Chad
Chad ' Complex Emergency Fact Sheet 1, 2011feedproxy.google.com | 19 Feb 2011Due to the compounded effects of multiple natural shocks—including drought, flooding, and pest infestations—and associated increases in food insecurity, malnutrition, and disease, the estimated number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Chad increased from approximately 500,000 in 2009 to more than 2.3 million in December 2010, according to the U.N.
Chad | Agriculture | Food Security | Poverty Reduction Case Study No. 6: The Observatory of Aid Practice in Chadfeedproxy.google.com | 15 Feb 2011This case study examines an innovative learning process making measurable improvements in the quality of assistance. The collective learning cycle structures the Observatory's work – firstly analysing the context and identifying areas for improvement, secondly developing context-specific solutions, and thirdly promoting those solutions and facilitating change.
Chad | Poverty Reduction | Research GIEWS Country Briefs: Chadfeedproxy.google.com | 08 Feb 2011Despite the flooding that occurred in some parts of the country in July and August 2010, the overall rainfall during the cropping season was adequate. This, combined with the improved distribution of key inputs, has resulted in a favourable cereal harvest in 2010. A joint CILSS/FAO/WFP/Fews Net...
Chad | Farming Practices | Food Security | Poverty Reduction | Research CHAD: Just say no to plastic bagsIRIN News | 25 Nov 2010N'djamena is a rarity in the region - the trees lining the Chad capital are not scarred by plastic bags. Buy something in a supermarket and it is left on the counter for the customer to take away, which many do in reusable bags, on offer everywhere in the markets.
Chad | Plastics | Recycling CHAD: Fighting the riverIRIN News | 18 Nov 2010Rising floodwater in Chads capital Ndjamena - coming in the midst of a cholera outbreak - has engulfed household wells and toilets and displaced thousands of people, raising the threat of infection, according to the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF). People fleeing flooded areas are dispersed, generally seeking shelter with relatives in other parts of the city, so it is difficult to monitor their movement and this complicates cholera control efforts, aid workers in the capital said.
Chad | Floods | Food Security CHAD: Flood response challenges in N'djamenaIRIN News | 03 Nov 2010The flood relief effort in the Chad capital Ndjamena includes water purification tablets, antibiotics and tents, but also hydraulic engineers and urban planning meetings. The worst floods in decades from an overflow of the River Chari have the government, NGOs and residents hammering out plans to avoid such disasters in future.
Chad | Floods | Water Pollution | Waterborne Diseases Chad: Faces Water WoesAllAfrica.com | 15 Jun 2010Finding clean water is as difficult for people living on the islands in Lake Chad as it is for their neighbours along the shores. "Since 1963, the surface area of Lake Chad has decreased from approximately 25,000 sq km to 1,350 sq km," according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Chad | Access to Freshwater | Sanitation