Australia: ADRA Accommodates Evacuees in Northern NSW
Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency InternationalCountry: AustraliaWahroonga, New South Wales — As flood waters continued to rise in northern NSW overnight, Adventist Development and Relief...
View ArticleAustralia: Thousands still isolated by NSW floodwaters
Source: Australian Broadcasting CorporationCountry: AustraliaMore than 10,000 people remain isolated by floodwaters across the mid-north coast of New South Wales.Several days of wild weather earlier...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Asia-Pacific countries agree on ways to step up cooperation on...
Source: UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian FederationDate: 1 July 2011...
View ArticleAustralia: Queensland recovery and reconstruction in the aftermath of the...
Source: World BankCountry: AustraliaExecutive summaryThe Queensland flooding of early 2011 was Australia’s largest natural disaster in recent memory. With a “ballpark” estimate of US$ 15.9 billion1 in...
View ArticleAustralia: Pacific Appeal No. MAA55001 Programme Update 1
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Zealand, Palau, Papua...
View ArticleSomalia: Somalia, DR Congo top food security risk ranking – Horn of Africa...
Source: MaplecroftCountry: Australia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Russian Federation, Somalia, WorldA new study assessing the availability and stability of food...
View ArticleWorld: Asia Pacific Appeal No. MAA50001 Mid-Year Report 2011
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia,...
View ArticleAustralia: Pacific Appeal No. MAA55001 Programme Update 2
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Zealand, Palau, Papua...
View ArticleAustralia: Queensland floods: one year on
Source: Australian Red CrossCountry: AustraliaNext week marks the one year anniversary of the worst of the floods that hit the Queensland in 2011.For communities across Queensland, next week marks the...
View ArticlePhilippines: Humanitarian Funding Update for Asia Pacific - Fourth Quarter 2011
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic...
View ArticleAustralia: Flood reconstruction on track one year on
Source: Australian Broadcasting CorporationCountry: AustraliaA year after the Queensland flood disaster, the man charged with leading the final phase of the recovery effort says reconstruction is on...
View ArticleAustralia: Slow progress rebuilding Brisbane after last years floods
Source: Australian Broadcasting CorporationCountry: AustraliaAs residents of Queensland's Darling Downs and Lockyer Valley this week marked the first anniversary of the floods, Brisbane locals are...
View ArticleAustralia: Victorian floods: a year of recovery
Source: Australian Red CrossCountry: AustraliaFor affected communities, the recovery challenge continues one year on from the Victorian floodsFor many communities in northern and western Victoria this...
View ArticleWorld: Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management...
Source: World Bank, GFDRRCountry: Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, WorldCentury Cities and Flooding: A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood...
View ArticleAustralia: Queensland floods commission of inquiry: final report
Source: Government of AustraliaCountry: AustraliaThis document is the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland floods of 2010/2011, established following the flooding of historic...
View ArticleWorld: Asia Pacific zone (MAA50001) - Annual Report 2011
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, Indonesia,...
View ArticleAustralia: $3.8 million in projects to help Australia get disaster ready
Source: Government of AustraliaCountry: Australia19 October 2012Planning ahead is the key to being disaster ready and that's exactly what 29 National Emergency Management Program Projects worth...
View ArticleMyanmar: Asia Pacific Humanitarian Bulletin Jan - Dec 2012
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, China, China - Taiwan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fiji, India,...
View ArticleWorld: Australian floods of 2010 and 2011 caused global sea level to drop
Source: The GuardianCountry: Australia, WorldPuzzled oceanographers who wondered where the sea level rise went for 18 months now have their answer – it went to AustraliaRain - in effect, evaporated...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea: Droughts and flooding rains already more likely as climate...
Source: The ConversationCountry: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon IslandsScott B. Power, Head of Climate Research/International Development Manager, Australian Bureau of MeteorologyBrad...
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