Rapports

Date and Participants: From the 9 February meeting of the Early Warning Information Working Group attended by iMMAP, WFP, FEWSNET, FAO and FSAC. Precipitation Compared to historical average, January 24, 2012 snow cover extent indicates an increase in snow…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 4 (22 to 28 January, 2012) • In week 4, 2012, total 77 districts including 1 agency provided surveillance data to the DEWS on weekly basis from around 1,618 health facilities. Data from mobile…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 5 (29 January to 4 February, 2012) • In week 5, 2012, total 77 districts including 2 agencies provided surveillance data to the DEWS on weekly basis from around 1,548 health facilities. Data from…

President of the SLRCS Jagath Abeysinghe handing over a rescue boat to the Divisional Secretary of Thawalama 18/01/2012 – Galle, Sri Lanka: According to Early Warning System audit reports, it is evident that the knowledge on risk…

Century Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century provides forward-looking operational assistance to policy makers and technical specialists in the rapidly expanding cities and towns of the…

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2012 - The World Bank Board of Directors today approved the Vietnam Climate Change Development Policy Operation, the first of a series of three operations to support the development and adoption of priority…

By Bari Bates BRUSSELS, Feb 3 , 2012 (IPS) - If the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could help 97 million people around the world. It could relieve five million drought-affected children in…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 3 (15 to 21 January, 2012) • In week 3, 2012, total 75 districts including 1 agency provided surveillance data to the DEWS on weekly basis from around 1,554 health facilities. Data from mobile…

By Irma A. Guhit SORSOGON CITY, Feb.1 (PIA) -- El Nino was felt in 2011; it will be La Nina's turn this year and provinces have been instructed to prepare for any eventuality. The Sorsogon Provincial Disaster…

Highlights Epidemiological week no. 2 (8 to 14 January, 2012) • In week 2, 2012, total 74 districts including 2 agencies providing surveillance data to the DEWS on weekly basis from around 1,399 health facilities. Data from mobile…