Sending small amounts of aid before a predicted disaster could help cut what needs to be spent afterward, officials say. By Zoe Tabary ENTEBBE, Uganda, March 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
A report by the Public Library of Science on the underlying causes of vulnerability to landslides and floods in the Mount Elgon region of Uganda was published last week. The…
Many people in parts of Western and Southern Uganda faced severe flood conditions as a result of a result of heavy rainfall that began on 13 April 2016. Further heavy…
Forecast-based Financing (FbF) has enabled the Peru Red Cross to act swiftly to assist 2,000 families affected by the recent flooding. Over the last few days, floods have affected northern…
SERVIR, the satellite-based Earth monitoring system, has announced that it will expand it operations to several more countries and locations in Africa. The operation provides imaging and mapping data, geospatial…
Deforestation was blamed by many for worsening the deadly floods that struck in Malawi in January to February 2015. Under the AFR100 scheme, 10 African countries, including Malawi, aim to…
A scientific forecast of flood-risk in Uguanda last week prompted the Red Cross to take unprecedented pre-disaster humanitarian action. The flood forecast was based on Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS),…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Thursday 06 November 2014 that at least 16,000 people have been displaced by recent floods in Uganda. Around half of the displaced…
Huge amounts of rainfall caused a river to burst its banks, which in turn destroyed the strategically important road connecting Uganda and South Sudan. Reports claim that more than a…
Floods struck in many parts of the suburbs of Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday 3rd September 2013. One of the worst affected areas in Nateete known as Nanfuka zone. Other areas…
