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Philippines: Floods - Early Action Protocol summary (EAP2021PH02)
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The IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total allocation of CHF 234,809 (direct costs) from its Forecast based Action (FbA) mechanism for the Philippines Red Cross (PRC). The approved amount consists of an immediate allocation of CHF 79,215 for readiness and pre-positioning and CHF 157,751 automatically allocated to implement early actions once the defined triggers are met.
The FbA by the DREF is a Forecast-based Financing funding mechanism managed by the DREF. Allocations for the FbA by the DREF are made from a separate financial component of the DREF (MDR00004) and do not affect the reserves of the DREF appeal code MDR00001. Unearmarked contributions to the FbA by the DREF are encouraged to guarantee enough funding is available for the Early Action Protocols being developed.
Bangladesh: Flood - Final report early action DREF Operation n° MDRBD025
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Summary of the Early Action Protocol (EAP)
Bangladesh is well known as a land of rivers. The country is prone to flooding as it is located on the Brahmaputra River Delta, also known as the Ganges Delta, and the many distributaries flowing into the Bay of Bengal. There are over 230 rivers and tributaries across the country. Being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream catchments and locally heavy rainfall enhanced by drainage congestion. The country faces river flooding and riverbank erosion almost every year. With the effect of global warming and climate change, Bangladesh is in the list of the 10 worst affected countries in the world. Recurrence of severe river flooding has also increased with the change of global climate. Th
Mozambique: Tropical Storm Eloise - Information Bulletin no. 2
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This bulletin reflects the current situation and details available as of 25 of January 2021. The Mozambique Red Cross Society (CVM), with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and its members, is already responding to this humanitarian emergency while continuing to support the national authorities in assessing the extent of the damage.
The situation
Tropical Storm Eloise made landfall in the first hours of 23 of January, 20km south of the Beira City in Sofala Province, bringing winds of 140km/h and wind gusts of over 160km/h as well as extreme and widespread rainfall in many districts in Sofala (in Beira city – 250mm in 24h), South of Manica, North of Inhambane and Eastern Gaza.