Reports

DHAGVA - 97/0535 South-East Asia - Environmental Emergency DHA-Geneva Situation Report No. 6 18 October 1997 DISASTER SITUATION 1. Recent available data from the Indonesian Environmental Impact Management Agency (BAPEDAL) indicate that the number of hot spots, or fire locations, has increased in…

(8:26am AEST) Fires burning in Indonesian peat bogs are predicted to have a significant impact on global warming. The finding comes from researchers in Britain, France and the United States, who say the fires could release more carbon dioxide into the…

Ref: DHAGVA - 97/0532 SITUATION 1. Indonesia has been hit by a severe drought believed linked to the El Nino weather pattern forming in the Pacific Ocean, which affects global weather patterns. El Nino, which disrupts ocean currents and the air…

(30 day operation to include 60 crew and support personnel) (290) Washington -- Secretary of Defense William Cohen has directed U.S. military assets to deploy in support of fire fighting efforts in Indonesia as part of a package of immediate…

The initiative taken by World Vision to help create greater public awareness toward the severe food crisis in Irian Jaya's highlands has worked well. More and more institutions, including the press, have done follow-up and taken action to send…

DATE=10/14/97 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-221233 TITLE=INDONESIAN FIRES (L-ONLY) BYLINE=LISA SCHLEIN DATELINE=GENEVA CONTENTVOICED AT: INTRO: UNITED NATIONS EXPERTS, WHO HAVE JUST CONCLUDED A TWO-WEEK MISSION TO ASSESS THE DISASTROUS FIRES IN INDONESIA, SAY THAT THE EMERGENCY APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED. BUT THE EXPERTS WARN THE PROBLEMS ARE…

THE GREAT HAZE OF 1997 13 October 1997 The great fires that have swept across large sections of Indonesia have created a cloud of smoke - euphenmistically called 'haze' - so widespread that it engulfed much of South East Asia, affecting tens…

(2:10pm AEST) Singapore authorities have issued a health advisory after haze from forest fires in Indonesia returned to the island despite heavy rains over the weekend. The Ministry…

UNDP FLASH! UNDP has made available up to $200,000 from its emergency response funds to coordinate international aid in response to the forest fires in Indonesia. The assistance will also help the Indonesian government address the long-term consequences of the disaster.…

The Australian Government has committed an initial $2million to provide assistance to Indonesia during the current crisis caused by the large forest fires burning across many parts of the archipelago. The Australian contribution, provided through AusAID, the Government's overseas aid agency,…