Climate Insurance Scheme Targets Women Farmers in Africa, Asia
ROME, Jan 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A major insurance scheme launched on Thursday aims to help up to 4 million poor people in Africa and Asia rebuild their lives…
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Southeast Asia Strengthens Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems
With new funds provided by the Government of Canada, WMO and its partners are stepping up efforts to support disaster risk reduction in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Southeast…
Vietnam and Cambodia – Tropical Storm Damrey to Bring Extreme Rainfall
The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) has warned that Tropical Storm Damrey will threaten millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia with extreme rainfall,…
From Bhutan to Cambodia, Early Warning Saves Lives in Floods
“With extreme weather events becoming more frequent and erratic, access to real-time, accurate information can help build resilience among vulnerable communities” PHNOM PENH, Oct 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Floods…
Hydropower in China Impacts the Flow of the Mekong River
A study led by researchers from Aalto University in Finland reveals that the hydropower projects in China have caused major river flow changes to the Mekong River since the year…
Cambodia – Sharing Wisdom to Defeat Flood Disasters
In Cambodia, a country particularly prone to natural disasters, the European Commission is supporting communities to build up their resilience against the recurring onslaught of floods, droughts and typhoons. ActionAid…
SERVIR-Mekong – New Satellite Imagery for Flood Protection in South East Asia
A new project using satellite imagery to help countries in South-East Asia better predict and cope with floods and other natural disasters and increase resilience to the negative effects of…
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…
1 Year Prison Sentences for Flood Protestors in Cambodia (Updated)
Update 14 November 2014 Since the initial sentencing of the 7 protestors (reported below) there have been further arrests and convictions, according to human rights group Licadho. Cambodia’s Phnom Penh…
Floods and Phnom Penh’s Lost Lakes
A torrential downpour lasting around 3 hours on 28 September 2014 left parts of Phnom Penh flooded, with some areas under as much as 50 cm to 80 cm of…
45 Killed During August Floods in Cambodia
Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) reported yesterday that 45 people have lost their lives in floods since the Mekong river first broke its banks in early August 2014.…
Mekong River Floods in Cambodia and Laos (Updated)
Update: 08 August 2014 Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday 07 August 2014 that the current spate of flooding has resulted in the deaths of 12 people across…
Worst Floods for 30 Years in Amnat Charoen Province, Thailand
The Mekong river in the north eastern Thai province of Amnat Charoen has overflowed and submerged several villages on 31 July 2014, damaging over 1,000 houses. The province was later…
Cambodia Floods Begin to Recede
The Vice-President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), Nhim Vanda, said today (18th October, 2013) that the end of the flooding which has blighted Cambodia for much of…
Cambodia Floods Update
Latest government figures from Cambodia illustrate the devastating affect the recent floods have had on the country. At an announcement made earlier today, 10th October 2013, Senior Minister H.E. Nhim…
39 Dead in Cambodia Floods
In a statement made on Thursday 3rd October 2013, Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) gave some figures regarding the flooding of the Mekong river and heavy rainfall that…
