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Extractions: Quick picks New or changed in last week Planning to handle drought Managing in drought Drought assistance Drought recovery Drought website links The information contained in this web page is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing. However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that information upon which they rely is up to date and to check currency of the information with the appropriate officer of New South Wales Department of Agriculture or the users independent adviser.
OIC RESOLUTIONS
which have extended and continue to extend technical and financial assistance aswell as food aid to Member States stricken by drought and natural disasters;.
http://www.oic-un.org/25eco/res8_25-e.htm

Extractions: RESOLUTION NO. 8/25-E ON ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER STATES STRICKEN BY DROUGHT AND NATURAL CALAMITIES Recalling Resolution No. 8/8-E (IS) adopted by the Eighth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference; Recalling also Resolution No. 8/24-E adopted by the Twenty-fourth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers; Noting with concern the grave situation caused by natural disasters, drought and desertification, and the ensuing damaging effects on economic and social conditions specially in the sectors of agriculture and food, economic and social infrastructures as well as public services and utilities; Noting with satisfaction the efforts made by some Member States and the Islamic Development Bank which have extended and continue to extend technical and financial assistance as well as food aid to Member States stricken by drought and natural disasters; Fully aware that afflicted Member States, belonging as they do to the category of the Least-Developed, cannot by themselves, bear the growing burden of anti-drought and anti-desertification campaign and the implementation of major related projects; Having taken note of the recommendations of the Twenty-first Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs;
ODI HPN Report
natural disasters items natural disaster, political failure Fighting famine in SouthernAfrica steps out of the crisis. Protecting livelihoods during drought
http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?ReportID=2502
Natural Disasters
The same drought required massive importation of food and supplies to the highlandsof PNG where Action for mitigating natural disasters in the Pacific Islands.
http://www.unescap.org/mced2000/pacific/background/disasters.htm

Extractions: Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific 2000 Kitakyushu, Japan 31 August - 5 September 2000 Main page Outcomes Associated Events Documents ... Environment Section Homepage Natural Disasters volcanoes cyclones vulnerability prevention ... droughts Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis Melanesia, Guam, and the Mariana Islands are part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, a region of severe seismic activity. The impact of these disasters can be highly localised, but severe. For example, on the 17 th of July, 1998, a series of tidal waves caused by an offshore earthquake struck the North west of Papua New Guinea in the Sandaun Province. The waves swept over low, sandy islets at Sissano about 30 kilometres west of Aitape. Whole villages vanished and thousands of people were killed or injured. The sub-regions tropical and sub-tropical climate is punctuated by climatic extremes; cyclones, floods and drought. These extremes have far reaching impacts on land-use, and serious environmental consequences especially when combined with unsustainable development practices. Cyclones are the most prominent and wide spread natural disaster in the Pacific. With the exception of equatorial islands, between 5 degrees North and South of the equator, all Pacific islands have been subjected to cyclones.
Recent Natural Disasters
Recent natural disasters 2000 in a flash *. Source Reliefweb, Munichre,FEMA. Central and South Asia suffered from severe drought.
http://www.unisdr.org/unisdr/flash2000.htm

Extractions: Recent natural disasters - 2000 in a flash Source Reliefweb, Munichre, FEMA. This list is far from exhaustive and represents a random overview Mongolian herders experienced their worst winter for 30 years. Similar weather conditions are affecting the country in 2001. · In February and March, floods killed 650 people and left more than half a million homeless in Mozambique . The cost of reconstruction and rehabilitation for the international community is 450 million US$. The heavy rains also affected Botswana, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Cyclones Eline (mid-February) and Gloria (early-March) caused serious damage in Madagascar and left 184,000 people in need of immediate relief support out of a total of 737,000 affected. In early April, a third cyclone, Hudah, hit the north of the islands. Central and South Asia suffered from severe drought. The countries most affected were Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The drought resulted in significant losses of livestock and crops, and rapid deterioration of health and sanitary conditions caused large population displacements. Drought has also severely affected the Horn of Africa and Eastern Europe. · In early June a series of earthquakes, measuring up to 7.9 on the Richter scale affected the
Natural Disasters In The New York City Area: Economic Effects, Annotated Bibliog
New York and New Jersey are among 10 states declared drought emergencies volunteerpublic safety community develops plans to deal with natural disasters, but is
http://nycem.org/techdocs/bibliography/nycecon.asp
Table - Areas Affected By Natural Disasters, 1978 - 1996
Data Water. Areas affected by natural disasters, 1978 - 1997. Total, drought,Flood, Other. Year. (1,000 ha), (1,000 ha), (%), (1,000 ha), (%), (1,000 ha),(%).
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/data/water/wat_2.htm

Extractions: IIASA Title Page Foreword Introduction ... heilig@iiasa.ac.at Data - Water Areas affected by natural disasters, 1978 - 1997 Total Drought Flood Other Year (1,000 ha) (1,000 ha) (1,000 ha) (1,000 ha) Source : China Statistical Yearbook, 1997, State Statistical Bureau, People's Republic of China, Beijing, China, p.397. Heilig, G.K. (1999): ChinaFood. Can China Feed Itself? IIASA, Laxenburg (CD-ROM Vers. 1.1)
The Regional Entry Point - Government News - Natural Disasters
Location Home Resource Centre Government News natural disasters, the deadlinefor funding applications under the Envirofund drought Recovery Round has
http://www.regionalaustralia.gov.au/resource_centre/news_collection.cfm?Node=518
Emergency Management Main
like much of the rest of the country, it has its share of natural disasters. watershedsdo not receive the heavy snowfall in the winter, drought conditions can
http://www.maricopa.gov/emerg_mgt/natural.asp

Extractions: NATURAL DISASTERS Natural disasters or "acts of god" can happen anywhere at anytime. Even though the State of Arizona does not make the news headlines like much of the rest of the country, it has its share of natural disasters. During the monsoon season or an El Nino event, the state experiences heavy rains, severe thunderstorms, high winds, flooding, etc. Yet, during the summer when the sun beats down on the desert and the watersheds do not receive the heavy snowfall in the winter, drought conditions can occur. Also as a result of man's own carelessness or lightning strikes during thunderstorms, the state has endured wildland fires which have burned off thousands of acres.
Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net
drought Major natural disasters Occurred in the Recent Months in China(I). Editors Note Are natural phenomena really natural?
http://clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2000/8/18/7322.html

Extractions: Editors Note: Are natural phenomena really natural? These disasters should be viewed from truly scientific point of view. DROUGHT Droughts, locust swarms, and sand-dust storms occurred frequently. Shandong Province is faced with a summer famine, and over 40 million people are affected. (The Chinese Overseas Press) News from the meeting of summer disaster relief at Shandong Province indicates that a severe summer famine is occurring due to the natural disasters of severe droughts, locusts, and sand-dust storms. The Shandong government has asked local governments to take full actions to provide disaster relief. In Shandong, 44,940,000 people have been affected and 27,080,000 people have been suffering from natural disasters this summer. In terms of crops, 3,680,000 hectares have been affected, 2,180,000 hectares have been hit, and 322,900 hectares have nothing to harvest due to the natural disasters. During this summer famine in Shandong, the grain supply is 229,000 tons short and 5,256,600 people do not have enough food, among whom over 3,170,000 people need relief.
Guardian Unlimited | Special Reports | Special Report: Natural Disasters
Scientists discover the harbinger of drought January 31 Subtle temperature disastersemergency committee The disasters emergency committee is an umbrella
http://www.guardian.co.uk/naturaldisasters/0,7368,422669,00.html

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RCE: Site Map
Resources Home, Energy, and Indoor Environment Links; Home, Energy, and Indoor EnvironmentPublications; natural disasters and Emergencies; RCE drought Web. Human
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VDEM > Preparing For Disasters > Drought In Virginia
of natural disasters, they are often more costly. No region in North America is immuneto droughts and at least one region in the US experiences drought in any
http://www.vdes.state.va.us/prepare/drought/droughtinfo.cfm

Extractions: rainfall amounts, vegetation conditions, agricultural productivity, soil moisture, reservoir levels and stream flow or economic impacts. Drought is defined differently in various locations. For example, a drought in New Jersey could equate to wet conditions in the deserts of Arizona. Dry Weather Becomes a Drought When ...
Senator Tom Daschle
includes, despite the Presidents continued opposition, some limited assistanceto address natural disasters, including the horrendous drought that has
http://daschle.senate.gov/disaster_front.htm
Complete Idiot's Guide Natural Disasters
even see, sometimes not even with a powerful microscope, cause natural disastersof epic The midAtlantic states suffered drought, to the point that the steamy
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SADC Drought Monitoring Newsletters
and minimize the adverse effects of natural disasters. advisories, extreme climaticconditions conducive for disasters. the implications of drought/floods on
http://www.dmc.co.zw/newsletter/newsletter_issue_1_2001_page_4.htm
Christian Aid Annual Review 2000-2001
drought in Ethiopia were two of the worst disasters of the year 2000, and ChristianAid published a report that highlighted them both as unnatural disasters.
http://www.christian-aid.org.uk/aboutca/annrev01/glowarm.htm

Extractions: photo: Christian Aid / Dan Charlish n-natural disasters Floods in Mozambique and drought in Ethiopia were two of the worst disasters of the year 2000, and Christian Aid published a report that highlighted them both as un- natural disasters . Christian Aid warned that, by 2020, global warming could cause up to 245 major climate-related disasters, compared with 16 in the 1960s. Three-quarters of the world's population could be at risk from drought or floods. Within moments, disasters can wipe out years of development progress. And local organisations have to switch from supporting development programmes to running relief operations. With this in mind, Christian Aid-backed local organisations have for several years been helping the most vulnerable communities to prepare for the worst. In India, for example, groups are encouraging the Orissa state government to develop a comprehensive policy on disaster mitigation. In Ethiopia, similar organisations are supporting soil and water conservation.
Drought
III. drought Prediction and Causes. A. Variables. IV. Impacts. A. Economic B.Environmental C. Social D. Comparing drought to other natural disasters.
http://hpccsun.unl.edu/nebraska/drought.html
Farm Bureau News
Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) payments for noninsurable crop lossesand prevented planting as a result of natural disasters, including drought.
http://www.fb.com/news/fbn/02/03_04/html/whatmany.html

Extractions: March 4, 2002 Vol. 81 No. 5 What many farmers need most is rain, drought relief M embers of Congress continue working on new farm legislation, death tax repeal, trade legislation and other important issues to benefit U.S. farmers and ranchers. But when those lawmakers go back home and talk with their farmer constituents, many are probably hearing one request they cannot fulfill, "Can you make it rain?" From coast to coast, large swaths of the nation are suffering from a serious winter drought. Rivers and wells are running low along most of the East Coast and parts of the West and Southwest. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued drought statements for several states from Maine and New Hampshire to Arizona and Colorado. While some areas have received precipitation lately, it hasn't been enough to make up the deficit that has built up over the last year or more. And, according to NWS, the drought actually worsened in December in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts that the situation will improve in the East and upper West over the next few months, but water shortages will persist in those areas and drought could expand in the Southwest.
Vocabulary Cards: Natural Disasters And The Weather
Karin's ESL PartyLand Reproducible for Classroom Use. Vocabulary Cards naturaldisasters and the Weather. natural disaster, temperature. drought, storm.
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/skills/vocabdisasters.htm

Extractions: Preparation: However long it takes you to print this page, copy onto cardstock, and cut up. Directions: Divide the class into small groups. (If you have fewer than ten students, you could play togetherjust pair students and have each pair be a team.) Give each group a set of vocabulary cards. Instruct students to place the cards face down in the center of the group. Play begins by one student choosing a card and providing an oral definition. No gesturing or spelling is allowed. The person who answers with the word on the card gets to keep the card. Play continues clockwise. If a student does not know a vocabulary word, the card is returned to the middle of the deck and the student forfeits his/her turn. Play continues until all of the cards have been defined. The winner is the person with the most cards. Variation: Use the cards and the board to play team Pictionary or check out Ideas for Vocabulary Cards for more suggestions.

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