Rapports

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0299 1. UNDP/DHA Resident Representative reports that, as a result of the unusually heavy rainfall that has been affecting Chile for the past ten days, severe damage has been caused in a considerably large portion of the…

reported by Pablo Carrillo WV LACRO Communications advisor Heavy rains struck Chile last week, causing severe flooding that drove thousands of persons from their homes, including some 460 children and adults related to World Vision's Centro Integral Lanín Project (CHL-11-150330), located…

ECUADOR - FLOODS DHA- GENEVA SITUATION REPORT NO. 2 28 MAY 1997 FINAL SITUATION REPORT GENERAL SITUATION 1. According to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Quito, rains declined during April in the coastal provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabi, Guayas, Los Rios and El…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0180 1. Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is carrying out assessment of damage caused by the earthquake occurring on 22 April to private housing as well as public…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0176 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - EARTHQUAKE SITUATION REPORT NO.1 22 APRIL 1997 1. According to a report from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude computed at 6.5 on the Richter scale, occurred near…

ip/97/326 The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid worth ECU 4.2 million for Peru and Bolivia. The aid, managed by the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO), will enable European Union non-governmental organisations to carry out programmes over the next six to…

(extract) The Oxfam Emergencies Bulletin aims to give an overview of Oxfams current emergency work world-wide, for use in communications work. It appears monthly. For further information, contact Maurice Herson in the Emergencies Department. [ Telephone 01865 312540; e-mail mherson@oxfam.org.uk ] Peru / Bolivia Floods…

ABSTRACT This paper develops and tests five hypotheses regarding the economic causes of complex humanitarian emergencies (CHEs). We argue that: (1) such emergencies, involving large-scale deaths and population displacements, are most likely to occur when growth is…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0127 SITUATION 1. Since the beginning of March, abnormal rains have been affecting a vast part of Ecuador, causing serious flooding in ten provinces (out of a total of 21). Record high precipitation levels have been registered in…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0124 APPROXIMATELY 190,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED 1. The UNDP/DHA Resident Representative in La Paz indicates that, according to latest reports from the Bolivian Civil Defense, the entire country has been affected by the floods which have caused extensive…