Fighting Floods and Droughts in Ecuador’s Daule Rice Fields
Daule, in Guayas province, is Ecuador’s rice capital, surrounded by sprawling paddies where the starchy grain – a staple of Latin American diets – grows. 25 000 to 50 000…
Author: ECHO
Honduras – EU Provides Disaster Risk Reduction Training for 50,000 People in Comayagua
Disaster risk reduction training, risk mapping, education and awareness campaigns and small infrastructure works such as building flood drainage channels, have helped thousands of people in the Comayagua department of Honduras…
Vietnam – Innovative Cash Transfer Project Helps People Rebuild Lives After Disasters
In 2013 Typhoon Wutip made landfall in Central Vietnam. Hundreds of thousands of houses were unroofed and over 500 collapsed. Hectares and hectares of paddy fields were damaged. With support…
EU Increases Aid after Floods in Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique
The European Commission is giving an additional €5 million in humanitarian assistance to Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique following the floods that ravaged the countries earlier this year. The aid is…
Cambodia – Elevated Wells Reduce Risk of Disease After Floods
In autumn 2013, several parts of Cambodia were severely affected by flooding, leaving many rural water supplies unusable and unsanitary. Unclean water and lack of sanitation and hygiene are among…
