Pós-desastres e pós-conflitos

Monsoon floods kill 81 in India, force 2 million to flee

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 2nd, 2012 The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists Monday […]

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50,000 Japanese forced to evacuate by heavy rains

Published in Thursday July 12th, 2012 In News

July 12, 2012 About 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in the island of Kyushu in south-western Japan after heavy rains have caused mudslides, blocked roads and people trapped. Six people have died due to the unprecedented flooding. “Particularly in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, we are seeing the heaviest rain that (the […]

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In Pakistan 300 citizens living in dilapidated buildings get eviction notices

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 7, 2012 Terming almost 300 dilapidated buildings in the city vulnerable to any mishap during the ongoing monsoon season, the Rawal Town Municipal Administration (RTMA) on Saturday served eviction notices on their residents. A senior RTMA official told Dawn on Saturday that it was a normal practice that each year the civic body served […]

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Afghan reconstruction will cost time and money

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The reconstruction of Afghanistan, like the continuing war there, won’t be cheap. Donors are pledging $16 billion over the next four years to rebuild the war-torn nation. The United States, whose share of the fund has yet to be determined, reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the nation this past weekend. Afghanistan is […]

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Cambodian Sustainable Housing Competition

Published in Tuesday July 10th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

July 10, 2012 In partnership with Karuna Cambodia, Habitat for Humanity & the Cambodian Society of Architects (CSA), Building Trust International is looking for designs for the Cambodian Sustainable Housing competition. Proposals should be able to  provide a sustainable future for housing in the South-east Asian country. Any proposal will have to stick to a very low budget […]

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In the US, Thousands Flee Colorado Springs Area as Winds Fuel Wildfire

Published in Thursday June 28th, 2012 In In the media

June 27, 2012 With wind and heat giving it new strength, the furious wildfire that has been burning in the foothills around Colorado’s second-largest city doubled in size by Wednesday, first roaring past containment lines and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee, chased by billowing smoke, blowing ash and the fear that their […]

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Uganda searches for survivors after deadly mudslide

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

At least 18 people have been killed with more feared dead in eastern Uganda after a mudslide buried several villages. The slide followed heavy rains in an area where deforestation is thought to contribute to the problem.

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In New Zealand, housing is a problem beyond politics

Published in Monday June 25th, 2012 In Opinion

Decent, affordable housing is a basic human right. In the second of a five-part series, David Killick argues Christchurch needs practical housing solutions – now and for the future.

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Afghanistan earthquake: More than 20 houses buried; up to 100 feared dead

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 11, 2012 As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Rescuers have so far pulled two women’s bodies from the rubble of the landslide in Baghlan province, said provincial Gov. Abdul Majid. The UN confirmed one […]

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Sri Lanka looks to restore war zone property

Published in Monday June 4th, 2012 In In the media

June 3rd, 2012 Sri Lanka is to bring in special property laws to protect the rights of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the island’s Tamil separatist war, a justice ministry official said Sunday. The measure could see absentee owners, or their heirs, looking to reverse decades of possession by other people in both the […]

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