Rapports

The IFRC late last month raised the maximum grant for forecast-based action within the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) mechanism from 250,000 to 350,000 Swiss francs. Secretary General Jagan Chapagain approved the higher cap to enable National…

Summary of Operation Update On 18 March 2017, IFRC launched its first Emergency Appeal (EA) to enable the delivery of assistance to people displaced from Rakhine state in Myanmar and living in Bangladesh. Since then, and following the…

By Centre Team Partners: CERF, FAO, UNFPA, WFP Summary: Humanitarian response usually takes place after the impact of a crisis is visible. But in July 2020, with monsoon rains descending on Bangladesh, the Centre supported OCHA and partner organizations…

Introduction Heavy monsoon rain and water from upstream sources caused slow-onset severe flooding in low lying areas of Northern Bangladesh. The 2020 flood has some remarkable characteristics considering the major floods in the recent past in the…

DHAKA: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Oxfam Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd. launched a new insurance scheme on 1 July to protect casual agricultural labourers in Bangladesh from catastrophic floods during this…

Executive Summary The monsoon floods of the year 2020 has an overall impact on the Northern, North-Eastern and South-Eastern region of Bangladesh. The floods has impacted 30 districts of Bangladesh with moderate to severe impact on 15…

Supporting Flood Forecast-based Action and Learning in Bangladesh (SUFAL) is being studied in 4 unions (Chinadulli, Kulkandi, Noarpara, Shapdhari) of Islampur Upazila of Jamalpur district, 4 unions (Bhartkhali, Ghuridaha, Haldia, Saghata) of Sagatha Upazila of Gaibandha…

Overview Heavy monsoon rainfall, coupled with rising water levels in the three major river basins and hilly areas upstream, have led to major flooding in northern, northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh. Initially, the Forecast-based Financing Working Group predicted…

Executive Summary The monsoon floods of the year 2020 has an overall impact on the Northern, North-Eastern and South-Eastern region of Bangladesh. The floods have impacted 21 districts of Bangladesh with moderate to severe impact on 16…

Executive Summary The monsoon floods of the year 2020 has an overall impact on the Northern, North-Eastern and South-Eastern region of Bangladesh. The floods has impacted 30 districts of Bangladesh with moderate to severe impact on 15…