Last monsoon a large number of Terai districts were severely affected by one of the worst floods the country had experienced in a decade. A rapid inter-agency flood assessment (WFP, UNICEF and SC Alliance) was conducted in the second-half of August leading to an emergency response where WFP distributed 2,365 Mt of rice, 364 Mt of pulses, 154 Mt of vegetable oil and 46 Mt of salt to almost 200,000 beneficiaries in 12 of the worst affected districts. Numerous other organizations (UN, NGO and GoN) equally provided essential emergency relief.
The inter-agency assessment was conducted across 13 districts and found that an estimated 25,250 households were severely affected. A further 40,000 households were highly affected and 17,240 were moderately affected. It was found that most of the affected households belonged to the poorest, marginalized and landless Dalits, Madhesi, Tharu, Muslim and Janjati population groups. The assessment classified affected areas into worst, highly, moderately and lightly affected areas.
This follow-up assessment aims to shed light on the current condition of the flood-affected population and assess the impact of relief efforts on the recovery of people’s livelihoods.
#FLOODS #NEPALFLOODS2008
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Publisher:
WFP
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(2008
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Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster
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Keywords:
NATURAL DISASTERS, FLOODS, DISASTER VICTIMS, DISASTER RELIEF, LAND, ETHNICITY, EDUCATION, WEALTH, SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS, SANITATION, FOOD SHORTAGE, FOOD SECURITY, DISEASES, FOOD STOCK, INCOME, HEALTH, NUTRITION, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
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Thematic Group:
WFP
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Food and Emergency humanitarian logistict support
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Thesaurus:
10.01.00
- Food And Nutrition
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