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This draft for consultation proposes a plan of action following the January 12th 2010 Haiti earthquake with the following objectives: (i) to reduce the vulnerability of nearly 3.0 million people to identified life threatening hazards; (ii) to avoid major disruption to the econom…
A delegation from the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department visited the municipality of Bokod in Benguet province last week to see the progress made in the implementation of a relief project the Commission is supporting in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
Among the project activities targeted households will benefit from public awarene…
United Nations agencies voiced alarm today at the lack of global support for Haiti's immediate agricultural needs, such as seed and fertilizers to ensure food from the next planting season, while stressing that disaster mitigation techniques must figure fully in the country’s reconstruction from last month’s devastating earthquake.
“At a time when Hait…
Three Post-Nargis Recovery projects implemented by ASEAN Volunteers and implementing partners were handed over to the Nargis-affected community today by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Dato’ Misran Karmain, in Myanmar.
The projects provided support in livelihoods, disaster risk reduction and access to safe wate…
IOM Assists Disaster Response Exercise in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) & Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) - Representatives from central and state governments, USAID, the US Coast Guard, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), UNOCHA and diplomatic missions met in Pohnpei, Federated States o…
This recovery status report focuses on the intensive recovery interventions of the international humanitarian community and the Government of Myanmar following the unprecedented damages and losses caused by Nargis. It addresses the need to give priority to long-term recovery activities such as livelihood strengthening, community infrastructure and disas…
Port au Prince - The Haitian government estimates at least 500,000 need shelter after the 12 January earthquake devastated the city, but the challenge is to find options that will get people through the upcoming hurricane season, which typically starts in May, said Jean Phillippe Antolin, with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is…
Dakar - The rain and winds signalling the start of Haiti’s storm season are already taking a toll on the makeshift shelters housing people displaced by the January earthquake, and aid agencies warn that there could be worse to come.
"Tarpaulins are generally holding up better than tents, but even the best tarpaulin or best tent is not a good place to l…
In a joint press, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and the Caribbean Institute for Hydrology and Meteorology (CIMH) underlined the need to focus on long-term recovery and disaster prevention in Haiti, given that the hurricane season is approaching.
They also quoted Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative for…
Reporter Than Htike Oo describes how a World Vision project to upgrade roads is intended to reduce vulnerability to disasters and at the same time provide economic benefits. 'This is part of our disaster risk reduction (DRR) plan, but better infrastructure in the villages also leads to higher income generation' said U Myat Htet Aung Min, a DRR technical…
This document assesses the reasons why Haiti is considered as a fragile state and how the 2010 earthquake further weakened the Haitian institutions, increasing risks of social unrest. It addresses Haiti's vulnerability to natural hazards such as tropical cyclones, flooding, and mudslides, and reports on the assistance needs of the country in terms of di…
This report evaluates the performance of the New Orleans hurricane protection system and studies the vulnerabilities posed to the city and the region by hurricanes. More specifically, the objectives of the study are defined as: (i) the design and status of the hurricane protection system pre-Katrina; (ii) storm surges and waves generated by Hurricane K…
This third Periodic Review, produced from an analysis of data collected between 21 October and 17 November 2009 in worst-affected townships of the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions, is intended to assist those who have been involved in the relief and recovery effort to assess the progress made by the humanitarian community, and the needs of the affected p…
Yangon - Myanmar's government surprised the international aid community this week by ending centralized coordination of the response to Cyclone Nargis, which in 2008 devastated the Delta region, leaving tens of thousands of families without adequate shelter two years later.
The government inherited its coordination role from the Tripartite Core Group (…
Port-au-Prince - World Vision, the international Christian relief agency, is concerned that the upcoming hurricane season in Haiti could create a secondary disaster for Haitians and urges the Government of Haiti and the international community to include disaster risk reduction activities in its long-term rebuilding plans.
“While we continue to focus o…