Tuesday, August 10, 2021
As a disaster-prone country, Indonesia needs a social protection system that is adaptive and responsive to disasters. Adaptive Social Protection aims to bring together the concepts of social protection, disaster management, and climate change adaptation...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
2020 alone saw the Philippines hit by an unprecedented four typhoons in just two months and widespread flooding in Vietnam and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Not surprisingly, there has been significant attention paid to how countries in the region...
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Asia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam
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Monday, November 30, 2020
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Healthy forests are critical to addressing the climate emergency. If deforestation is stopped and degraded...
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America, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Asia, Indonesia
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Thursday, December 12, 2019
In many crisis settings, emergency response has been seen to be in a holding pattern, responding year on-year to the same needs without promoting lasting positive change in people’s lives. Yet humanitarian needs are expected to grow in the coming years...
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Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Oceania
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Some 25,000 flood victims in Bangladesh have received money through mobile transfers in a UN relief project, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.
Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said in the World Food Programme's relief efforts...
Sunday, December 2, 2018
At least 300 earthquake and tsunami survivors in Sigi regency are cleaning up debris in disaster-hit areas in Central Sulawesi in a cash-for-work relief program sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Each survivor is paid Rp 80,...
Sunday, October 14, 2018
The World Bank has announced funding of up to $1 billion for the Government of Indonesia to supplement relief and reconstruction efforts in the disaster-affected areas of Lombok and Sulawesi, and to bolster long-term resilience. The funding will be...
Monday, August 27, 2018
The Social Affairs Ministry has initiated an emergency response and social protection program for earthquake victims in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). The ministry has continued disbursing funds to the province following the disaster.
"The Social Affairs...
Friday, April 14, 2017
CARE and Cargill’s partnership of more than fifty years is a testament to the values we share. Over the past eight years, this partnership has helped improve the lives of more than 300,000 people around the world. With Cargill’s support, CARE engages...
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Global, Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, America, Costa Rica, Asia, Indonesia
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