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and…

Executive Summary The Merlin assessment team has concentrated on the Panjkot and Lower Neelam Valleys, where destruction levels post earthquake approach 100%. The assessment indicates that this earthquake has produced a time critical emergency and within days a second major…

In the follow-up to the deadly earthquake on October 8, 2005, Pattan Development Organization rushed three teams to the affected areas in Mansehra district and Azad Jammu and Kashmir for survey and reconnaissance. The four-day survey covered the following…

Executive Summary Health Context Donors and the Ministry of Public Health (MOH) are undertaking ambitious health care reforms. Afghanistan's basic health indicators lagged significantly behind global averages and the urgency of addressing rural needs was underscored by the alarming rates of…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Afghan context has changed considerably since the end of the Taliban regime. Many new stakeholders have begun working in Afghanistan and hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested to rebuild the country. The humanitarian situation has…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this research was to review selected food and non-food programmes in Afghanistan to identify information that would be useful and criteria to apply at the assessment stage to inform the design of interventions in emergencies.…

INTRODUCTION The 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Northern Sumatra has had a devastating impact on the provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalum (NAD) and the Nias Island. The situation was exacerbated by the March 28th 2005 earthquake which had…

Introduction: Background of Aceh Jaya District - Over 34,000 people, or 40% of Aceh Jaya's population, are dead or missing - 50% of the population have been displaced - 172 villages pre-tsunami and post-tsunami 82 villages - 90% of the hospital in Chalang…

By Jean Gallene Fisheries Officer Consultant Indonesia, June 2005 1. Background Following the first earthquake/tsunami of 26th December 2004, a joint survey (FAO/Provincial Fisheries Office and District Fisheries Office was carried out, revealing that 336 fishers were in need of rehabilitation…