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National Disaster Contingency Plan for Droughts

National Disaster Contingency Plan for Droughts

Disaster
Policy
2007
Year of publication
2007
Specific thematic area
Disaster preparedness, management and/or response
Sector of governance
Disaster
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Droughts
Local governance marker
B
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Slow-onset
Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Author/issuing body
Ministry of Interior, Directorate of Civil Protection, National Management Office
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
B
Gender marker
B
Human rights marker
B

ORIGINAL-

Ps. 20, 21, 36, 63

Urban areas will also feel the effects as food shortages affect prices and availability, and migration to cities in search of work increases.

Ps. 20, 21, 36, 63

“Previous existing institutions and administrative and service infrastructures ceased to exist, the physical infrastructure was destroyed…and the majority of the people who had been displaced and lost their assets had to get re-established.” QUOTE 0 Targeted beneficiaries in the above mentioned areas, entitled to receive food aid are: (...) Internally displaced people ( refugees / returns). QUOTE 0 When the main rain arrived in February 2004, the heavy downpour, accompanied by strong winds, resulted in flooding in most parts of the regions. The adverse weather lasted for months and has destroyed farms including homes, and families been displaced.

Ps. 20, 21, 36, 63

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).