25-06-2009 With no signs of rain in Bangladesh, drinking water problems, amidst intense heat, for victims of Cyclone Aila are mounting. Adventist Development and Relief Agency is rehabilitating ponds and distributing emergency food packages to thousands of households.
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24-10-2008 Triggered by climate change, frequent cyclones and storm surges are sweeping away Bangladesh’s existing landmass. Rising sea levels and increased salinity have not only affected farming in the country’s coastal areas but also caused mass migration, creating environmental refugees.
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02-07-2008 The Bangladeshi government has decided to create a special fund to deal with mounting challenges posed by climate change. Recovering from the devastating Cyclone Sidr, the country will also form a disaster management centre to conduct research on natural calamities.
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20-02-2008 Even after three months of Cyclone Sidr hitting Bangladesh, some 1.3 million affected people are living under plastic sheeting, tarpaulins and other basic shelters exposing them to the approaching monsoon rains. Oxfam says that it is vital that the government and the international community urgently devise a better plan.
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04-02-2008 The UN and USAID along with nine other donors have proposed a plan costing US$ 4 billion for post-cyclone reconstruction in Bangladesh. Cyclone Sidr had struck the country in November last year leaving thousands dead and causing huge economic losses.
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21-01-2008 Hundreds of thousands of shrimp farmers face uncertainty as some 6,000 shrimp farms and hatcheries in Bangladesh's cyclone-hit southern districts were washed away. The country’s shrimp exports, a major foreign exchange earner, have suffered an estimated loss of US$ 36 million.
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10-01-2008 While the Bangladesh cyclone claimed thousands of lives and left millions homeless, there remain large parts of the population who have gone missing. Bangladesh Red Crescent is now working on a database of those missing, mostly women and children, to help link them up with their loved ones.
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