Uganda: Awoja Bridge flooded, Red Cross conducting assessments
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaWritten by Catherine Ntabadde Awoja Bridge along Mbale-Soroti Road in Eastern Uganda is flooding. The Bridge which connects motorists from Mbale, Kumi to Soroti...
View ArticleUganda: Red Cross supports malnourished children in Namutumba
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaDisaster Management is one of the most important activities in relations to Uganda Red Cross Society work. This is mainly due to the fact that when disaster like...
View ArticleUganda: Floods: 105 latrines collapse in Wera, Katakwi district
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaBy Kevin Nabutuwa-Assistant Director Disaster Emergency Preparedness and ResponseContinued heavy rainfall has resulted into continued flooding and mudslides...
View ArticleUganda: Floods displace 30 families in Masindi
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Joseph BagumaAt least 32 families in Kimengo Sub County in the western district of Masindi have been displaced and crops destroyed by floods that hit the area on...
View ArticleUganda: Tullow Oil responds to Red Cross' emergency relief call
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaWritten by Catherine Ntabadde Tullow Oil on October 5th, 2011 responded to the emergency relief call by Uganda Red Cross Society, by donating assorted food and...
View ArticleUganda: Food security and livelihood project implemented in Karamoja
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaUganda Red Cross Society in partnership with International Federation Red Cross (IFRC) implemented the food security and livelihood project.With funds secured...
View ArticleUganda: Floods hit Bulambuli again
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaWritten by Catherine Ntabadde Thursday, 03 November 2011Due to heavy and continuous rains in Bulambuli, floods have affected 2 parishes in Bunambutye Sub County....
View ArticleUganda: Floods hit Eastern Uganda
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Daniel Edyegu FLOODS have displaced families in six districts in eastern Uganda. The affected districts are Bulambuli, Kween, Tororo, Butaleja, Bukedea and Amuria.In...
View ArticleUganda: Floods paralyse Kampala traffic
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Mark OworKAMPALA'S low-lying areas Friday afternoon turned into a big lake following a downpour that lasted for over two hours. This is the second time floods batter...
View ArticleUganda: Continuous flooding devastates Teso
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Felix OsujoA total of 3000 families in Serere district have fled their homes after continuous torrential rains caused flooding of majority homes.With pit latrines...
View ArticleUganda: Teso sub region flooded again!
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaWritten by Catherine Ntabadde The skies opened their doors to let the rains out! After communities re-settling following the 2007 deadly floods, the heavy rains...
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Kenya: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID /...
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Kenya, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Rwanda,...
View ArticleUganda: IPCC negotiates in climate challenged Uganda
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: UgandaKAMPALA, 17 November 2011 - Sporadic light rain fell this morning on the vastness of Uganda’s Lake Victoria as Alex Bakunda MP,...
View ArticleWorld: Searching out sustainable solutions to deal with the effects of...
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: Cambodia, Thailand, Tuvalu, Uganda, WorldBy Catherine NtabaddeIn light of the latest report summary from the...
View ArticleUganda: Relief items dispatched for floods victims
Source: Uganda Red CrossCountry: UgandaWritten by Catherine Ntabadde Monday, 21 November 2011 12:46 The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has dispatched relief items for 7, 215 people (1, 443 households)...
View ArticleUganda: Govt seeks sh45b for road rehabilitation
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Petride Mudoola The Government is seeking for over sh45b towards the rehabilitation of road infrastructure that have been damaged by heavy rains, Julius Onen the...
View ArticleUganda: Climate change to worsen food crisis
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Gerald Tenywa in Durban, South Africa at the UN Climate Change Conference 2011THE changing rainfall patterns are likely to disrupt the productivity of Uganda’s...
View ArticleUganda: Floods destroy rice gardens in Butaleja
Source: New VisionCountry: UgandaBy Daniel Edyegu Floods have destroyed over 2,000 acres of rice in Butaleja district and affected yields as well as causing losses to farmers.At Doho rice scheme with a...
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Lesotho: Climate Prediction Center’s Africa Hazards Outlook For USAID /...
Source: Famine Early Warning System Network, US Agency for International DevelopmentCountry: Lesotho, Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda,...
View ArticleUganda: Humanitarian Profile - 2012
Source: Government of UgandaCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, UgandaSTRUCTURE OF THE UGANDA HUMANITARIAN PROFILE 2012 PART 1. CONTEXT OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION The Uganda...
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