Rapports

DHAKA, Nov 22, 2011 (IPS) - Mosammet Monwara walks more than three km every alternate day to fetch water for her family of five in a heavy earthen pitcher. She is accompanied on this grind by several…

Thimphu, Bhutan – The nations of Bhutan, Nepal, India and Bangladesh have signed a regional climate change adaptation declaration that will see wide-ranging collaboration on energy, water, food and biodiversity issues, a deal that could lead…

The heavy downpour of the last few weeks has triggered floods and water-logging in Satkhira, Khulna and Jessore districts displacing over 1.25 million people with colossal damage to crops, infrastructures and livelihoods. The figures projected by…

BANGKOK, 14 October 2011 (IRIN) - By some measures, Bangladesh is modernizing rapidly - one in two residents now owns a cell phone. However, when it comes to basic sanitation, progress is clogged. While some point to…

The Economic Impacts of Inadequate Sanitation in Bangladesh finds that substantial economic losses are incurred ever year in Bangladesh as a result of inadequate sanitation. While the Government of Bangladesh has made significant investments to achieve…

Situation Since mid August this year, many South Asian countries including Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan experienced excessive heavy rains which led to landslides, affecting more than 17.8 million people with great loss of lives, property and livelihoods. Torrential…

Las graves inundaciones provocadas por las fuertes lluvias en las regiones del sur de Bangladesh durante el verano han provocado el desplazamiento de un millón y medio de personas Ante la pérdida de los medios de subsistencia,…

Report of findings of multi-sector, inter-agency assessment on humanitarian needs in the districts of Satkhira, Khulna and Jessore. Field research conducted 8th-12th September 2011. Key Findings: Estimated 921,942 people affected1 Period of displacement and until rebuilding of houses and…

GLIDE n° FL-2011-000093-BGD Period covered by this Operation Update: 27 July to 8 September 2011. Appeal target (current): CHF 1,267,094. Appeal coverage: To date, the appeal is 42 per cent covered in cash and kind; and 48 per cent…

Heavy monsoon rains in the late summer months have caused several major rivers in Bangladesh to burst their banks, displacing 1.5 million people and inflicting significant damages on the country’s crops and productive resources. Action Against…